Hyundai i30 Hatchback

The car is the ultimate experience of reliability and comfort if you're looking for a car that can get you places and comfortably... Read More

Went down to Komoco to see the i30, however only the station wagon was left, and the next indent is a 2-month wait. Test drove the station wagon as according to the sales consultant, it is the exact same. Boy was he dead wrong. The wagon felt dead, the 1.0T struggles to get it off the line and is stiffer to manoeuvre. The engine while it can save fuel like VW's 1.0 TSi Engine, but it struggles alot with acceleration. If I were to buy the car, I would immediately void Hyundai's warranty on the engine and gearbox to give the engine more power. The DCT in comparison to a SEAT Leon's is lethargic, a re-tune of the TCU for the gearbox is also needed. Asked him a series of questions in regard to the car, he isn't well-informative and does not know head or tail about the car. Asked him if there's wireless charging, according to him no. During the test drive, places his phone down, and the phone started charging wirelessly on the charging pad. Asked him about the safety features while looking at the brochure, he says there's no Front Collision Assist, whereas the brochure stated that it comes as standard. Asked him if the rear suspension was still independent, he said no, which was correct, but said the front and rear is both torsion beam. (What the bloody hell?). It sure doesn't handle like a car with a solid front axle. So my final verdict is, if you were to buy this car, be sure to opt for an ECU & TCU tune if you are looking for more power to overtake cars in Msia when the borders eventually reopen, also looking to save fuel as ECU Tunes do improve FC by a small, but noticeable amount. (1-2 km/l improvement because of lighter throttle input).... Read More