The all-new Hyundai i30 was revealed this September at the Paris Motor Show, and our latest spy shots show that an estate version of the new hatchback is close to production. The practical variant of Hyundai’s Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf rival should arrive at some point in 2017, with a price tag around £17,000.
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The mule wears heavy masking, but expect it to arrive with the same new, more upmarket looking angular face found on the new i30 hatch. The stretched profile introduces a slowly rising shoulder line, while the roofline softly bends downwards towards the rear of the car.
Expect it to be more practical than the model it replaces. The new hatch boasts a 395-litre boot - 17 litres larger than the old model – so it’s not unreasonable to expect the i30 estate’s cargo area to swell beyond the outgoing version’s 528-litre carrying capacity.
The estate should also get the same selection of engines available with the latest version of the i30 hatchback. At launch the i30 hatch gets three petrol and three diesel options. The entry-level petrol option is a 99bhp 1.4-litre four cylinder, while two turbocharged engines – a 118bhp, 1.0-litre three cylinder plus a 138bhp 1.4-litre four cylinder – sit above it in the food chain. The range topping 1.4-litre turbo can be equipped with a seven-speed automatic gearbox.
The diesel option is actually the same engine, just available in three different states of tune. It’s a 1.6-litre four cylinder, available with 94bhp, 109bhp or 134bhp plus the option of an automatic gearbox.
The new engines are more efficient than the powerplants fitted to the old model, so expect the estate to benefit from the same economy boost as its hatchback equivalent.
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