Hyundai I30 2016 News

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Major upset: Hyundai i30 is Australia's favourite car, beating Toyota Corolla and Mazda3.

Australians are on track to buy more SUVs than passenger cars for the first time in our motoring history.Official new-car sales figures for January show the gap between passenger cars and SUVs is the closest it has ever been.Passenger car sales were down by 11.5 per cent while demand for SUVs surged by 19.5 per cent.If the trend continues, SUVs could overtake passenger cars by the end of this year.Just 2141 sales separated the two vehicle types last month (35,214 versus 33,073); this time last year the gap between the two biggest categories was six times greater.New-car buyers kept their foot on the accelerator in January, buying 84,373 vehicles of all shapes and sizes.But Ford’s arch rival Holden dropped dramatically in January (down by 18.8 per cent, the biggest decline among the Top 10 brands) after posting a sales surge for the previous four months in a row.There were four utes in the Top 10, and they were also the top-selling models for Ford, Holden and Nissan. But Hyundai once again pushed Holden out of third place outright, after doing so for seven out of 12 months last year.Three luxury brands finished just outside the Top 10. Audi has only overtaken BMW on seven individual months in more than 50 years in Australia, including four times in 2015, and once in 2014 and 2013.Top 10 cars in January 2016Mazda3: 3722, down 4.6 per centToyota Corolla: 2758, down 20.6 per centFord Ranger: 2418, up 35.5 per centToyota HiLux: 2341, up 0.4 per centHyundai Tucson: 2065, up 26.2 per centHyundai i30: 1852, down 11.5 per centMazda CX-5: 1750, up 3.0 per centHolden Colorado: 1691, up 9.5 per centNissan Navara: 1670, up 60.5 per centVolkswagen Golf: 1606, up 4.4 per centTop 10 brands in January 2016Toyota: 12,453, down 8.8 per centMazda: 10,016, up 11.2 per centHyundai: 7001, up 1.4 per centHolden: 6824, down 18.8 per centNissan: 5563, up 22.6 per centFord: 5504, up 2.7 per centMitsubishi: 5007, up 22.7 per centVolkswagen: 4341, down 1.3 per centSubaru: 3405, up 9.7 per centKia: 3116, up 29 per centSource: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

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Better than the Corolla in many ways and proof that the Koreans now do better Japanese cars than most Japanese makers. "It's a typical Hyundai. They get better every time a new one comes out of the box," Craig Duff said at the COTY judging If you like the current i30 you're going to love the new one. It does everything the old one does and more, with a quality, big car feel and more lavish interior. The new i30 is the first of Hyundai's new genre to move to a second generation and just like the first i30 the newcomer is a standout. It looks fresh and attractive, with the same flowing lines as the Elantra sedan, and a stylish new interior that is a huge step forward from its functional but rather plain predecessor. The i30 is Hyundai's biggest selling car and it competes in the mostly fiercely contested segment of the market. The restyled body brings it into line with the "fluidic'' design that characterises Hyundai's other offerings.  The front is sharper and more aggressive with a dominant hexagonal radiator grille, and those huge taillights have gone from the rear, replaced by a more contemporary horizontal design. Hyundai i30 Active petrol auto Price: from $20,990 Engine: 1.8-litre 16-valve variable-valve DOHC four-cylinder Transmission: six-speed automatic, front wheel drive Power: 110kW @ 6500rpm Torque: 178Nm @ 4700rpm Fuel use/emissions: 6.5 l/100km, tank 53 litres; 156g/km Brakes/safety systems: Driver and front passenger airbags, front seat side, driver’s knee, curtain airbags, stability control (Emergency Brake Assist (EBA), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Traction Control), rear parking sensors Dimensions: Length 4300mm, width 1780mm, height 1470mm, wheelbase 2650mm, cargo volume 378 litres, weight 1240kg Wheels/tyres: 16in steel wheels Win $5,000 in our People's Choice competition.  

Keen to give its vehicles a European image, Hyundai is calling the new body style a Tourer rather than a station wagon. The Tourer was designed in Germany and it comes as no surprise it uses what Hyundai calls its Fluidic Sculpture theme. This shape has been greeted with enthusiasm in many countries, with buyers saying it stands out from the crowd. Unlike the about to be superseded i30 wagon which had a longer wheelbase than the hatchback, the new Tourer will share the i30 hatch's 2650 mm wheelbase. That’s already a long wheelbase so there shouldn't be any compromise in interior and luggage space. The i30 Tourer is 185 mm longer overall than the hatch and has 528 litres of stowage capacity with rear seats up, an increase of 150 litres over the hatch. This increases to an impressive 1642 litres with the rear seats folded flat. Additional underfloor storage compartments add to the i30 Tourer’s versatility Again following the European way of doing things, the new Hyundai i30 Tourer wagon will be sold with both petrol and turbo-diesel powertrains. The 1.6-litre direct-injection petrol engine puts out 99 kW of power and 164 Nm of torque. The latter at a very high 4850 rpm – the sort of engine revs seldom, if ever, achieved by most drivers. Presumably the torque will be offered at much lower revs, we are yet to drive the new wagon and will comment on its performance as soon as we have done so. Sounding much more practical, the 1.6-litre turbo-diesel engine has peak power of 94 kW at 4000 rpm, with top torque of 260 Nm being produced between 1900 and 2750 rpm. Both engines will be offered with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic, the latter having a sequential manual mode. The new Hyundai i30 Tourer has a sophisticated range of active and passive safety technologies. Standard across all models are Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Traction Control System (TCS), and ABS with EBD and Brake Assist.  Safety during a crash will be assisted by ultra-high-tensile steel within the body shell and seven airbags on all models. The local importer tells us the Hyundai i30 Tourer will be sold in Australia in two trim levels, Active and Elite, and that standard equipment will be similar, but not identical, to the i30 hatchback. Full specifications will be announced closer to the launch of the Tourer. We will attend the press launch of the new i30 wagon and report on it immediately afterwards. The complete Hyundai i30 Tourer range is: GDI Active 1.6-litre petrol five-door wagon: $22,990 (manual), $24,990 (automatic) CRDI Active 1.6-litre turbo-diesel five-door wagon: $25,590 (manual), $27,590 (automatic) CRDI Elite 1.6-litre turbo-diesel five-door wagon: $31,190 (automatic)  

New sales figures reveal that not only do buyers continue to prefer cars made in Japan by a ratio of almost two to one, they also prefer cars built in Korea to locally-made ones, which have been outsold by Seoul for the first time. In August we bought 26,456 cars from Japan and 11,704 from Korea — and only 11,540 big Australians. Cars made in Thailand, which include most Hondas, were the fourth most popular at 9711. The best-selling car for the second consecutive month was Toyota's imported Corolla, which outsold Holden's steadily declining Commodore by 3659 to 3329. The once Commodore-rivalling Ford Falcon sedan could muster only 2449 sales, behind the Mazda3 and barely ahead of the Mitsubishi Lancer and Hyundai i30 — all lean-running four-cylinder imports. Of the remaining Aussies, Ford's Falcon Ute and Territory, Holden's Statesman and Toyota's Aurion all lost ground compared to August 2008. Tellingly, the only locally-produced car to improve performance was Toyota's four-cylinder Camry. An increasing proportion of the cars made in Australia are Toyotas. While not the worst ever result for Commodore and Falcon, it was a dismal return for a month in which the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) said private buyers returned to the market. The difficulty is that Commodore and Falcon rely on fleet sales for more than 70 per cent of their volume. And while a respectable total of 73,287 vehicles were driven out of sales yards last month, the large car segment was down by a massive 21.3 per cent on the same period for 2008. The small car segment, dominated by Japan and Korea, was up 7 per cent. Holden markets several models made in Korea, the newest of which, the Cruze, was its second best seller on 1971. It will be made here from next year. FCAI chief executive Andrew McKellar says the rise of Korean cars is ‘well deserved’, but Australian car makers have ‘plans to enhance their positions' including a range of economical new engines, not least of which is Ford’s much-discussed proposal to stick a 2.0-litre turbo diesel in the Falcon and to belatedly give the Territory the diesel it needs. McKellar says these are among the moves crucial in securing the Rudd Government's controversial $6.2 billion/four-year commitment to help Australian car makers. Toyota remained the top seller in August monthly market with 15,994 vehicle sales, ahead of Holden (9,505), Ford (7,623), Mazda (5,863) and Hyundai (5,980). But August was a month in which makers of cars from the land of kim chee were entitled to crow — not least Hyundai, which achieved market share of 8.2 per cent in a total market that has decreased 14.2 per cent year to date. It remains the only top 10 brand to post a sales increase — eight consecutive months of year-on-year growth and an overall increase of sales of 32.5%YTD. “Hyundai’s sales results are a global success story and reflect the company’s acceptance as one of the top five global manufacturers,” Hyundai director of sales and marketing Kevin McCann says. “In Australia, Hyundai has achieved remarkable growth this year based on our ability to deliver outstanding design, quality and value. Our growth here has enabled Hyundai and its dealers to invest in new facilities, people and training and in community sponsorships such as Hyundai A-League, Hopman Cup tennis, Carlton FC and numerous charitable involvements.” TOP 10 BRANDS AUGUST 09, YTD 2009 (+/- 2008) 1 Toyota 15,994 126,891 (-) 2 Holden 9505 75,923 (-) 3 Ford 7623 61,862 (-) 4 Mazda 5863 50,490 (-) 5 Hyundai 5980 42,141 (+) 6 Nissan 3657 34,367 (-) 7 Mitsubishi 4551 35,780 (-) 8 Honda 2841 27,848 (-) 9 Subaru 2602 24,418 (-) 10 Volkswagen 2115 20,410 (-) TOP 20 CARS AUGUST 09 1 Toyota Corolla 3659 2 Holden Commodore 3329 3 Mazda3 2898 4 Ford Falcon 2449 5 Toyota Hilux 2327 6 Toyota Camry 2192 7 Mitsubishi Lancer 2171 8 Hyundai i30 2105 9 Holden Cruze 1971 10 Hyundai Getz 1868 11 Toyota Yaris 1406 12 Mazda2 1134 13 Subaru Impreza 1120 14 Toyota Kluger 1108 15 Ford Focus 1097 16 Toyota Prado 1065 17 Toyota RAV4 1061 18 Nissan Navara 1043 19 Holden Captiva 1031 20 Mitsubishi Triton 1026