Hyundai has been keeping busy this year and unveiled its new i40 wagon at the Geneva Motor Show a few months back. Now, as promised, the Korean carmaker has dropped the covers on its new i40 sedan at the Barcelona motor show today.
Like the wagon the i40 sedan was designed and developed largely for the European market at Hyundai’s R&D facility in Rüsselsheim, Germany.
Like the larger i45 which has gone on sale in NZ the i40 sedan uses Hyundai’s “Fluidic Design” styling. It’s curvaceous and purposeful and potentially a good fit for European markets.
Under the bonnet expect the i40 to be powered by petrol and diesel mills. Hyundai’s 2.0 litre direct-injection Theta II unit should see service and is good for 130 kW of power and 213 Nm of torque. The diesel offering is likely a 1.7 litre mill which has two configurations, an economy focused 84 kW and 255 Nm example and a more powerful 100 kW variant. A six-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed automatic will shift the gears. Read the rest of this entry »
The three door has a two litre turbocharged motor producing 184 kWs and 340 Nm of torque, which is fed to the road through a six speed manual gearbox and limited slip differential. It can cross off the 0-100kph sprint in 6.1 seconds and has an overall fuel consumption of just 8.7 litres/100 kms.
The cars get the same 3.4-litre flat-six engine but power is increased by 7kW to 243kW but torque remains unchanged at 370Nm at 4,750 rpm.
Extensive details and specs haven’t been disclosed yet but the Polo will be powered by a 1.6-litre TSI engine that develops around 221kW of power. The engine will be mated to a sequential transmission and VW has confirmed that it will use an all-wheel-drive system. The Polo R WRC will also be equipped with direct injection and turbocharging, as stipulated by FIA’s World Rally Championship regulations.
The Edition Select is powered by Mercedes’ 5.5-litre V8 petrol engine that sends 289kW and 530 Nm of torque to all four wheels through a 7G-Tronic 7-speed automatic transmission.