Oz gets a Touring version of Hyundai's 2007 carsguide Car Of The Year-winning Euro i30 hatch.
Hyundai has introduced a bigger version of its award-winning i30 hatch, with a stretched Wagon version joining the Euro-styled ranks.
The i30 cross-wagon, or CW, is 230mm longer and 85mm taller than the hatch, with a 50mm longer wheelbase.
This allows a greater load-carrying capacity, with cargo volume up 75L to 415L, and offering an enormous 1395L with the back seats folded (an increase of 145L).
Though the tapered roof of the wagon sacrifices shoulder room in the second row, headroom and legroom are up 22mm and 35mm respectively.
Given the additional room and more frequent use of the rear seats, Hyundai displayed an Aussie-specced model with curtain airbags as standard, along with traction and stability control.
Large 17-inch alloys wrapped in 225/45 rubber add to the i30’s European physique, and a six-speaker stereo with MP3, USB and iPod jacks controlled by wheel-mounted audio buttons jazz up the interior.
Engine options are aligned with the hatch: a 1.6-litre CRDi turbodiesel and a 2.0-litre petrol four. Pricing will be announced early next year when the car launches here.
The CW version of the excellent hatch should bolster the brand’s already strong small-car sales, with only the more expensive Astra Diesel and Peugeot Touring for company in the oiler wagon stakes.
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