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Hyundai lifts lid on new i30
12:09, Sep 7 2011
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by Mike Torpey, drivingforce.uk.net
HYUNDAI has revealed its next generation i30, ahead of the small family model’s world premiere at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
The Korean company expects the range to build on the success of the original – the brand’s first car to be launched with the ‘i’ prefix, which heralded a new era for Hyundai .
The original i30 was also the first model to be designed and engineered in Europe, the first to be produced at the company’s manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic, and the first Hyundai car to receive five stars from Euro NCAP.
After its July 2007 launch, the i30 went on to increase its sales in Europe every year, attracting 115,000 buyers in 2010 – the highest-ever annual sales figure for an individual Hyundai model in Europe.
The new model certainly looks styled to succeed, as Hyundai’s chief designer in Europe Thomas Burkle pointed out: “The new-generation i30 is recognisable thanks to the Hyundai family face with its signature hexagonal-shaped front grille and the jewel-like design of the headlamps, together with distinctive daytime running lights.”
And the company’s senior vice-president Allan Rushforth added: “The car has been designed to take on the leading vehicles in the C-segment and join the all-new i40 as a quality benchmark for Hyundai. Our ultimate customer care package, Five Year Triple Care, will be a valuable point of differentiation for the new-generation i30.”
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