- Hyundai’s New Generation i30 Tourer joins the award-winning hatchback, combining impressive space and practicality with style, efficiency and quality.
- The New Generation i30 Tourer arrives in the UK on 23rdJuly with prices starting from £16,195 OTR.
- Four trim levels with a choice of two engines and three power outputs.
- Insurance Group ratings from 9E make it amongst the lowest in class.
- Luggage capacity greater than key competitors and even larger than some D-segment estates – 528 litres and 1,642 litres with seats up and down flat respectively.
- Competitive prices across the range with a high level of standard specification offers outstanding value for money.
Hyundai has announced pricing and specification for the New Generation Hyundai i30 Tourer with the entry level 1.6-litre 120PS Classic available from £16,195 OTR.
Following in the footsteps of the award-winning New Generation i30 Hatchback launched in March of this year, the i30 Tourer is the fifth new model that Hyundai has launched in the UK in 2012. Like the hatchback, the tourer offers customers a stylish design combined with exceptional levels of comfort, refinement and efficiency with the additional benefit of increased luggage space.
The tourer adds greater load-carrying capability to the New Generation i30’s overall package, measuring 185mm longer than its hatchback sibling and offering 150 litres of additional luggage space with the seats up and 326 litres with the seats down. Load space is amongst the best in the class, with the New Generation i30 boasting a larger luggage capacity than the majority of its key C-segment rivals. In addition, the i30 Tourer has a greater luggage capacity than some D-segment estates with 528-litres available with seats up. With the seats folded fully flat this increases to 1,642 litres and for added convenience there are underfloor storage compartments too, adding to the i30 Tourer’s versatile nature.
The flowing lines of the exterior, incorporating Hyundai’s Fluidic Sculpture design language, make the Tourer stand out from the traditional and boxy estates. It boasts a sleek and sporty profile yet cleverly conceals a spacious interior.
Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor UK, says: “The New Generation i30 Tourer will help grow Hyundai’s presence in the C-segment. The i30 Tourer is able to meet the demands of both retail and fleet customers as it offers space and versatility along with a range of clean and fuel efficient engines. Running costs are also substantially lower, not only compared with the outgoing i30 Estate, but with key competitors too. Owners benefit from improvements to fuel economy and emissions plus VED and Benefit in Kind and some of the lowest insurance ratings in class.”
There is a choice of two engines in the range with customers able to choose either the 120PS petrol unit or alternatively the 1.6 CRDi diesel unit, in the form of a 110PS or a higher-powered 128PS variant. Both engines are coupled to a six-speed manual or automatic transmission.
Hyundai’s clean and efficient Blue Drive technologies come on all 1.6 CRDi manual models as standard and feature Intelligent Stop & Go Technology. Versus the outgoing Comfort 1.6 CRDi 115PS i30 Estate, the New Generation i30 Tourer Active 1.6 CRDi 110PS Blue Drive is 12 per cent more fuel efficient than its predecessor – returning 67.3mpg on the combined cycle – while emitting 11 per cent less CO2 at 110g/km.
Like the hatchback, the i30 Tourer comes specified with a generous list of standard features. Four trim levels are available starting with Classic, which comes standard with Bluetooth® connectivity and voice recognition, multi-function steering wheel and air conditioning. Body coloured door handles and mirrors are standard on the entry level trim along with LED daytime running lights – the only car in its segment to offer this feature across the entire range.
Active trim starts at £17,295 OTR and adds alloy wheels, cruise control with speed limiter, rear parking sensors, electric rear windows and leather steering wheel and gear knob.
Customers wanting additional luxury features can choose Style with dual zone climate control, automatic headlights and front windscreen wipers, front parking sensors and electrically folding door mirrors. Prices for Style models start at £20,095.
The range-topping Style Nav model adds touchscreen navigation plus a rear view parking camera for a £1,000 premium over the Style trim, beginning at £21,095.
Two option packs are available. The first is the Convenience Pack (costing £750), which features keyless entry, engine start/stop button, chrome exterior door handles with illumination, puddle lamps and automatically folding door mirrors.
The Individual Pack (costing £1,000) takes luxury to the next level with leather upholstery, heated front seats plus the supervision cluster with LCD Colour Display. A panoramic sunroof (costing £950) can also be specified on the i30 Tourer. This option plus the Convenience and Individual packs are available on Style and Style Nav.
The New Generation i30 Tourer has been created from start to finish to provide customers with a stylish, efficient, spacious and safe estate. It is manufactured using Hyundai steel and robots to ensure maximum quality throughout and the belief in the product translates into one of the industry’s leading vehicle warranty – the 5 Year Triple Care assurance package.
Whitehorn adds: “Like all new Hyundai passenger cars, the New Generation Hyundai i30 Tourer is backed by our renowned 5 Year Triple Care Warranty. The overall benefits of our warranty mean owners benefit from exceptional aftersales back-up and total peace of mind as it includes a five-year unlimited mileage warranty, five years vehicle healthchecks and five years free roadside assistance.”
Adding to the i30 Tourer’s value-for-money package, owners can manage their servicing costs with a fixed-price service plan. This enables customers to have complete visibility over servicing costs for three-years/30,000-miles for a one-off payment of £299.
The New Generation i30 Tourer is available from Hyundai dealerships nationwide from 23 July 2012.
Full pricing for the New Generation Hyundai i30 Tourer is as follows:
| New Generation i30 Tourer | |||||
| Fuel Type | CO2 Emissions g/km | Insurance Group (1-50) | VED Band 2012-13 | Recommended On The Road Price £ | |
| Classic | |||||
| 1.6 120PS | P | 150 | 9E | F | 16,195.00 |
| 1.6 CRDi 110PS Blue Drive | D | 110 | 11E | B | 17,995.00 |
| Active | |||||
| 1.6 120PS | P | 150 | 9E | F | 17,295.00 |
| 1.6 120PS auto | P | 162 | 9E | G | 18,100.00 |
| 1.6 CRDi 110PS Blue Drive | D | 110 | 11E | B | 19,095.00 |
| 1.6 CRDi 110PS auto | D | 149 | 10E | F | 19,900.00 |
| Style | |||||
| 1.6 CRDi 110PS Blue Drive | D | 115 | 12E | C | 20,095.00 |
| 1.6 CRDi 110PS auto | D | 149 | 11E | F | 20,900.00 |
| 1.6 CRDi 128PS Blue Drive | D | 115 | 13E | C | 20,395.00 |
| Style Nav | |||||
| 1.6 CRDi 110PS Blue Drive | D | 115 | 12E | C | 21,095.00 |
| 1.6 CRDi 110PS auto | D | 149 | 11E | F | 21,900.00 |
| 1.6 CRDi 128PS Blue Drive | D | 115 | 13E | C | 21,395.00 |
Editor’s Note: Hyundai expects the tourer to account for 15 per cent of the New Generation i30’s overall sales. The Active 1.6 CRDi 110PS Blue Drive model is forecast to be the most popular variant with 45 per cent of total i30 Tourer sales expected.
About Hyundai Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. has grown into the Hyundai Motor Group, which has ranked as the world’s fifth-largest automaker since 2007 and includes over two dozen auto-related subsidiaries and affiliates. Employing over 75,000 people worldwide, Hyundai Motor sold approximately 4.1 million vehicles globally in 2011. Hyundai vehicles are sold in 186 countries through some 5,300 dealerships and showrooms. Hyundai Motor UK Ltd has been named Best Car Manufacturer 2011 by Which? magazine and Car Franchise of the Year by Motor Trader in 2010 and 2011. All passenger cars now come with Hyundai’s industry-leading 5 year Triple Care package.
