Hyundai i30 prices announced

1.7 134 bhp diesel engine ???

Can anyone tell me why this engine is not in this car (it's in the i40 and kia optima) and do they know what diesel engine will be going into the new ceed ??

By nicky3381 on 23 January, 2012, 6:42pm

Better trim = bigger wheels

The usual Hyundai/Kia problem - reasonably-kitted car comes with large wheels and a bone-shaking ride. When will they learn?

By cfhughes on 23 January, 2012, 6:49pm

cfhughes maybe you should try it out before making an assumption like that! let me guess. you drive a ford focus of vauxhall astra?!?!

By NeilR on 23 January, 2012, 7:30pm

upmarket!

even though I havn't driven it yet my experience with Hyundai tells me that it will be a contender in its class.
Better looking than the conservative Golf or moderate Astra. The ugly last generation Focus is out of the contest even if it is better than the previous one.
Who could have imagined that we would come to compare on equal basis Hyundai's with VW/OPEL/FORD's.
Nice job and I hope it goes well for them since they seem to always try to better their cars and at the same time to have them reasonably priced.

By kirra1 on 24 January, 2012, 7:33am

Decent Price

The price seems decent really, seems to offer more for the money than vauxhall/ford/vw and you get a 5 year warranty. Personally I think it looks nicer too!

By rp_17 on 24 January, 2012, 10:09am

Competitive price compared with rivals and nice looking too- 'cfhughes' makes a valid point and I am not pointing the finger at Hyundai/Kia, but large wheels (while looking attractive) dont work well on our awful road surfaces in this country.

By cousins11 on 24 January, 2012, 5:34pm

Wheel size

From my experience, previoulsy having a Toyota TSport, ST Focus, and now a Kia Turbo Diesel new Pro-Ceed I can agree that larger wheel size you do feel the road bumps a bit more but the suspension and tyres fitted make a difference. My Pro-Ceed comes with 17" as standard and the drive and comfort is very good. I don't see a point with larger wheels by 1" or 2" difference in my experience. I never thought I would change to a Kia but everything about the car made sense along with the 7 year warranty. I have already saved 50% of my fuel from swapping from petrol to diesel and with £30 car tax I am mad to not have made the change earlier. Obvioulsy the difference in bhp between the cars is different but it has enough torque to keep me happy. I expect the new I30 will be a good drive and looks so much better than the current model which is bland. Kia and Hyundai have come a long long way and I wouldn't touch a Golf or a Focus now after buying my current car. Drive one and see what you think but go for the better spec car to be happy with all the gadgets.

By aarontp on 24 January, 2012, 7:16pm

Wheel size

From my experience, previoulsy having a Toyota TSport, ST Focus, and now a Kia Turbo Diesel new Pro-Ceed I can agree that larger wheel size you do feel the road bumps a bit more but the suspension and tyres fitted make a difference. My Pro-Ceed comes with 17" as standard and the drive and comfort is very good. I don't see a point with larger wheels by 1" or 2" difference in my experience. I never thought I would change to a Kia but everything about the car made sense along with the 7 year warranty. I have already saved 50% of my fuel from swapping from petrol to diesel and with £30 car tax I am mad to not have made the change earlier. Obvioulsy the difference in bhp between the cars is different but it has enough torque to keep me happy. I expect the new I30 will be a good drive and looks so much better than the current model which is bland. Kia and Hyundai have come a long long way and I wouldn't touch a Golf or a Focus now after buying my current car. Drive one and see what you think but go for the better spec car to be happy with all the gadgets.

By aarontp on 24 January, 2012, 7:22pm

Wheel size

From my experience, previoulsy having a Toyota TSport, ST Focus, and now a Kia Turbo Diesel new Pro-Ceed I can agree that larger wheel size you do feel the road bumps a bit more but the suspension and tyres fitted make a difference. My Pro-Ceed comes with 17" as standard and the drive and comfort is very good. I don't see a point with larger wheels by 1" or 2" difference in my experience. I never thought I would change to a Kia but everything about the car made sense along with the 7 year warranty. I have already saved 50% of my fuel from swapping from petrol to diesel and with £30 car tax I am mad to not have made the change earlier. Obvioulsy the difference in bhp between the cars is different but it has enough torque to keep me happy. I expect the new I30 will be a good drive and looks so much better than the current model which is bland. Kia and Hyundai have come a long long way and I wouldn't touch a Golf or a Focus now after buying my current car. Drive one and see what you think but go for the better spec car to be happy with all the gadgets.

By aarontp on 24 January, 2012, 11:03pm