Hyundai i30 to be revealed next week
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8th September, 2011
Hyundai Motor Company will reveal the next-generation i30 at
the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) next week, showing an exciting new look for the company’s best-selling
small car.
Hyundai expects the next-generation i30 to build on the remarkable success of the current model – the
company’s first car launched with the ‘i’ prefix, introducing a new nomenclature for Hyundai’s European
designed vehicles and heralding a new era for Hyundai.
The i30 was also the first model to be designed and engineered in Europe, the first to be produced at
the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic, and the first Hyundai car to
receive a five star safety rating from ANCAP.
After its launch in 2007, the i30 went on to increase its sales every year, attracting 29,772
Australian buyers in 2010 and achieving total sales of more than 82,900 units up to mid-2011.
Designed and engineered at the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the
next-generation i30 represents a further evolution of the unique Hyundai form language, ‘fluidic
sculpture’, displaying the company’s distinctive design 'DNA'.
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Thomas Bürkle, Chief Designer at Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre, commented: “The
next-generation i30 is recognisable thanks to the Hyundai family face with its signature hexagonal-shaped
front grille and the jewel-like design of the headlamps, together with distinctive daytime running lights.
These lights present an angular shape within a more softly-edged recess, adding a strong personality to
the vehicle, as well as a sense of refinement and luxury.”
“Through the profile of the next-generation i30, a strong character line runs over the front and rear
wheel arches all the way to the tail lamps. A softer, lower character line rises up the car’s flank
creating a play of light and shadow – a fundamental feature of fluidic sculpture,” Thomas Bürkle
concluded.
“The next-generation i30 will to appeal to young, progressive buyers who are looking for performance
coupled with stylish design,” said Oliver Mann, Director of Marketing Hyundai Motor Company Australia.
“Following our 2011 launches of the new Elantra, Accent, and forthcoming i40 Tourer and Veloster, the
next-generation i30 will contribute to future sales success, growing brand awareness and improving
perceptions of Hyundai among Australian consumers.”
The next-generation i30 is expected to go on sale in Australia in mid-2012. Pricing and specification
details will be published by Next Car closer to the launch.
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