Hyundai i10 makeover ready for Paris Motor Show

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By Anthony Crawford | September 14th, 2010

It’s not as easy as you would think, to bring new models into Australia. There are all kinds of vital considerations such as, landed cost after various taxes and duties, specification levels, and the retail price, to name but a few.

Take Hyundai’s i10, which was launched a little over three years ago in some markets, but has still not made it to our shores, despite the fact Hyundai Motor Company Australia would like to see the car here sooner, rather than later.

That said if we do get the car down under, one can only assume that it will be the latest offering, which has a had a mid-cycle facelift with styling cues from the ix35 ‘Fluidic Sculpture’ design language.

There’s also a new headlamp assembly and side mirrors incorporating side repeaters. There have also been a few changes made inside the car but the big news is to found under the bonnet, with a new 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine, developing just over 50 kilowatts and a super green sub- 100g/km emissions count.

Along with the updated i10, the all-new ix20 mini-MPV will also make its debut the upcoming Paris Motor Show.

Andrew M

Why didnt they make it look more like the concept.

To me it looks like a Mazda2 Try hard with the Mazda2 front grafted onto a Getz body

bob

Thats because the sketch shown is of the new iX20, not of the i10 vehicle shown in the actual pictures above.
Considering pictures of the actual iX20 are available on other websites I’m surprised Caradvice didn’t add them to their article.

Jabba the Hutt

Hyundai have all but ruled out the iX20 for Australia which given the reasonable sales of the suzuki SX4 I am a little surprised to hear.

The i10 is a more logical model to sit beneath the i30 than the recently released i20 which is too close to the i30 in size and price. The styling may be a little generic but according to this article it has been facelifted and will be fresher than the car shown.

Jabba the Hutt

…and Andrew I don’t agree that the car in the top picture looks like a mazda.

Nasal Explorer

It’s actually the other way round – Mazda’s are starting to look like Hyundais now.
Andrew M

But you agree the one below it does??

The Pictures have changed since I posted.
The 2nd pic down was originally the headline pic, no denying that one is Mazda inspired

Jabba the Hutt

Yeah there is a bit of a similarity with the one below. But then a few cars in the micro class seem similar in some ways. Particularly from the rear.

Tim

Hmm, a bit dissapointed with the looks – especially after the recent efforts from Hyundai.
Able

The i10 facelift is a facelift too far IMO. And the ix20 is just awful… They didn’t bother to change it that much from the KIA Venga (it’s cousin) which I think is odd. Oh well, I’m not gonna buy one!

Arky

They shouldn’t release the ix20 here if for no other reason than it is one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen and would be a big dent in their brand image. The i10 is pretty ugly too. No flow to the design, and looks very squashed as cars of that size often do since they are shortened while retaining the same height as the bigger models.

maximark

What is the point for car companies make these too small cars; Alto, Micra..etc.. They put passengers at risk because it’s very unsafe if these cars get involved in an accident.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=668475019 Jake Williams

Seriously?
Hooda

yeah, you are right, 4WDs should NOT be allowed to park near the shops, they should have designated parking spots as far away as possible.

Plus, a 2 ton 4WD should have to pay 2x as much to park, as a small 1 ton car.