my i30 1.6L vvt from China

zhou · **May 29, 2011, 09:14:15**

i30s in China are different from the other counties,

2i30s · **Reply #1: May 29, 2011, 11:09:43**

that's weird.

the rear suspension is different to my hatch and my wife's cw. :-\ and i can only see that single pic.

Dazzler · **Reply #2: May 29, 2011, 11:15:58**

Quote from: 2i30s on May 29, 2011, 11:09:43

that's weird. the rear suspension is different to my hatch and my wife's cw. :-\ and i can only see that single pic.

I can't work out why the other pix won't come up I tried one of the other links and it works in the address bar

2i30s · **Reply #3: May 29, 2011, 11:26:15**

i wonder why his suspension is different. :-\

i wonder if his car is the same as the spy pics car.

jabber · **Reply #4: May 29, 2011, 11:52:06**

hi Zhou welcome to the club! we can see the last pic in this thread but for the first 4 pics it can only be viewed if opened in another tab.

the interior looks good ... any photos of the exterior?

Shambles · **Reply #5: May 29, 2011, 12:11:01**

Pics fixed. There's a forum issue with multiple Chinese IP addresses which I'll sort out later.

Great pics zhou

jabber · **Reply #6: May 29, 2011, 12:21:20**

Steve!

i hope he fills up with petrol soon

Shambles · **Reply #7: May 29, 2011, 12:30:35**

Quote from: Dazzler on May 29, 2011, 11:15:58

I can't work out why the other pix won't come up I tried one of the other links and it works in the address bar

The file host's IP address for 4 of the 5 pics was in our blacklist on the server. I've removed it from the list.

Good to go for more pics now zhou

2i30s · **Reply #8: May 29, 2011, 12:32:47**

Quote from: Shambles on May 29, 2011, 12:30:35

Quote from: Dazzler on May 29, 2011, 11:15:58
I can't work out why the other pix won't come up I tried one of the other links and it works in the address bar

The file host's IP address for 4 of the 5 pics was in our blacklist on the server. I've removed it from the list.

Good to go for more pics now zhou

Dazzler · **Reply #9: May 29, 2011, 12:44:40**

Quite like the light interior trim.. Strange that they are different for China

2i30s · **Reply #10: May 29, 2011, 12:51:10**

isn't there a newish, plant in china.

D-Rob · **Reply #11: May 29, 2011, 15:33:10**

Awesome! Welcome to the club!

Shambles · **Reply #12: May 29, 2011, 17:47:52**

Which one's yours?

D-Rob · **Reply #13: May 30, 2011, 02:06:10**

Quote from: Shambles on May 29, 2011, 17:47:52

Which one's yours?

The red one looks like a commercial/ professional pic, and if you look at the interior pic up top, you can see a slight reflection (of him I think??) in the blue side view mirror.

diesellover · **Reply #14: May 30, 2011, 05:30:23**

Gday zhou, interesting so see the differences between the Chinese and Korean models we have in OZ. I wonder why the changes?

By the way where abouts in china are you from, my wife comes from Beijing and it's amazing how many people we meet that live "just down the road" from her parents especially given the population.

zhou · **Reply #15: May 30, 2011, 06:58:00**

Quote from: diesellover on May 30, 2011, 05:30:23

Gday zhou, interesting so see the differences between the Chinese and Korean models we have in OZ. I wonder why the changes?

By the way where abouts in china are you from, my wife comes from Beijing and it's amazing how many people we meet that live "just down the road" from her parents especially given the population.

Hi,diesellover.

I am from beijing too. After the 29th Olympics, Beijing becomes a large international city with 30 million people and many many cars. Now traffice jam is the big problem of our city. Welcome to beijing, because it's a beautiful place with many landscapes.

Shambles · **Reply #16: May 30, 2011, 08:10:37**

Quote from: D-Rob on May 30, 2011, 02:06:10

Quote from: Shambles on May 29, 2011, 17:47:52
Which one's yours?

The red one looks like a commercial/ professional pic, and if you look at the interior pic up top, you can see a slight reflection (of him I think??) in the blue side view mirror.

Well spotted. It was confusing seeing a second set of unrelated pics... which have been returned to the showroom

2i30s · **Reply #17: May 30, 2011, 08:33:59**

i wonder how many other members cars have the up dated rear suspension.

tla · **Reply #18: May 30, 2011, 09:09:16**

Welcome to the club!

I'm also situated in Beijing, near the West Railway Station.

I previously assumed that the i30s produced in BJ had the same drive-train, brakes, and suspension as i30s manufactured elsewhere.

Apparently not. According to http://chinaautoweb.com/car-models/hyundai-i30/ the rear suspension is a torsion beam, rather than the more expensive multi-link suspension used elsewhere.

Is that your understanding?

zhou · **Reply #19: May 30, 2011, 09:17:26**

Quote from: Shambles on May 29, 2011, 17:47:52

Which one's yours?

This is my car.

bumpkin · **Reply #20: May 30, 2011, 09:31:14**

D-Rob · **Reply #21: May 30, 2011, 10:06:31**

Awesome! I've never seen "Hyundai" written in Chinese before. Definitely looks different!

zhou... I look forward to hearing more about your car!

Shambles · **Reply #22: May 30, 2011, 11:07:28**

Debadged, or should that be rebadged

Dazzler · **Reply #23: May 30, 2011, 11:09:00**

Quote from: D-Rob on May 30, 2011, 10:06:31

Awesome! I've never seen "Hyundai" written in Chinese before. Definitely looks different!

Yeah, I thought that was cool too

and I enjoyed the link to the Chinese Hyundai website as well

babis_xo · **Reply #24: May 31, 2011, 10:39:21**

Nice pics and info zhou!

Noticed a couple of minor differences on the central console. What is "ECON" stands for?

EDIT: and a major difference: Pirelli's P6000 i think it is(?)

tla · **Reply #25: June 08, 2011, 03:29:03**

I've been doing a little searching to help answer my previous question about the rear suspension used in the i30s produced in Beijing.

About 2/3rds the way down in the following link shows pictures of the rear suspensions used in the last 3 generations of the elantra.

http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/showthread.php?40832-Solid-beam-rear-suspension-WTF-HYUNDAI!!&s=63d8b0b9a109fec50f3b196125178301

The 2nd picture shows the multi-link rear suspension used in the i30s sold in most countries.

The 3rd picture is the torsion beam suspension that is used in my i30 produced in Beijing. It will be the same suspension used in the 2011+ elantras.

Supposedly, the multi-link suspension is better in terms of handling.
The advantages of the torson beam is the lower complexity (cost), and reduced space and weight.

Dazzler · **Reply #26: June 08, 2011, 10:24:51**

Thanks tla .. very interesting

accim · **Reply #27: June 30, 2011, 08:53:21**

Wow! Interesting interior. I got used to black version, but this one's definitely interesting. It looks like a totally different car.

And what's the thing with the suspension? They use cheaper version for China or what? Why?

tla · **Reply #28: June 30, 2011, 20:57:03**

For more pictures of the interior of the China version have a look at http://www.beijing-hyundai.com.cn/productshow/product_i30.aspx Google Translate and a little random clicking will help

I guess the main point of the suspension is cost cutting. I'm no suspension expert or boy-racer so I'm not the best judge, but compared to the cars I've driven before, the China i30 handles quite well. The same/similar suspension is used in the latest US/Australia Elantra, so it can't be that bad.

Dazzler · **Reply #29: June 30, 2011, 21:11:53**

Thanks for that link.. Interesting that they have gone back to a rear suspension like that in the Elantra