New Hyundai i20 aping A1

[telecat]

SO the current i20 is pretty distinctive and the styling is nicely done if a little generic. So why produce a car that apes the Audi A1? Seems a Backward step as the i30/i40 are such a good design that has no connections even to the Kia's they share a platform with.

[IanCress]

Not really seeing the similarity:

[covmutley]

4 wheels: check
headlights: check

its the same!

[Dog Star]

Sort of similar, but (IMO of course) the i20 looks better.

[Ydnaroo]

Think he means this one: Hyundai i20.

[telecat]

That's the "old" i20.

New one is more

[uk_vette]

Don't really look remotely similar.
I would say the i20 looks better, and is probably more reliable.

[AlexHat]

Didn't the original i20 borrow the design team of the Vauxhall Corsa? Especially at the back.

[rb5er]

Just another bland little car. A bit similar but not more so than plenty of other similar cars.

[r11co]

Not seeing it at all. Did the OP's guide dog give him that idea. Now if you had said it looks like a shrunken Citroen DS5 I'd have to concur....



PS. Kind of ironic suggesting someone has ripped off the A1, seeing as it has more than a few styling cues from the FIAT 500.

[DoctorX]

The interior of this is very Audi-like. The exterior not so much, but so much nicer than an A1.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mazda/2/87892/new-maz...

[r11co]

DoctorX said:

The interior of this is very Audi-like. The exterior not so much, but so much nicer than an A1.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mazda/2/87892/new-maz...

That's a completely different car.

[MondeoMan1981]

There's an ex Audi designer working for Kia/Hyundai these days - remember seeing something about this after the newer Sportage came out - maybe very similar design philosophies

[ModernAndy]

Was behind an i10 today (but not for long! Ho ho!) and would say if anything it looks more like a Toyota iQ crossed with the latest mini's tail lights at the back.

[DoctorX]

r11co said:

DoctorX said:

The interior of this is very Audi-like. The exterior not so much, but so much nicer than an A1.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mazda/2/87892/new-maz...

That's a completely different car.

Clearly, I was just pointing out that everyone seems to want to ape Audi for some reason.

[David87]

ModernAndy said:

Was behind an i10 today (but not for long! Ho ho!) and would say if anything it looks more like a Toyota iQ crossed with the latest mini's tail lights at the back.

I have a new i10. It's brilliant! Does remind me of an iQ from the back, though.

[ch108]

ModernAndy said:

Was behind an i10 today (but not for long! Ho ho!) and would say if anything it looks more like a Toyota iQ crossed with the latest mini's tail lights at the back.

I thought the new i10 looked a bit like the original Yaris from the back.

[va1o]

The i20 roofline bears a vague resemblance to that of an A1 Sportback, but similarities end there.

[saaby93]

Ignoring the front end, in those photos the sides, roofline, windows, rear end profile look similar

[va1o]

Better photo now it's out in the wild....