This is the latest image of the Hyundai i-flow, which will go on sale as the i40 in 2011.
The Hyundai i40 will initially only be available as an estate car until a four-door saloon.
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Ken Lee, President of Hyundai Motor UK, said that “the D-Segment is an important one for us across the whole of Europe, and it is due to market demand in mainland Europe that Hyundai will make an estate and saloon version of the i40, and not a hatchback.”
The engine range will include 1.7, 2.0 and 2.2-litre diesel motors, plus a 1.6- and a 2.0-litre petrol.
The i-flow concept sketches preview many of the styling cues from the new ix35 SUV, which is the first model from the Korean maker to get the ‘fluidic design language’ that is to characterise modern Hyundais.
Expect prices to undercut the popular Mazda 6, which starts at £18,390 for the estate, and has been used as a benchmark in the development of the Hyundai i40.
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Re: Hyundai i40 - new image
My comments were that they would need to offer big discounts to fleets to get people interested. I am not commenting on the quality of the cars. I am sure there has been a big increase in their quality. I am also sure that most of the people who have bought a Hyundai recently have done so because they are very cheap, not because they are a good car or a good drive.
The much higher list price of Mondeos and alike is irrelavent as we all know the fleets (and to a lesser extent the public) get huge discounts. The competative price of a Hyundai wont look so good against these big discounts. But the chap running the car will care because of the P11d though.
If Hyundai do have some success in this market it may force the market to price their cars more honestly because at the moment the only thing Ford and Vauxhall list prices do is make the drivers of their cars pay far more tax than they should.
Re: Hyundai i40 - new image
Re: Hyundai i40 - new image
And this is the issue, Apart from one or two manufacturers the mainstream everyday cars are bland and such as the Mondeo, Focus, 407 etc. This i40 looks to have some nice touches couple this to an enviable reliability record, great dealer backup and 7 year warranty they will continue to go from strength to strength. Great reliability, dealer back up and warranties were once the awards for buying into the more established marques and spending a small fortune, they seem to have lost ground not only to the Japanese but now to the Koreans etc. makes you wonder why a badge means so much to many people!