When the Germans think of a quality car, there’s only one brand that now springs to mind – Hyundai. Leading German motoring magazine AutoBild, has awarded Hyundai the honour of first-place in its annual AutoBild Quality Report for 2010.
Hyundai eclipsed its rival Toyota and edged out local manufacturers BMW and Audi to take the prestigious award based on a comprehensive analysis of reliability, long-term quality and customer satisfaction.
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The Hyundai i20 is getting blue on the inside and greener under the bonnet.
Minor changes to the aerodynamics and engine have resulted in a boost in fuel efficiency for all engines, while the interior is now more stylish and better equipped.
The best-selling 1.2-litre petrol engine, already one of the most efficient in the class, drops its emissions by 5g/km to 119g/km. This results in a tax disc costing just £30 and company car tax benefit-in-kind rates of just 10%.
Hyundai’s pioneering concept car i-flow will be displayed at the world-renowned Goodwood Festival of Speed (1-4 July) in the UK. The car, designed at the company’s European Technical Center, will be making its first appearance since impressing crowds on its global debut during the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Over 175.000 visitors are expected to attend the four-day festival, taking in high-performance supercars, motorsport vehicles and next-generation technology showcases such as the i-flow. The Hyundai concept car will be a star attraction of Goodwood’s FoS-TECH Technology Pavilion, billed as offering “a step into the automotive future” with a strong emphasis on environmentally-sustainable transport.
A cab driver in Northampton found his choice of Hyundai i800 was ideal when he got a booking to collect a fare from Barcelona in the recent volcanic ash flights ban.
The eight-seat Hyundai i800 MPV meant the journey to collect a group of stranded holidaymakers and their luggage from Spain was a breeze, even with two drivers on board.
The results are in and there’s a shock in store – Hyundai’s i30 has scooped the prize as the UK’s most reliable car!
It beat the 2009 winner, the Jaguar XF – which finished second this year – and the Skoda Octavia, which finished in third place. And the result is set to cause a shockwave of respect, jealousy and envy from the world’s car makers.
The i30 shot straight into the coveted number one slot in the Driver Power Top 100 –the first time a Korean maker has won in nine years of the survey.
Completed by over 23,000 drivers, Driver Power is the definitive poll on car reliability and satisfaction.
In the shorter term, Hyundai is also bringing new style to the C-segment with a revised version of its i30.
Entering production in March, the new i30 incorporates a wide range of improvements in design, specification and competitiveness.
The i30 builds on the strengths of the current i30 range, to keep the model fresh and desirable. The new-look i30 does not stray far from the original design, and instead merely accentuates the car’s aesthetic qualities.
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