2016/09/07 22:00 KST
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) – South Korea’s largest automaker, Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled its hatchback third-generation i30 Wednesday, a day before the model -considered by the company as its latest and most advanced berlina- is available for sale worldwide.
the new i30 shares most of its appearance and design with its previous versions, except for the new radiator grille in a cascade, which will be installed in all new models of Hyundai vehicles, the company said.
However, the i30 next generation is a totally different in terms of performance, safety and comfort vehicle.
the new i30, marketed as the Hyundai Elantra in some markets, including the United States, owns 53.5 percent its body made of advanced high strength steel, compared with 27 percent of its previous versions, which becomes lighter but stronger.
the advanced high strength steel is 10 percent lighter than the products of conventional steel but twice as strong.
Kwak Jin, vice president of Hyundai, told a press conference Wednesday morning that the new i30 is equipped with the best basic features of the history of the company, including a transmission high performance and efficiency, providing a safer and more comfortable ride and better driving experience.
the vehicle is also equipped with a wide range of technologies from leading security and system stability of the car that helps maintain stable the vehicle when driving or braking on wet and slippery roads, making it one of the safest cars that Hyundai has released to date.
in terms of performance, the new i30 has three -two options with a gasoline engine with diesel-engine and other easily outperform their predecessors with larger engines.
The petrol model is equipped with a turbocharged 1.4-liter or 1.6.
The GDI turbo 1.6-liter engine can produce 204 horsepower maximum torque and maximum of 27 kilograms meter, compared to 172 hp maximum power and maximum torque of 21 kg-meter produced by a GDI engine of 2 liters in the previous models, according to the company.
the petrol model has a 1.6 liter fuel efficiency of 11.6 kilometers per liter, while the 1.6-liter diesel engine has a fuel efficiency of 17.3 kilometers per liter.
a manager of the company said that the i30 is a model specially designed for the world market, which has sold more than 1.83 million units since its launch in 2007, and has helped the company to expand its presence in Europe and other foreign markets, adding that the new i30 is truly a newly invented through innovations in performance, design, safety and price competitiveness vehicle and open a new era of saloons not only on the world market but also in the local market.
the new i30 will sell between 20.1 million and 24.35 million won (18,346 to 22,225 dollars) for the GDI turbo 1.4-liter engine, and between 21.9 million and 26.15 million won for diesel engine U2 e-VGT (variable geometry turbo e) of 1.6 liters.
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