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We like Hyundai's i's. The i10, i30, even that monster i800, they're all good cars.
Which is why we've got high hopes - OK, not high hopes exactly, maybe reservedly ambitious hopes - for this, the i20.
Set to replace the Getz (you'll get over it eventually, honest), the i20 is set to be officially launched at the Paris motor show in a month's time before going on sale in the UK early next year.
The i10 sits on an all-new platform, and has a longer wheelbase than the Getz, which should spell good news for handling in a tough class dominated by the Clio, Corsa, and soon-to-be-launched Fiesta.
Though we've not had final confirmation of engines, we're expecting 1.2- and 1.4-litre petrols, along with a 1.4-litre diesel. That'll soon be followed by a greener 'i-Blue' 89bhp diesel model, which'll emit just 99g/km of CO2.
Also in the not-too-distant pipeline is a three-door i20. We're told prices will start at around £8,000, with a £1,000 premium on top for the five-door.
Along with a petrol-electric hybrid Santa Fe, Hyundai will also unveil a 'luxurious seven-seat sports utility vehicle' in Paris. It'll be called the ix55, and it'll probably be pretty good. It's got an 'i' in the name, see.
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JOHNJOE commented on this article
at 05:11 pm on 07 August 2009
i dont like hyundai i could not feel great driving a car that has its name appearing on a microwave they dont have a range of cars they have a range of appliances you dont buy a hyundai from a showroom its actually just a retailer. they have no soul or passion so i have even less reason for changing my panda. but look at this car and the i10 they are so ugly the make the original ka and fiat multipla look like alfas
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Telboy123 commented on this article
at 04:24 pm on 21 April 2010
I dont like Fiat but i wouldnt go to the Fiat Panda page and say there all made from recycled Indesit washing machines.The Getz diesel though is a fantastic little car and very nippy.
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JOHNJOE commented on this article
at 08:24 pm on 01 May 2010
i did not say washing machines, but hyundai has its name on some household appliances such as televisions, and microwaves. On the topic of washing machines i have a 20 year old hotpoint goes as good as the day it was bought new, zanussi is not too bad.
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at 03:39 pm on 12 May 2010
johnjoe maybe you should stop flaming every hyundai article there is and get on with it lol.. you sound like some sad hyudai hater to me
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at 11:06 am on 02 November 2010
johnjoe you should go outside UK and find out what cars they using in Mongolia, which has just about 20 kilometres of tarmac.... i live in indonesia, and i just can't believe how good hyundai quality is.. i drive a 09 i20 1.4 petrol, which done 70K miles nowi and twice a week regularly drive it 500 miles from jakarta the capital to the island of bali and return... who had come to indonesia must've known how bad the roads are... and the car feels just like new... i owned a coach transport company as well here, and i use hyundai chassis & engines for my 15 coaches to daily hauled 300 miles return. none of them has disappointed me...
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