Hyundai car reviews Hyundai i30 reviews

NEW PRICE: £13 775 - £20 790
USED PRICE: From £5 525

The Hyundai i30 is a medium family hatchback, competing head-to-head with established big name models like the VW Golf and the Ford Focus. It represents a real step forward for Hyundai in both quality and performance and, along with its slightly lower-specified and lower-priced stable-mate, the Kia Cee'd, it has helped Hyundai/Kia step into the premier league of world motorcar manufacture.

New Hyundai i30
Used Hyundai i30

New Hyundai i30 reviews

The Hyundai i30 gives mainstream and established competitors something to think about. Ride and handling are excellent and on a par with class-leaders like the the Mazda 3 and the well-established Renault Mégane. It also does really well for passenger space, compared to other cars in the class, though it doesn't quite match them for boot space.

2 New Hyundai i30 reviews available

Hyundai i30 (2012-)

New price: £14 500 - £20 790
Is the new Hyundai i30 good enough to take on the Focus?
Hyundai i30 (2007-2012)

New price: £13 775 - £19 075
The Hyundai i30 is a big step on from the company's previous family hatchbacks. It's a sister model to the Kia Cee'd, but does Hyundai have the edge?

Hyundai i30 estate (2007-)

New price: £15 105 - £19 075
The Hyundai i30 estate marks a step up in practicality compared to the i30 hatchback. But how good it as an estate car?

Used Hyundai i30 reviews

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This is the Which one minute review of the Hyundai i30. This car came out in 2007, and until then Hyundai's efforts at this kind of thing were pretty underwhelming. They might have been cheap, but they weren't particularly cheerful.

However, the i30 proves that they could really do interior quality and make a much more grown up car that can compete with those European rivals. Now, the cost from around thirteen and a half thousand pounds, so for that kind of money, it's surely got to be a bit tempting. You can get the i30 with either a 1.4 or a 1.6 liter petrol engine which either comes with 108 or 122 horsepower, or you can get this, which is a 1.6 diesel.

Now this has 116 horsepower, which might not sound like a lot, but it's reasonably perky, actually. It's quite agile, and there's quite amount of power available between about 1500 and 4000 rpm. So you don't really need to change gears too often, and it's quite easygoing to drive.

For the full in-depth and totally independent review of the Hyundai i30, just go to which.co.uk/cars.

If you're interested in buying a used Hyundai i30, the good thing is that, compared to many mainstream rivals like the Toyota Auris or the Honda Civic, they suffer relatively high depreciation, meaning you should be able to pick one up for a reasonable price. The other positive thing is that if you can get a fairly new one, it'll still be covered by what remains of Hyundai's five year warranty.

2 Used Hyundai i30 reviews available