Tony Whitehorn, Managing Director, Hyundai Motor UK says: "The all-new i40 Tourer is a classy but uncompromised addition to the medium household estate automobile market. It provides exceptionally low CO2 emissions and high fuel economy; an intuitive, spacious and up to date inside package mixed with an unparalleled level of normal gear for its class - all at an accessible price."
He continues: "The i40 is an indication of how far Hyundai has come in recent times, and actually embodies where the Model is going. We believe that it affords a unique, worth for cash, buyer proposition in this highly aggressive market segment."
The Hyundai i40 Tourer is available in three foremost trim ranges (Active, Style and Premium) with the choice of three efficient engines, 4 power outputs and guide or automatic transmission. Hyundai's Blue Drive applied sciences - incorporating Clever Stop & Go know-how - are fitted as commonplace on all Active derivatives, and on the Model 1.7 CRDi 136PS Blue Drive model guaranteeing CO2 emissions of 119 g/km and without compromising on performance.Customary features, which set the Hyundai i40 Tourer aside from different competitor choices, are 16" alloy wheels, Bluetooth connectivity with voice recognition, leather-based steering wheel with audio controls, electric heated door mirrors with integrated LED indicators, electrical entrance and rear home windows and electric parking brake with computerized hold function.
Contact display screen satellite tv for pc navigation with rear view digital camera, entrance and rear parking sensors, cruise control and dual zone climate management are standard on the mid-point 'Type' range.
The Premium fashions benefit farther from the addition of leather-based upholstery, panoramic sunroof, keyless entry and supervision instrument cluster with LCD colour display as standard, plus the choice of three choice packages - Vision, Comfort and Help which include the next features: Lane Departure Warning and Smart Parking Help, heated leather steering wheel, ventilated entrance seats and heated rear seats and xenon headlamps with Adaptive Entrance Lighting System.
Designed and engineered on the company's European R&D headquarters in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the Hyundai i40 Tourer will be joined by a 4-door saloon later this year. Both might be produced at Hyundai's Ulsan manufacturing facility in Korea. Prices for the saloon shall be topic to an extra announcement.
All Hyundai i40 models can be supported by Hyundai's industry-finest, absolutely clear Five 12 months Triple Care assurance. This bundle gives five-12 months limitless guarantee, 5 years of roadside assistance and five years of vehicle well being checks.
STYLING & DESIGN
The unique inspiration for the i40 might be traced again to the Genus concept automobile in 2006. Debuting on the Geneva Present, Genus represented Hyundai's vision in Europe for a novel different throughout the D-segment, combining practicality with emotional design. Genus helped to forge a new id for the corporate, with the debut of the hexagonal grille, a function which has since turn into part of Hyundai's brand face in Europe.
"We developed the Genus concept and matured it into the i40, our vision of a really distinctive European automotive," said Thomas Buerkle, Chief Designer at Hyundai's European Technical Centre.
The design represents an evolution of Hyundai's unique kind language, 'fluidic sculpture', creating a glossy, elegant Tourer with uncompromised comfort and cargo capacity. The 'fluidic sculpture' design DNA is recognizable by flowing lines inspired by nature which mix to create a dynamic exterior, and was launched on the Hyundai ix-onic idea automotive at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Since this debut, 'fluidic sculpture' has been the design inspiration behind all new Hyundai models, equivalent to ix20, Veloster and ix35.
"Whereas the outside of i40 stands out for its fluidic type and distinctive graphic elements, the interior design focuses on the sculptural and ergonomically optimized integration of its features," concluded Thomas Buerkle.
The sleek design of the Hyundai i40 Tourer does not impact negatively on the degrees of interior comfort, cabin versatility and practicality or cargo capacity. The beneficiant wheelbase (2770 mm) and total width (1815 mm) create a cabin with impressive capacity. The new mannequin delivers greatest-in-class dimensions for front seats occupants, with head (1025 mm), leg (1170 mm) and shoulder room (1455 mm).
With vital rear headroom and the unique bonus of reclining rear seats, Hyundai's i40 Tourer guarantees to offer all occupants essentially the most comfy D-phase ride out there, even when spending lengthy intervals of time on the road.
Cargo capacity within the i40 greater than holds its own amongst rivals in the class, with figures starting from 553 litters with the rear seats occupied (loaded to the top of the seatbacks), as much as 1719 liters with the rear seats folded down (loaded to the roof). Loading and unloading is also made straightforward by the bottom ground stage within the D-segment - 592 mm from the ground, 43 mm under the Passat.
The new i40 is significantly sleeker than previous Hyundai models, with an improved aerodynamic drag determine (0.29 Cd wagon, 0.28Cd sedan) - enhancing refinement, efficiency and gasoline economy.
FLEET
The i40 will play a key position in expanding Hyundai's presence within the UK's fleet sector, balancing efficiency with driver pleasure and offering a competitive customer assurance program and whole cost of ownership. With a sales forecast of 5-6000 models in 2012, Hyundai expects approximately 60% of gross sales to come back from the fleet sector.
Like all new Hyundai models, the i40 is backed up by Hyundai's award-winning business-best, transparent buyer care bundle, 5 Year Triple Care. This demonstrates Hyundai's confidence in its automobiles, offering complete peace of mind to prospects and making their possession expertise each rewarding and stress-free.
Hyundai has also now developed a stronger infrastructure and coaching programme that will ship a first class service by our skilled supplier network.
COMFORT & CONVENIENCE
The excessive level of apparatus within the Hyundai i40 Tourer units it except for its competitors. It affords an extensive commonplace specification with quite a few excessive-tech options - lots of them accessible only as options on competitor models.
The Hyundai i40 Tourer can be generously outfitted as standard with items akin to: automated headlights, entrance fog lights, Bluetooth® connectivity with voice recognition, electrical entrance and rear home windows, driver's knee airbag, lively entrance head restraints, electric parking brake with automated maintain function, ESP, HAC (Hill-begin Assist Control), manual air conditioning, and a six-pace transmission.
High-tech digital options embrace Sensible Parking Help, Lane Departure Warning programs (as part of the optional Help pack) and Xenon headlamps including static cornering lights which give further illumination of the 'nearside' road and the verge during cornering. Connectivity gadgets reminiscent of touchscreen satellite navigation and rear-view parking digital camera come as standard on Style and Premium.
Advanced exterior and interior lighting improvements, reminiscent of normal daytime working lights with non-compulsory Xenon headlights and LCD supervision instrument cluster will further strengthen the i40's position because the lead model in each Hyundai's line-up and the D-segment.
An non-obligatory three-piece, full-width panoramic glass sunroof might be out there on Premium models. The entrance part tilts, the center section slides and the rear is fixed. Inside, a curler blind blocks out the solar when wanted and on the surface, the B- and C-pillar trims are completed in excessive-gloss black to complement the all-black framing of the roof.
Commonplace on Premium fashions, the memory perform for the driver's seat retains the seat settings for 2 drivers.
To help homeowners cope with extremes of cold and hot climates, particular choices are offered. Optional ventilated seats as a part of the Comfort pack provide air flow, conducting cabin air via the cushion and backrest which might decrease the temperature by three°C (cushion) / 5°C (backrest) and decrease humidity by 20% in 20 minutes. Additionally a part of the Consolation pack, the i40's steering wheel shall be out there with a heated rim (as much as 38°C) to enhance driver consolation in extraordinarily chilly situations and heated rear seats are also available.
ENGINES
The all-new Hyundai i40 Tourer shall be obtainable with a alternative of very aggressive Euro V-compliant engines: two petrol models and one diesel with two outputs. These power units cowl a 115 to 177PS output spread.
All engines are tuned for strong torque supply extended across a large engine-pace range, making the i40 an enjoyable car to drive around city or on the motorway. Manual and automated transmissions can even be offered.
In a section the place diesel models characterize seventy seven% of whole gross sales, Hyundai is anticipating that the 'high-energy' version of the 1.7-litre diesel unit growing 136PS will be the most popular engine amongst both non-public and fleet buyers. This engine's high torque output (325 Nm from simply 2,000 rpm) will ensure a responsive drive with acceleration to 62mph in simply 10.6 seconds for the handbook model and a brisk 12.0 seconds with automatic.
The 'low-power' version produces 115PS which takes it from zero-62mph in 12.9 seconds.
The petrol engine is Hyundai's all new 4-cylinder 2.zero-litre GDI engine, known as 'Nu'. This all-aluminum engine makes its debut within the i40, promising to ship greater torque (for enhanced drivability), improved fuel economic system and lowered emissions, plus undiminished sturdiness and wonderful NVH traits - just like a multi-level gasoline injected engine.
Equipped with GDI (gasoline direct injection) this 1999 cc unit generates 177PS which ensures that the i40 Tourer boasts finest-in-class gas economy. An i40 with this engine and a guide gearbox will speed up to 62mph in simply 9.7 seconds registering fuel economic system figures of 39.2mpg (combined cycle) and achieve a CO2 rating of just 169 g/km.
The 1.6-litre petrol engine offers a well-confirmed 16-valve Gamma unit. It generates 135PS and accelerates from 0-62mph in 11.6 seconds.
Eco credentials
In terms of environmental efficiency, the all-new i40 will feature the most recent technologies developed under Hyundai's gas-saving Blue Drive™ eco-program, including Clever Stop & Go (ISG), low rolling-resistance tires, an alternator administration system (AMS) and a drag-decreasing 'lively air flap' within the front grille.
When combined with the 'low-power' 1.7-litre 115PS diesel engine, the inclusion of those Blue Drive™ features means that gas consumption and CO2 emissions register at an impressively low 65.7mpg and 113 g/km respectively, making the i40 essentially the most fuel efficient model in its segment. With Blue Drive options fitted, the CO2 emissions figures for the upper-spec Type 1.7-litre 136PS diesel are 119 g/km with 136PS and 62.8g/km.
Hyundai has constantly highlighted its desire to paved the way by way of long-term environmental sustainability for the auto business, and the brand new i40 furthers the corporate's dedication to delivering fashions with class-main eco-performance.
Whereas developing the i40 powertrains, Hyundai targeted on achieving robust mid-range efficiency for maximum drivability and maximum driver appeal. Total, Hyundai is anticipating a eighty/20% split between diesel and petrol-powered i40 sales in the UK - with the 1.7-litre 136PS diesel accounting for almost 50% of whole i40 sales.
TRANSMISSIONS
To maximise gasoline economic system, scale back CO2 emissions and enhance refinement, each Hyundai i40 Tourer will come geared up with a six-pace transmission.
The six-pace manual is an upgraded gearbox with improved multi-cone synchronization, optimized gear design, lowered weight, enhanced efficiency, lowered power loss, an optimized differential casing and superior durability as much as 300,000 kilometers. The transmission, which is full of low-viscosity oil, is maintenance-free and requires no servicing in the course of the life of the vehicle.
The gearbox is fitted with a 'high' sixth gear ratio, to reduce engine revs when cruising at speed, enhancing refinement and reducing gasoline consumption.
Developed in-house for fitment in a wide range of future vehicles, the all-new six-pace automated transmission demonstrates world-class engineering skills. The driver can select from two operating modes - fully automatic or manual. For city driving, fully automated mode is right, whereas manual mode permits for clutch-much less manual sequential gear adjustments for better driver involvement - both utilizing the centre console selector lever or the brand new steering wheel-mounted paddles (commonplace on all computerized fashions).
The paddles allow the motive force to alter gear with out taking his/her fingers off the steering wheel. Pulling the right-hand paddle towards the driver modifications up, whereas pulling the left-hand paddle changes down.
Although the six-velocity transmission is a regular torque converter automatic, it incorporates a unique flat torque converter, with three planetary gear sets and 4 pinion differentials - making certain ultra-quick, clean and exact gearshifts all through the engine speed vary - and it weighs simply seventy eight kilos, solely 20 kg greater than the manual gearbox.
Its innovative layout makes this transmission the most compact six-velocity unit presently available anyplace in the world. It is 54 mm shorter and weighs 12 kilos less than a daily five-pace unit and boosts gas economic system by as much as 12%. Just like the i40's six-velocity guide, the automated is a 'filled for all times' upkeep-free unit.
Every time the automobile is stopped for quite a lot of seconds, the new transmission's innovative 'Neutral Control' perform robotically shifts the transmission from 'D' to 'N', bettering gas economic system especially in metropolis driving.
RUNNING GEAR
Hyundai's chassis engineering crew were given the challenge of exploiting the strong all-new body shell construction and the brand new mannequin's lengthy wheelbase, to make sure that the new tourer's steering and trip/dealing with balance delivered a responsive drive, with premium levels of refinement to rival the established best-in-class.
A new hydraulic energy steering system was developed. The rack and pinion system is velocity-sensitive and requires simply 2.88 turns of the steering wheel from lock-to-lock, with a turning circle of 10.ninety four meters. Weighted to provide good steering feel and precise automobile management, the system gives substantial suggestions during out-of-city motoring and with low effort during parking and city driving.
Compact, lightweight MacPherson Strut suspension is employed on the front, with off-set, side-load springs to reduce friction and guarantee smooth operation for enhanced ride quality.
A multi-hyperlink, fully-independent suspension system was engineered for the rear. It features dampers and coil springs which are mounted individually to more effectively disperse enter masses and to reduce intrusion into the cabin and cargo bay.
To reduce NVH, both the entrance and rear suspension methods are mounted on a light-weight hydro-formed sub frame, with rigorously tremendous-tuned rubber bushes to help isolate the cabin and its occupants from irregularities in the road surface.
Every i40 is supplied with an all-disc braking system, backed up by ESP, ABS anti-lock, EBD brake-drive distribution and Brake Help methods as standard. For maximum stopping power, ventilated front discs and solid rear discs are fitted. Larger diameter brake discs (320 mm front and 300 mm rear) are available with 17- and 18-inch alloy wheels, standard on Style and Premium fashions respectively.
REFINEMENT
On the heart of the Hyundai i40 Tourer's class-leading refinement and its responsive dealing with is the all-new body shell. The increased use of extremely-excessive strength steel together with superior engineering has resulted in superior stiffness and very good structural effectivity that outperform rivals. The new body shell will ensure that i40 occupants are barely aware of any vibrations from the road surface or from the automotive's mechanical components.
In contrast with different European fashions, torsional rigidity is eleven% larger and flexural (bending) stiffness is 23% higher. When structural efficiency is taken into consideration, the i40's physique in white is 27% more efficient than its closest class competitor. With minimized vibrations, the i40 body shell has enabled Hyundai's improvement staff to deliver a automotive with excellent NVH.
To convey the refinement of diesel-powered i40 models as close as possible to the petrol vehicles, a new acoustic package deal has been developed. By utilizing experimental strategies comparable to Reciprocal Holography (to visualize noise reduction levels at certain frequency) and ADNA (Advanced Diagnostic Community Algorithm) to rank noise sources in the order of their identified transfer paths - the NVH performance, has been dramatically improved.
The new acoustic bundle ensures materials reminiscent of air permeable carpet, sound absorbing layers for engine-room encapsulation, and textile wheel-arch liners absorb noise sources from engine, highway, and muffler, providing a 20% improvement in interior noise ranges (on Articulation Index), and a reduction in outside engine noise when idling (in comparison with an i40 with out these options).
Like many of the characteristics and attributes of i40, the NVH bundle was created to provide a quieter and more comfortable driving environment for diesel automobiles, developed particularly with high-mileage fleet customers in mind.
SAFETY
The Hyundai i40 Tourer is supplied with the latest active and passive safety technologies to make sure maximum protection for its occupants. Active security options, fitted as normal in lots of countries, embrace ESP (Electronic Stability Programme), ABS (anti-lock braking system), HAC (Hill Help Management) to prevent roll-again when starting on an incline, VSM (Car Stability Management), Brake Assist System and Emergency Cease Signal.
Several new 'active' features are introduced with i40. As part of the ESC system and a normal function in Western Europe, VSM (Automobile Stability Management) helps the vehicle keep in a steady position by decreasing the amount of assistance if the driving force is making use of too much steering effort - and increasing help if the driver is making use of too little effort.
An ESS (Emergency Cease Sign) system ensures that trailing drivers are alerted each time the motive force has to make a sudden or abrupt cease as the rear hazard lamps mechanically flash repeatedly when the system senses forceful pressure being utilized to the brakes.
A Lane Departure Warning System (available on Premium models as as part of the Help Pack), routinely corrects steering when the automobile veers out of the lane.
To help drivers during reversing or parking manoeuvres, two lively techniques are available. A brand new rear-view parking digital camera is fitted with a one hundred thirty-degree, broad-angle lens which transmits photos to the navigation show (customary on Style and Premium).
The i40 may also be ordered with Good Parking Help System which features slicing-edge non-obligatory applied sciences that make parking simpler than ever before. The system will mechanically 'drive' the automotive into/out of parking areas (between two cars parked in single file) that are solely a hundred cm longer than the vehicle, with the driving force solely having to manage the brake and accelerator.
By way of passive security, each i40 on the road in the UK will likely be fitted with seven airbags - entrance, side, curtain and driver knee airbag available as commonplace on all models.
With its stiffer, stronger all-new body shell, Hyundai anticipates the i40 will continue the corporate's glorious safety document and attain the maximum 5-Star rating in Euro NCAP's influence evaluation program
