The Hyundai i40, Hyundai’s competition for cars like the Ford Mondeo, gets updated for 2019 with new grille, a new engine and extra safety technology. The mainstream D-segment – cars like the Ford Mondeo and Skoda Superb – are a very sensible buy for families, but are being made obsolete by the desire for high-riding […]
Hyundai i40 Premium Review (2017) – Hyundai’s Mondeo challenger reviewed
We’ve had the 2017 Hyundai i40 Premium 1.7 CRDi 141PS Blue Drive in for review, Hyundai’s challenger to the Ford Mondeo. Is the i40 up to the task? It’s more than six years since the Hyundai i40 arrived to challenge cars like the Ford Mondeo for the hearts and minds of company car drivers and […]
Hyundai’s facelifted i40 gets priced – costs from £19,600
The facelift for the Hyundai i40 has now gone on sale in the UK in four trim levels, costing from £19,600 for the saloon and £20,850 for the Estate. The Hyundai i40, when it arrived in 2011, was the first car from Hyundai that could credibly go up against the might of the Ford Mondeo […]
Hyundai i40 Hybrid & i30 CNG: Paris 2014
Hyundai is focusing on fuel saving technology at the Paris Motor Show, with a mild hybrid i40 and compressed natural gas (CNG) i30 offering lower emissions and better economy. Hyundai is busy trying to find ways to reduce emissions and increase economy – just like every other car maker – and has arrived at the […]
Hyundai i40 goes posh with new Premium SE trim
Hyundai is launching a new range-topping trim for the i40 and i40 Tourer – Premium SE – with lots more toys. Price from £26,065. Once you’ve turned your brand from cheap and cheerful to mainstream and credible, the route to go is to mix in some overtly sporty models and start to nudge in to […]
Hyundai i40 Saloon joins the i40 Tourer – prices and specs
It seemed back to front when Hyundai revealed the i40 Tourer first, but now the Hyundai i40 Saloon joins in too. On sale January 2012. As regular readers will know, we’re very impressed with the Hyundai i40 Tourer. But a load-lugger is not the meat of the market for car makers, so we’ve been waiting for […]
Hyundai i40 Tourer (i40 Estate) Price and Models
Hyundai has announced the price of its i40 Estate – the Hyundai i40 Tourer – which will cost from £18,395 when it hits UK showrooms in September. Yes, it’s the long-awaited prices for the Hyundai 140 Estate – or the trendy ‘Hyundai i40 Tourer‘ which Hyundai prefers – which is to be the first i40 to hit UK […]
Hyundai i40 saloon – that’s the Euro version – finally arrives
Hyundai has finally revealed details of the Hyundai i40 saloon for Europe. Choice of two petrol and two diesel engines. On sale September from £17.5k. As we reported last week – after Hyundai had, rather pointlessly, teased us with an image – the European version of the Hyundai i40 saloon is about to launch at the Barcelona Motor Show. […]
Hyundai i40 Saloon European launch at Barcelona
Hyundai are to launch the saloon version of the European Hyundai i40 at the Barcelona Motor Show next week. It’s all been topsy–turvy, the launch of the Hyundai i40. Not only did most of the world get the i40/Sonata ahead of Europe, but they got a different car too. And then when Europe did get […]
Hyundai i40 Estate for Australia. How odd.
It seems that despite telling Cars UK that the i-Flow Concept-based i40 Estate is a Europe-only car, Hyundai has now decided to launch it in Australia. The gestation of the replacement for the Hyundai Sonata – The Hyundai i40 / Hyundai i45 / Hyundai Sonata – has been a complicated affair as Hyundai have seen […]