After the Hyundai i30 five-door family, the brand unveils the final appearance of the third family: the new i30 Fastback that can be seen at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Hyundai is taking steps forward in the last generation is so far the i30, compact brand and cornerstone of its strategy in the European market. The usual five-door body was compounded earlier this year the family; Now, with views out to the market early 2018, comes a third member to the range.

He Hyundai i30 new Fastback gives a twist to the South Korean car. His main weapon, of course, is the design of its rear: Keeping the five-door, the rear silhouette looks steeper and low, winning elegance and crowning the whole with an arched spoiler. “Five-door coupe“They call from Hyundai.

A new option among compact that, surely, will earn adepts have nothing like it in the C segment between generalist brands. Changes are also in the frontal: Grilled preserved cascade usual in recent cars Asian firm, but adds an extra air intake beneath it. The bodywork also undergoes changes: compared to the five-door i30, the i30 Fastback wheel 5 mm closer to the ground, is 115 mm longer with 4.45 meters (but 70 shorter than the familiar mm) and 30 mm less in height (With 1.42 total it is the lowest of the three family).

Hyundai i30 Fastback: mechanical range

Initially, the new Hyundai i30 Fastback It will be sold only turbo petrol engines: he 1.0 T-GDI three cylinders develops 120 hp, uniquely associated to a six-speed manual transmission; and the Tetracilíndrico 1.4 T-GDI, with 140 hp and the automatic double clutch 7DCT available.

Later will come the turbodiesel engines: a block 1.6 in steps 110 hp and 136 hp which, like the range-topping petrol will be available in Manual and automatic. All of them, though, will have the “StopGo” system start and stop the engine serial arrests.

Hyundai i30 Fastback: Technology

The third member of the family of the Hyundai i30, the Fastback incorporate same technological innovations which I brought the new generation of South Korean compact, such as assistants safety and driving aids: System autonomous emergency braking, intelligent cruise control, warning system of blind spot warning system rear traffic, keeping assistant Lane, warning system driver’s attention, beam assistant, recognition system pedestrians (optional) …

From the cockpit you can enjoy the same Touchscreen 8 inches his brothers i30 and the art browser, it brings 7 years of service free “LIVE Services” (with traffic alerts, radars, points of interest …). At the level of connectivity, You can be connected via the Smartphone “Apple carplay” Y “Android Auto“; In addition, it may be wirelessly recharge.