Test Drive Hyundai I20 since 2009 hatchback

iPod? iPhone? IHYUNDAI!

Russia is generally an interesting country. A solid semi-europe and a semi-in-afasie in the quartercase. In this, of course, the mass of minuses, but also the advantages are available. For example, a positive point can be called already that cars are found for both Asia and Europe. Take at least Hyundai. The new European line in-grade with Litera I in the title will be sold in parallel with not the European Getz at all. And we, admit, first thought that one would be replaced by another. No.
Young was no longer young. Both cars participating in the presentation are difficult to call hot news. Hyundai I30, attributed to marketers to the class C (I would still swung on a new word in the classification of cars - slightly bloated B), it has long runs through our streets: they presented it as much as in 2007. But, I suspect, in the parking lot of Pulkovo-1 airport, they turned out not so much for the sake of comparison as just for the company yes due to the extremely small number of long-awaited I20, which they say, the whole of Europe was written in line. After all, the official start of sales usually comes almost immediately after the machine is displayed, and in the case of the new compact Hyundai, a hitch occurred. Moreover, the zampie is not weak: without a small year. Official explanation - plants did not cope with demand. Let's play together in Stanislavsky and exclaim the famous chorus: I do not believe!
Well, okay, the zaminki zaminkami, it's time to go. This is still a drive-presentation, and not a boring banquet with a screen on the wall. The choice was small, and I got the I20 in a rather expensive configuration with a 126-strong 1.6 CVVT engine, a complete set of security systems (six pillows, active head restraints, belts pretensioners), ABS + EBD, ESP and 14-inch disk rear brakes. On this car to me there was a way to do on the glorious rock and roll places of St. Petersburg. Pulling in traffic jams, we visited John Lennon Street, drove to Kamchatka Tsoi, visited a few more places. And that's what I noticed: People do not turn into a novelty. The car turned out interesting, but it is not very noticeable in the stream. As for the actual city ride, the differences between the I20 from Getz are only much more rigid and less energy-intensive suspension. All the same non-obvious zero in the steering wheel, causing constantly giving. All the same branded habits of a carot machine, fully tearing the connection of the right leg and engine. Five stars in Euroncap are, of course, the indicator. The presence of mass options in the form of climate control and a pleasant salon is also plus. But from the new model subconsciously wait more. Perhaps, perhaps, pay attention to the new 1.2-liter 78-strong KAPPA engine, literally styled with small innovations, but this time I failed to ride on such a car. So still for the car this little Ihyundai?
 
By the way, just for the sake of interest: Does Apple do not have questions to Hyundai? It seems that everyone has long been accustomed to that the prefix I indicates something multimedia and compact, and necessarily insanely stylish and certainly with the covered bilateral apple on the case. It looks like, so we want to say that these cars are not cars at all, but some gadgets for stylish urban life. The proof of this is the proof of the iPod player connector to the car stereo. All won in glove boxes are hiding, and our i20 and i30 are affected by unaczzle, so to speak advertising. Well, okay. Let there be gadgets. Only now compete with even more gadget gadgets in the form of Ford Fiesta and Mazda2 will have to be exclusively at the cost. Price, which, in general, is small. From 399 900 rubles. For a dummy in the Classic configuration with a 1.2 liter engine and a five-speed manual gearbox to 584,900 for 1.6 liters, automatic transmission and sea options. So, in my opinion, the future has the car. No wonder the plants did not cope.
Hyundai i20.
Body Types: 3-door hatchback / 5-door hatchback
Number of seats: 5
Overall dimensions DXSHV: 3940х1710х1490 mm
Volume of luggage compartment: 295 l
Gamma engines: 1.2 liters CVVT 78 hp / 1.4 L CVVT 100 hp / 1.6 liters CVVT 126 hp
Gamma PPC: 5-speed MCPP / 4-state Chat I ACPP only with 1.4 l and 1.6 l engines
Dynamics up to 100 km / h: from 9.5 C (1.6 liters, manual transmission) to 12.9 C (1.4 l, automatic transmission)
Maximum speed: from 170 km / h (1.2 l, manual transmission) up to 190 km / h (1.6 liters, manual
 
Text: Dmitry Lyakhovenko
Photo: Hyundai, Dmitry Lyakhovenko
 
 

 

A source: "Autopilot"