Hyundai i20 Review – STAR CARS 2009 Series 1 (City Cars and Superminis)

Posted on December 28, 2008
Filed Under Hyundai

Merry Christmas Everyone!! Towards the end of the year, we are going to start to give out a Series of Honest Cars Reviews to help out our loyal readers. Thanks for supporting us in 2008, and now we hope that we can do even great in 2009.

This would be a series of variety cars Reviews suitable for everyone, hope you enjoy. The first car we want to reveal is Hyundai i20 2009.

Price starting from: 8000 pounds (est)

On Sale: January

Why so Great ? Competitive Price, strong safty standards.

Hyundai’s replacement for the Getz, the i20, is going up against the giants of the supermini world, such as the Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa, using high equipment levels and affordable pricing as its weapons.

Expect to save about £1000 over comparable rivals, with the well-equipped five-door models priced from around the £9000 mark. Three-door cars follow later in the spring and are tipped to cost £1000 less than this.

Engines available from launch include two petrols and two diesels. The petrols are a 78bhp 1.2-liter or a 100bhp 1.4. The 1.4 diesels have 75bhp and 90bhp. The i20 is expected to score highly on safety, with 2009 Hyundai confident of doing well in 2009’s tougher, revised Euro NCAP crash tests.

The new tests will include a check on how well a car minimises whiplash injuries in an accident, so Hyundai is fitting special headrests in all i20s. These move to support the head in the event of a rear-end crash. These are three trims-Classic, Comfort and Style. Each has six airbags and air-con as standard. Stability controls is optional. In 2010, the 90bhp 1.4 diesel will be badged i-Blue, which is Hyundai’s name for its more environmentally friendly models. It will deliver 68mpg on the combined cycle and release 99g/km of carbon dioxide, so you won’t pay any road tax for it. Hyundai has done this by tweaking the aerodynamics, adding six-speed gearbox and using low-friction oil and low-rolling-resistance tyres. Depending on demand, Hyundai may also offer a more powerful 1.6 diesels to provide a hot model for the range.

Here are our STAR CARS 2009 Series 1 (City Cars and Superminis) – 2009 Hyundai i20 Review, what’s in your mind? Do you want to say anything about it? Just comment in the box below. Next STAR Cars will be Chevrolet Beat 2009, welcome to check it out in a short time~

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