Hyundai I30 2019 News

After nine months of trading, Australia's new car sales shows no signs of lifting by the end of the year.Overall, the market has dropped 7.9 per cent to 8111,464 to the end of September, with Toyota (154,515, -6.3%) once again the dominant player in the A

With one quarter to go before the end of 2019, Australia's new car market continues to haemorrhage sales as September's figures reveal a drop of 6.9 per cent to 88,181 units compared to the same month last year.Only the SUV market managed to find growth l

Hyundai will use an entry in the World Time Attack Challenge as a test bed for a faster, more powerful i30 N in the future.

New-car sales have continued their slump in August - the 17th consecutive months of declines - with Australia now declared one of the most difficult markets in the world.Car makers reported 85,633 sales in August, which is around 10 per cent less than we

Toyota maintained its stranglehold on the Australian market in July, taking out most popular new vehicle and runner-up, and holding an unchallenged total market share.

Toyota has lost a massive rental car fleet contract that has put an 1800-car dent in its annual sales and contributed to an 8.5 per cent slide in year-to-date results.

Australia’s declining new-vehicle market continued its slide in April, with Kia the only top-10 brand to record positive sales growth for the month, according to the latest VFACTS sales data.

Hyundai Australia has confirmed an all-wheel drive version of the i30N hot hatch is a live product evaluation program, with engineering prototypes currently in development and testing.

Hyundai Australia has confirmed that the 1.4-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine available in both the European and South Korean versions of the i30 hatchback won’t be offered locally.Available in the European-spec i30 since its launch in 2017, the 1.4-litre turbo-petrol engine is from the brand’s ‘Kappa’ family, and produces 103kW of power and 242Nm of torque - comparable to the 1.4-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engines in the Volkswagen Golf and Holden Astra. While the engine itself is smaller than the naturally aspirated 2.0-litre petrol currently available in Australian-spec i30s, its performance is identical - 0-100km/h in between 8.9 and 9.2 seconds - and its fuel economy is far superior; rated at 6.1L/100km versus the Australian 2.0-litre’s 7.4L/100km rating.Available with either a six-speed manual or seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, the i30 1.4-litre turbo’s CO2 emissions are also less than the 2.0L at 126g/km. For reference, the 2.0L petrol emits 170g/km.Despite offering similar performance with less fuel use, Hyundai Australia spokesperson Tatiana Suchecki told CarsGuide that the 1.4-litre turbo won’t be offered locally. “The Korean-manufactured i30 with the 1.4 Turbo-GDi engine is available in the Korean domestic market only,” said Ms. Suchecki. “We are able to offer the more powerful 150kW N Line as an alternative in our market.”The manual gearbox-equipped European-spec i30 is available with other features unavailable in Australia, too, such as AEB, rear air vents and an electric parking brake. The range also features a wider use of independent rear suspension, while most Australian models feature a torsion beam rear. Hyundai Australia also confirmed that the i30 wagon and non-N Fastback won’t be offered locally either. 

The highly anticipated dual-clutch auto version of the Hyundai i30 N is still on schedule to make its debut in 2019, Hyundai Australia has confirmed.