Hyundai Motor Europe (HME) last week released photos of one of best city cars, the latest generation of i10 (second) and will be launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) 2013, which takes place next month. Hyundai's new small car, in Europe will battle in the segment A (car town or city car).
Compared with previous best city cars released by Hyundai, the new i10 design undergone many changes. Now appear more dynamic thanks to the development and design leads to the European style. To design, Hyundai now concentrate it at Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre in Rüsselsheim. According to the HME, merela design team led by Thomas Burkle, trying to create a dynamic figure with the concept of water flow. While Hyundai itself, more sensitized on athletic posture.
If it is almost similar to the previous i10 Kia Picanto brother, is now a very different figure, front and rear, although both developed and designed by a European designer.
The first generation of i10 has also been introduced and marketed in 2010, but it turns out then fade and disappear. Instead, Kia Picanto brother who had flown up to now. At that time, Hyundai i10 sold are imported from India. Because taxable and import duties are quite high, the price is less competitive than Japanese class cars are assembled in Thailand.
Greater perfomance
To increase its appeal in Europe, Hyundai put the same features as the top-level car segment. These features are air conditioning with automatic temperature control (automatic climate control), leather steering wheel and cruise control with speed limiting. As for the security and stability control is embedded in the glass airbags (curtain models) for the driver and front passenger.
Also described, this latest generation dimensions are length 80 mm, width 65 mm and increasing the lower 50 mm. Hyundai claims the i10 has a new rear passenger leg room and luggage is quite a relief. Wheelbase also increased, but only 5 mm. For comparison, the old model: length 3565, width 1595, stay elsewhe 1,550 and 2,380 mm wheelbase.
Rear silencer fixed in order to provide better comfort while gliding on a variety of road surface conditions. Despite being in segment A, but the quality, similar to dkliam Hyundai cars in segment B.
Allant Rushsorth, Senior Vice President & CEO of HME Europe said, "The new generation i10 is a new step forward and Hyundai. Every aspect of the car, carefully designed and developed to meet the needs of European consumers. "
Because just as a teaser, HME has not detailing the changes or detail used engines and transmissions new i10. Just described, for sale in Europe, the i10 starts Sept. assembled at the Hyundai plant is in Izmit, Turkey. Means, i10 which is marketed in the continent no longer imported from India.
You can enjoy the picture of this one of the best city cars made by Hyundai.
