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Hyundai I20 vs Holden Barina

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Hyundai I20
Hyundai I20

$34,895 - $45,404

2022 price

Holden Barina
Holden Barina

$6,499 - $19,994

2018 price

Summary

2022 Hyundai I20
2018 Holden Barina
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.6L

Inline 4, 1.6L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
6.9L/100km (combined)

6.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Firm ride
  • Flaky launch control
  • Turning circle

  • Not fun to drive
  • Underwhelming engine
  • Feeling its age
2022 Hyundai I20 Summary

Start occupying the top step of the World Rally Championship podium and the brand benefits are huge. Just ask Audi, Ford, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and the many others which have done exactly that to great effect over the years.

And Hyundai’s most recent foray into the WRC has focused on the compact i20, and here we have that rally weapon’s civilian offspring, the much-anticipated i20 N.

It’s a lightweight, high-tech, city-sized, hot hatch designed to steer you away from Ford’s Fiesta ST or VW’s Polo GTI, and add even more lustre to Hyundai’s N performance badge. 

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2018 Holden Barina Summary

The Holden Barina is a nameplate that is arguably better known than many of the others in the company’s line-up. It has been around longer than Trax, Equinox, Colorado, Trailblazer, Spark… in fact, longer than everything but Astra and Commodore.

The current-generation Barina itself has been around for a while, too: it launched way back in 2012, and it’s fair to say the market has moved on a long way since then. But so has the Barina, following a refresh late in 2016 - and it remains one of the roomier offerings in the segment, and one of the keener-priced cars, too.

In fact, it managed to run eighth in terms of sales in the declining light-car segment in 2017… and yet, with nearly 4000 cars sold, there are still plenty of people interested in the Barina model. 

So, does it still stack up?

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2022 Hyundai I20 2018 Holden Barina

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