I recently spent a few days with the Hyundai i30 CRDi. Here are my driving impressions and comments about the car
What We Tested? Hyundai i30 CRDi
What’s Special? Both diesel and automatic transmission, moreover and a magic formula for the Turkish market with a 1.6 liter engine
Where Does It Get Its Power? It has a 1.6 liter diesel 128 hp engine
How Fast? It reaches 100 km in 11.7 seconds
What are the Alternatives? Renault Megane, Ford Focus, Opel Astra, Volkswagen Golf
What We Like? exterior design and extra equipment according to its segment
What did we not like? The car did not turn out to be as agile and performant as we expected
How Economical? At 100 km in the city The intercity performance of the car, which consumes 7.2 liters, is 4.5 liters, and the average fuel consumption is 5.5 liters
If you want to make a best-selling car in Turkey, you need to set up complex equations for it. not necessary. The formula for this is quite simple.. Most cars are sold in the C segment in Turkey. Again, the most preferred body type is the sedan.. It is followed by hatchback models.. Here in this segment, if it is not primarily a sedan, but if you put a diesel engine under 1.6 liters in a hatchback and offer an automatic transmission option, no one can hold you unless your price is outside the market realities.
My Comments About the Hyundai i30 CRDi
From this point of view, the New Hyundai i30 CRDi easily fulfills all criteria except being a sedan in the C segment.. Moreover, the renewed exterior design of the car evokes the feeling of a German car rather than a Korean.. The fact that Hyundai’s chief designer is a German also plays a big part in this.. It is a fact that German perception is important in automobile sales in Turkey.. It has a dynamic exterior design that gives the impression that the car is moving even when stationary.
The interior design of the car is not bad, but it is not as ambitious as the interior design.. Interior design does not create that German perception for now. However, many extra equipment draws attention in the car compared to its competitors in its segment.
The biggest plus of this car is its 1.6-liter diesel engine.. It is remarkable that it has managed to produce more horsepower and torque than the 1.6-liter diesel engine of its German rivals.. However, the acceleration of the car is not very satisfactory for such an engine, especially on slopes.
Note: This article was written on August 8, 2012.
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