Comments on: Hyundai i30 Review

By: ply313

ply313 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:00:15 +0000

- JW says:
October 2, 2007 at 11:03 am
“I don’t think it’ll sell like hotcakes, and namely because it’s a Hyundai. The brand still hasn’t established all too well in Australia. If you look at it, most of their vehicles are quite competitive, but quite a number of them don’t sell well.”

Damn he was right, didn’t sell very well at all…

By: Brian Gare

Brian Gare — Wed, 25 May 2011 05:05:47 +0000

Have owned a Diesel for 12 months now. Love it. If I could change anything it would be the RADIO DISPLAY. It’s too bright at night, very distracting and consider unsafe. At least it can be turned off, but as soon as the radio is turned up or down it comes back on.
I also think it need a six speed box to make more use of the torque range.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 13 May 2011 06:29:15 +0000

It comes with two keys and a full size spare fitted with the same mags as the other 4 wheels.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 13 May 2011 06:24:43 +0000

Bought a 2.0 Trophy Hatch a couple of months ago to replace wifey’s aging Nova.

What can I say? It’s an awesome car!

It’s packed with features, looks good, and drives very nicely. In fact, I find myself leaving my car in the garage and taking the i30 instead more and more. It’s just fun to drive.

Having said that, of course there is some criticism as well, mainly the 4-speed auto. It’s the year 2011 and 4 speed autos should be a thing from the past. I would expect at least a 5, preferably a 6-speed auto and the i30 would certainly benefit from it. If you’re driving along at 90 or so and you want to pass somebody, the kick back of the auto is rather harsh and sends the car screaming into a higher rev range. That’s just not necessary and more gears would make things heaps smoother.

We’ve been looking at the CDRi and the 2.0. I personally actually preferred the diesel but we chose the petrol because a similarly equipped Diesel would have cost almost 4 grand more. It takes a lot of mileage to make this up in fuel consumption. The higher torque of the turbo diesel certainly gives the lower powered CRDi a bit of an edge over the 2.0. At least within city limits. And because the diesel revs lower, kicking the auto back would probably be less harsh as with the petrol powered unit.

It would be nice if Hyundai could offer a larger diesel unit for the i30. The 2.0 CDRi they used to offer in Europe would be a great engine. Easy on fuel but big in terms of torque.

Would I buy another one? Most definitely yes. Can I recommend it? I certainly can.

By: Shaz

Shaz — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:53:07 +0000

Which is best…i30 diesal wagon or a Holden Cruze? I can’t make up my mind!

By: gary

gary — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:52:23 +0000

Have just put a deposit on a 2011 i30 SLX Diesel Auto with the minor upgrade, Darker Wheels and Black Bezels in the Headlights. No Bluetooth or Smart Pedals.$26870.00 drive away with slimline plates…

By: maree

maree — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:56:37 +0000

I am looking for a small car with a spacious interior.

By: johnny smith

johnny smith — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:52:53 +0000

Hi guys, I have recently got I30 SLX 2L petrol.i Hardly traveled 1200 km i got problem with the display (radio display). Suddenly it became so dim that i can hardly read a word from the display. But the A/C display seems to work fine. I took my car to my dealer and he said that this could be due to heat as i stay in adelaide. But Iam not convinced with this have u guys ever came across this sort of issue relating to display. My dealer said that he will replace the display..but thats not the point..i got this problem with in 2 months of purchase…seems bit strange!!!!!!!!!!!

By: ALAN

ALAN — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:47:37 +0000

Hi,we have the same in a wagon and feel the same way,very quiet on the road and good on fuel,6.4l/100k so far and it has only 1400 k on it so should get better.

By: ALAN

ALAN — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:44:02 +0000

Hi,we aare getting 6.4l/100 out of our slx crdi cw and it has only 1400 km on it and who knows on a long trip. alan