Hyundai i40 sedan test drive since 2011 sedan

Hyundai i40 Tourer test drive

While Ford engineers bring into life one Ford mission, which implies the unity of manufactured models for all markets, Hyundai is closely busy stringing various models for different countries and continents. Sales strategies for both manufacturers work perfectly, but if the KIA sales volumes are added to the results of sales of the Korean Auto Concert, it turns out that in 2009 they overtook the Ford by the number of cars sold in the world.

Undoubtedly, such an increase in sales is due to the release of I30 developed for Europe and there, although the company is gradually moving from this strategy to more complex and expensive models. Unlike the United States, there are no models such as Genesis, Genesis Coupe and Equus in the European market, and it is partly less positive than that of consumers from the USA, the perception of this brand as a whole.

But in Europe, Hyundai Sonata Wagon is sold, better known as the Hyundai i40 Tourer. This is a significantly converted fourth -generation Sonata, which took fourth place in terms of sales in the United States in May.

Not only bumper and optics
In this case, the alteration touched not only the bumper, the grilles of the radiator and optics, since the i40 received new body lines and its own salon. Hyundai does not forget that European consumers value more dynamically looking cars, and it is this feature that is noticeable in I40 design, despite the fact that this is a station wagon. In the back of the sedan, the model looks less dynamic for sale, she will go at the end of this year.

Specialists of the European design bureau Hyundai, located in Germany, worked on the appearance of the i40, it clearly feels notes of the sculptural theme present in the design of Tucson and the I-Flow concept. Crane lines, slightly muscular sides, a roof line resembling a roof of a compartment, and slightly beveled lines give the machine lightness and sports, which Hyundai strives for. It somewhat reminiscent of Honda Accord Tourer and Opel Insignia, which means that he was in a good company, which is quite good for the first attempt in the new class manufacturer.

The same can be said about the salon: elegant lines, solid, pleasant to the touch materials make the Hyundai i40 Tourer interior similar to the interior of a more expensive car, and technical equipment is also at the height (a standard package includes satellite navigation with a sensory display). Polished aluminum and black decorative details, a colorful information display for the driver and the steering wheel, generously equipped with speed switches, perfectly complement the salon style. Additionally, you can order heating the steering wheel and rear seats.

These bonuses unusual for machines, along with the system for maintaining the selected lane (sensors fix the road marking lines and give the signal to the steering wheel power system, which holds the machine in the occupied row) and automatic parallel parking also play I40 per hand. But more unexpectedly detect a similar technical filling in a more affordable competitor VW Passat.

Motor that you will not receive
With Hyundai Sonata, this model combines the structural core, but the proposed motors are very different from those that are available for the North American market. For the i40, a 1.7-liter turbodiesel and a 1.6 or 2-liter gasoline engine with a direct fuel injection are offered, while Sonata can be equipped with a 2.4- or 2.0-liter turbo engine. The 177-horsepower two-liter engine is the most powerful of the proposed, it accelerates i40 from a place to 100 km/h in 9.7 seconds, the maximum speed in this case is 210 km/h.

It is not possible to call the dynamics I40 outstanding, cars with 1.6 and 1.7 liters are so generally in the range of low and medium revolutions were not very confident. The 2.0-liter engine looked much better, much more willingly responded to press the gas pedal. After reaching 4700 engine revolutions per minute when it gives out peak capacity, and up to the cut -off set at 7000 revolutions, it does not lose enthusiasm and smoothness.

The turns that remain at the same mark after you released the pedal to switch up, require a small pause in actions, but at the same time the speeds of the speeds of six -speed mechanics are easy to make, which pleases. We also tested the car with automatic transmission, also six -speed: it switches the program smoothly, which is quite consistent with the overall concept of this car. At high speeds, his work does not cause complaints.

Not quite sports character
If this wording involves a car on which it is more pleasant to drive long distances than passing turns at speeds, then yes, although the Hyundai i40 Tourer is able to please its owner. He behaves confidently, holds the road well, the cranes of the body and insufficient rotation is moderate. In general, if you realize that you are driving a family station wagon, and not a well -disguised sports, then it will fully justify your expectations.

In our opinion, to the category of sports station wagons, the proposed steering system prevents him from being upset. You feel the way thanks to the amplifier in this case, you feel when the wheels of the car are looking straight, and when they turn.

He is lightweight, which is permissible, he will seem a little more informative to a more experienced driver. In the first and second programs, when you begin to accelerate, the steering wheel sometimes shudders suddenly if you turn it a little. The suspension also periodically reacts quite sharply to unevenness, although this does not spoil the paintings in general, let the refined Ford Mondeo not hope for a slight victory.

Still, the station wagon
I40 has exclusively strengths. He is very spacious, both in front and behind. He has a roomy trunk with a well -organized space; In the cabin, there are a lot of niches and pockets that allow you to store various little things, without which modern life is unthinkable. There are also several connectors where these little things can be connected, and a good audio system to qualitatively play your favorite tracks.

However, there were no shortcomings: the backs of the rear seats simply fold on the lower part of the seat, instead of leaning forward, in this situation, all your things laid in this extended luggage compartment will go forward at the first sharp stop, since nothing fixes them . The elongated door is also not the most successful, and it’s really bad that the folding seats are not equipped with an electric drive.
And yet, if you close our eyes to those minor flaws that we discovered, one cannot help but appreciate the Hyundai i40 Tourer. This is a stylish car that is pleasant to drive, it is convenient to use every day, qualitatively collected, quiet and intelligent. All this deserves praise, and its owners will be able to appreciate all its positive qualities. As a serious rival for European models dominating this class, he deserves the most close attention. Thanks to him, it becomes clear why Sonata has such a success among consumers, as well as the fact that the expansion of Hyundai on the global car market continues and is not going to stop.

 

A source: Insideline