I20 (MY CAR)

The Hyundai i20 uses a completely new platform that was created at Hyundai’s European technical centre in Rüsselsheim to allow Hyundai to move into Europe’s highly competitive subcompact B-segment. A 2,525 mm (99.4 in) wheelbase helps endow the i20 with a generous passenger cabin. Suspension follows the supermini norm of MacPherson struts at the front and a torsion beam rear end with rack and pinion steering.

A slightly upgraded version of the i20, called the i-Gen i20, went on sale in India in March 2012 onward with tweaked headlamps, new front grille, tail lamps, and fog lamps. It follows the “Fluidic Sculpture” design philosophy with slightly re-tuned engines. A new next generation model, known as Elite i20 in India, was launched in India on August 11, 2014, and is plan to launch in Europe in 2014 Paris Motor Show.

The i20 is not sold in South Korea, North America, and the Philippines, as those markets have the Accent hatchback. The i20 was discontinued in the Indonesianmarket in 2012 due to the introduction of the Accent hatchback, which is known there as the Grand Avega.

The i20 is assembled in Turkey (İzmit plant) for the European market (CKD kits from India) and in Sriperumbudur (near Chennai), India for sale in Asia and Oceania.

Engines

The i20 has a total of seven four cylinder engine options. Three are petrol, including the 1248 cc dohc 16 valve “Aditeya” engine, while the rest are diesel engines. Two of the diesel engines are 1396 cc units, one with 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp) and 220 N·m (160 lb·ft) and the other a 90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) and 220 N·m (160 lb·ft) high power unit. They are joined by two 1582 cc engines having the same dohc and 16-valve top end architecture but delivering either 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp) and 156 N·m (115 lb·ft) of torque or 128 PS (94 kW; 126 hp) and 157 N·m (116 lb·ft) of torque.

Hyundai claims that 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp) diesel unit can return a class leading 115g/km of CO2 per litre of diesel to go 23.25 km/L (65.7 mpg_-imp; 54.7 mpg_-US) (4.3L/100 km) in the European combined driving cycle. All diesel engines and 1.2 and 1.4 petrol engines come mated to five-speed manual transmission, there is an option of a four-speed automatic for some 1.4 petrol engined models, the 1.6 is mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

In the Indian market, the Hyundai i20 is powered by a 1.2L Kappa engine with 80 PS (59 kW; 79 hp) power at 5200 rpm and 114 N·m (84 lb·ft) torque at 4000rpm. It also comes with a 1.4L gamma gasoline which has 100 PS (74 kW; 99 hp) power at 5500 rpm and 139 N·m (103 lb·ft) torque at 4200 rpm, but is mated only to a four-speed automatic transmission. The i20 CRDi diesel has 90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp) at 4000 rpm and 224 N·m (165 lb·ft) torque between 1750–2750 rpm, and comes with a six-speed manual transmission.

In Australia, the i20 was originally offered as a 1.4 petrol with a $3500 option of the Gamma II G4FC 1.6 petrol engine. The 1.6 makes 91 kW at 6300rpm and 157Nm at 4200rpm. However, with the arrival of the new 1.6 powered Accent in late 2011, the 1.6L option on the i20 has been dropped.

FIRST GENERATION (PB/PBT)                                                     MY CAR
Pre-facelifted Hyundai i20 3-door (Australia)
OVERVIEW
ALSO CALLED	Hyundai Click (Second generation) Inokom i20
PRODUCTION	2008–2014 2008–2015 (India)[1]
ASSEMBLY	İzmit, Turkey (Hyundai Assan)[2] Chennai, India (Hyundai India) Matola, Mozambique (Hyundai Mozambique)
DESIGNER	Thomas Bürkle[3]
BODY AND CHASSIS
BODY STYLE	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback
POWERTRAIN
ENGINE	1.2 L Kappa I4 (petrol) 1.25 L Kappa I4 (petrol) 1.4 L Gamma I4 (petrol) 1.6 L Gamma I4 (petrol) 1.1 L U-Line CRDi I4 (diesel) 1.4 L U-Line CRDi I4 (diesel) 1.6 L U-Line CRDi I4 (diesel)
TRANSMISSION	5-speed manual 6-speed manual 4-speed automatic
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE	2525 mm
LENGTH	3940 mm (2008–2012) 3995 mm (2012–2014)
WIDTH	1710 mm
HEIGHT	1490 mm

HYUNDAI I20                                       NEXT GEN
OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURER	Hyundai
PRODUCTION	2008–present
BODY AND CHASSIS
CLASS	Supermini
LAYOUT	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
CHRONOLOGY
PREDECESSOR	Hyundai Getz

Facelifted Hyundai i20 5-door (Australia)

Facelifted interior