Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2012 | Page 100
MOTORING
ISLAND LIFE MOTORING REVIEW
Hyundai i30
Korean manufacturers Hyundai have taken
first of the ‘i’ range to roll off their production
such is zero road tax.
another significant step forward with the
line. This latest model offers style, comfort,
arrival of the smart, new i30 model, which is
quality and efficiency, moving completely
hatchback designed for everyday living, but
available to view at Wight Motors, Sandown.
The new Hyundai i30 is a spacious family
away from the ‘cheap and cheerful’ image,
with the flick of the ‘Flex Steer’ switch on the
Only recently launched, the new Hyundai
and making it a fierce competitor for the likes
steering wheel you can engage ‘sport’ mode
i30 replaces the original i30, which was the
of the VW Golf, Ford Focus or Vauxhall Astra.
steering to add to the fun on an open road.
This is a completely new car in its design
The ‘comfort’ setting only works well at low
shape, engine and indeed everything right
speed, and ‘normal’ setting provides exactly
across the board. The range includes a 1.4
what it says.
petrol manual (99bhp); a 1.6 auto petrol
There is quality in abundance in the
(118 bhp), a 1.4 diesel (89 bhp), which has
spacious cabin, with good head and knee
emissions of just 109grams per kilometre,
room. The rear-seat cushions fold forward,
and the one I drove, the 1.6 diesel (126 bhp),
so the boot space is a very useful 378 litres
which has been mated with Hyundai’s Blue
with the seats up and 1,316 with them folded
Drive technology. As a result it produces only
down flat. Prices start at £14,495.
97 grams of emission per kilometre, and as
TEST DRIVEN ON THE ISLAND
BY PETER WHITE
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Wight Motors • College Close • Sandown • PO36 8EB • 01983 405551
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