Hyundai i30 refresh?
Discussion
Apologies if this is a slightly boring topic!
I thought traditional ICE hatches were dying off with even the Ford Focus being discontinued. But I notices today that the i30 has had a refresh after almost disappearing these last few years.
The reason I'm interested is that I like the i30. I really wanted an i30N when they came out but never got to it. My wife has run an ix20 as our family car for the past 9 years and it's been brilliant for our needs as a family of 3. It'll be due for replacement in a year or two and she will want another Hyundai. However she is not keen on big cars and something like an i30 would work well. Also she absolutely loves her panoramic roof which looks to be standard on the new i30 N line S. I showed it to her and we both like it a lot.
Reason for posting here is I'd like to know what people think about Hyundais decision to refresh the i30. When everything is going SUV and also EV it just seems odd. Apart from me, I just can't see who is going to buy it!
The new i30 comes in 4 trim levels and all seem to have the same 1.5T mild hybrid engine with either manual or DCT gearbox. Prices look reasonable although I'm kind of hoping they will depreciate heavily over 12 months making them a decent used bargain when the time comes.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025040309...
I thought traditional ICE hatches were dying off with even the Ford Focus being discontinued. But I notices today that the i30 has had a refresh after almost disappearing these last few years.
The reason I'm interested is that I like the i30. I really wanted an i30N when they came out but never got to it. My wife has run an ix20 as our family car for the past 9 years and it's been brilliant for our needs as a family of 3. It'll be due for replacement in a year or two and she will want another Hyundai. However she is not keen on big cars and something like an i30 would work well. Also she absolutely loves her panoramic roof which looks to be standard on the new i30 N line S. I showed it to her and we both like it a lot.
Reason for posting here is I'd like to know what people think about Hyundais decision to refresh the i30. When everything is going SUV and also EV it just seems odd. Apart from me, I just can't see who is going to buy it!
The new i30 comes in 4 trim levels and all seem to have the same 1.5T mild hybrid engine with either manual or DCT gearbox. Prices look reasonable although I'm kind of hoping they will depreciate heavily over 12 months making them a decent used bargain when the time comes.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025040309...
Do they?
I thought only full hybrid or plug in ones will be allowed after 2030? Mild hybrids will be banned AFAIK.
But that wasn't my question really. More that it seems a strange decision to keep the i30 alive. I thought it died along with the i30N and i20N.
Hyundai must have their reasons for keeping it alive. Probably for people like me! I haven't seen any advertising for it though, unlike the Inster which seems to be everywhere.
I thought only full hybrid or plug in ones will be allowed after 2030? Mild hybrids will be banned AFAIK.
But that wasn't my question really. More that it seems a strange decision to keep the i30 alive. I thought it died along with the i30N and i20N.
Hyundai must have their reasons for keeping it alive. Probably for people like me! I haven't seen any advertising for it though, unlike the Inster which seems to be everywhere.
I think the key here is that it is a 'refresh' rather than a new model. So the cost will be minimal to implement this and it gives it a few more years.
You could argue that the decision to refresh what is quite an old model, rather than launch a new one, is evidence that it'll be killed in 3 years?
I quite like the i30, seems like a simple, honest car.
You could argue that the decision to refresh what is quite an old model, rather than launch a new one, is evidence that it'll be killed in 3 years?
I quite like the i30, seems like a simple, honest car.
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