2010 Hyundai i20

By Alborz Fallah | October 29th, 2009

Hyundai Australia has officially confirmed the i20 as the latest in the “i” series of cars to come down under in the first half of 2010.

The i20 will continue the new family look for Hyundai with ‘i’ generation bold chrome-topped front grille flanked by teardrop headlamps.

Although Australian specifications are still unconfirmed, going by European standards the new Hyundai promises to be extremely competitive.

In Europe three petrol engines are offered, starting as small as a 1.2-litre. The big news however will be the diesel variants which we believe Hyundai will push strongly in Australia.

European markets have a choice of four diesel engines, two of which are 1.4-litre in size and offer from 55kW; and 220 Nm of torque to 66 kW and 220 Nm.

A 1.6-litre unit is also available that puts out 85 kW and 260 Nm or 94 kW and 260 Nm (top of the range).

According to the manufacturer’s official figures the 85kW diesel variant has a combined fuel cycle of 4.3L/100km and puts out just 115g/km of CO2.

We suspect the uptake of diesel i20s in Australia may be limited due to manual only availability. Petrol variants however will be available with four-speed automatics.

The top of the range i20 in Australia should get 16” alloys, front fog lamps, native iPod, USB and AUX connectivity, steering wheel mounted audio controls, leather steering wheel and gear shift, 6 airbags and ESP Stability Control. The model has already received Europe’s highest safety rating.

The Hyundai i20 was designed by the Korean company’s European design studio in Russelsheim, Germany but is built for the global market in India.

Hyundai intends to put the i20 against the Mazda2, Toyota Yaris, Honda Jazz and the like.

Jazrod

I like it! Still would prefer a Fiesta though… =]

Lansing

I think the fiesta is the class standard at the moment, the new iSnack..oops i20 will probably win on the value argument though.

Yanzo

better then an alto

crouchy

Same, but it is at a price…

Davey

Is this replacing the Getz?

axle

Rumour has it that the Getz will continue and the i20 will replace the price point of the Accent and compete head-on with Mazda2, Fiesta etc. If it is successful at around $15k+ who knows.

Andrew M

Dont tell me the Getz is going round again……

1.2L seems a bit underpowered too……..

Carr

Hyundai have had trouble getting the i10 into Aus at a nice price.

Baddass

That is what I heard as well.
Tinman

Yep,I heard it too.

vid_ghost

the gets will live forever!! lol

toxic_horse

I think this will be smaller than a fiesta.
looks a got better than the getz so i think its going to be a real winner as long as the deisel isn’t to expensive.
Darren W

If the cheapest diesel comes in at under $20k, they will sell all they can get their hands on…
Altezza

Quite similar to Toyota Yaris in terms of styling.

http://. Naughtyius Maximus

WTF r u kidding………nothing like a Yaris at all!

Shakeel

Good looking and cheap. What else could you ask for.

DE

Comfort, reliability, durability, value, safety …. well you did ask.

Shakeel

Waiting for someone to bring up safety, and reliability. If the i30 and other Korean products are anything to go by then this should be very reliable and it got five stars in EURONCAP. As for value it is cheap as chips and it comes with a lot of torque and kit for the money.

http://skyline The Salesman

Hyundai – Kia rate above Mazda, Ford, VW ect on reliability.

DE

Oh I wasn’t qeustioning the i20 at all, just answering a stupid question.
vid_ghost

ford VW maybe . but not mazda! either the same or mazda is above
Andrew M

There is a difference between reliability and quality.

Oh and it depends which edition of “survey monthly” you subscribe to.

Just like the car of the year awards. Depends which one you follow which really makes a mockery of the whole thing

MattP

Saw a red i20 on the M2 motorway this morning.

Ironically there was red tape covering all the badges front and rear but the NSW number plate read “HYI20X” which sorta gave the game away.

I like the way Hyundai have been getting appropriate plates for all their recent launches . . . HYI45? and so on. A nice touch.
Emmett

Does anyone know or have heard rumors as to when Hyundai will launch the i20 diesel in Australia?
http://www.hyundai-i20.net/ Bharath

On both highways and cities, the vehicle provides 10.8 km/liter. Even this fuel economy is slightly lower than 2010 Fiat Punto performance of this vehicle is very good.