The facelifted i10 has been making news for quite some time now, be it spy pictures or undisguised images or the ‘BlueOn’ electric car. Finally, Hyundai have released the i10 minor-change in all its glory. The car will be unveiled to the public only at the Paris Motor Show at the end of this month. While the new i10 is not expected to hit International markets till January 2011, India will get the new model by the end of this month, even before its debut at the Paris Motor Show. The new i10 is expected to cost slightly higher than the outgoing model. It will sport visual changes to the face and get an all new VTVT powertrain.
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The face gets a major change and now resembles the family look that all Hyundais sport these days. There will be a new three cylinder 1.0L petrol engine with Stop-Start and VTVT (Variable Timing ValveTrain) which expected to set new boundaries for efficiency. The ‘Bluedrive’ model will emit just 99g/km CO2. However, the 1.0L version will be more expensive than the base 1.2L Kappa engine model. The trim names are in for a change as well – Era, Magna and Asta are now Classic, Active and Style although the new nomenclature might not make it to India.
The i10’s interiors now get blue backlighting like other Hyundais and there are new silver inserts in the dashboard. Indicator lights move to the ORVMs on higher spec variants. The instrument panel ditches analog temperature and fuel gauge for a digital setup that will now include a gear indicator. The bold look of the new i10 comes at a time when competition has increased from all corners. Hyundai will hope to beat the WagonR to take the lead in the segment with the new i10. Hit the links above for more details.
The year was 1967. Hyundai, a 20 year old construction company had decided to establish an automobile assembly plant in Seoul, for assembling the ‘Cortina’ model of Ford, going against the claims of the Korean Industry Ministry that importing a car would be cheaper than assembling it. But Hyundai’s Chung Ju-Yung had different plans. Hence ‘Hyundai Motor Company’ was born, just as a unit for assembling Ford cars. But just in a span of seven years, Hyundai stunned the critics and the first Korean manufactured car, the Pony, rolled out of the Hyundai stable.
Three decades later, Hyundai has established itself as the most aggressive automobile manufacturer the world has seen, capturing every market by with its diverse product portfolio and aggressive marketing tactics. From nowhere, Hyundai has emerged as a serious competitor to almost all automakers around the globe, and with an unparalleled growth rate, went on to become the world’s fifth largest automobile manufacturer.
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Posted by automate | November 10, 2010, 9:24 pm