Hyundai to Unveil 2017 i30 at Paris Motor Show
Ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars, because Hyundai has recently announced that the automaker plans to reveal it’s third generation hatchback, the 2017 i30, at the Paris Motor Show. Now, rumors always abound in the automotive industry, and rumor has it that Hyundai’s new i30 model will be offered up in three different types: a five door hatchback model, an estate model, and a four door coupé model that will particularly have its sites set on the European market. Of course, it is Hyundai’s hope that the new 2017 i30 will present the Volkswagen Golf with its best competition.
Now, the Paris Motor Show has a long and storied history of reveals in its past. Usually held during the month of October, the Paris Motor Show is easily one of the most important automotive shows still going today, and it is often where many automakers choose to unveil new production models or concept cars. It is always a spectacle—always garnering an intense amount of media attention, which means it is always a good avenue to take in order to get your new vehicle model or concept over with potential buyers and/or dealers.
Still, the breakout star of Hyundai’s new 2017 i30 line will more than likely be the model’s performance version, which, as Hyundai have previously noted, will be the automaker’s first street legal model to come out of their N Performance sub-brand. This will be Hyundai’s gold goose, so to speak, with regard to competing with the likes of Volkswagen’s Golf GTI. Word is, the i30 N performance model will feature a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, boasting a rumored top speed of 155 miles per hour. Too, it is also rumored that the i30 N performance vehicle will share technology with the likes of Hyundai’s i20-based WRC rally car, which was also built by the N Performance section.
It is probably safe to say, given the current state of any automaker’s hybrid division, that a hybrid version of the new i30 is perhaps inevitable. Now, again, this is strictly a rumor, but word has it that the hybrid version of the i30 will use technology gleamed from Hyundai’s impressive Ioniq hybrid vehicle, which combines the i30’s 1.6-liter engine with an electric motor to push for around 79 miles per gallon.
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