Third generation of the model launched with this name in 2008, the new i20 takes a giant leap no matter where you look.
In fact,
it is the first car of the brand to launch the new design line that surprised so much when the images of the Tucson
that is about to arrive
were disseminated
.
It is already on sale,
with prices from 16,990 to 27,955 euros,
although adding help for the purchase, discounts and financing, these rates can be
cut between 4,600 and 5,200 euros.
We are talking about a utility vehicle 4.05 meters long, but lower and wider (up to three cm) than the previous one, which results, in the first place, in a more spacious cabin.
Up to eight centimeters says the mark that is gained in amplitude for the legs of the rear occupants.
To which must be added the trunk, which progresses to 351 liters,
placing itself among the best utility vehicles in the segment in this regard.
Although it will make it much more difficult if we assess the equipment that the car can bring,
topped with hard plastics -like most of its rivals- but with some elements typical of higher categories.
This is the case of the
two digital screens serving the driver and occupants.
Both 10.25-inches,
positioned one after the other, in the style of the latest Mercedes.
The one placed on the top of the console has an extraordinary graphic quality and handling.
Surely more than one client will be seduced by this multimedia set.
Others will be loved by the ECO label of the DGT
that the 48-volt micro-hybrid versions wear, which are a novelty in this car, offered only as gasoline.
The basic one is the 85 horsepower with five-speed manual transmission.
Then come the
1.0 Turbo three-cylinder, with 100 or 120 horsepower.
With the lower power range, hybridization is optional.
With the highest, required
and associated with a dual-clutch transmission and seven gears.
In fact, it was the latter that we were able to test during a brief contact that made some things clear to us.
Like the good tuning between the engine and the gearbox and the ride quality, especially if we value stability.
As for the effect of hybridization, it is known that it cannot move the car by itself, but it helps to get out from a standstill, in certain accelerations or by raising the range of action of the Start & Stop.
According to Hyundai, the fuel economy is between 3% and 4%, which leaves the consumption of the tested version at 5.6 liters.
Electronics carry considerable weight in the new i20.
It allows you to choose between three driving modes,
gives the vehicle full connectivity - with numerous online services - and is the brain that controls up to a dozen driving assistants, half standard from the basic model.
In the spring of next year, a fifth will be added to the current four finishes: the N Line, with slight aesthetic and dynamic touches.
The dry Hyundai i20 N, with a more aerodynamic and stable body, are already big words: 204 horsepower engine for a weight of only 1,190 kilos (the same as the i20 WRC champion),
six-speed manual transmission, self-locking front differential , lowered chassis and increased rigidity, huge brakes ... It even has 'Launch control' (to get out burning the wheel) and a system that makes a double clutch if we practice sports driving.
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