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GENERAL STUFF => i30 NEWS & OFFICIAL REVIEWS => Topic started by: victoryi30 on December 02, 2008, 23:42:22

Title: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: victoryi30 on December 02, 2008, 23:42:22: We all knew that it was the best mid-sized car in Australia, but now it looks as though the motoring clubs now agree with us. The petrol SX picked up the top gong in Australia's Best Car Awards, mainly due to its cheaper purchase price compared to the diesel (which came second). It blitzed the field beating the Civic by almost 50 points.

Great news for Hyundai and truly well deserved!

http://www.australiasbestcars.com.au/2008/mid_under.htm
Title: Re: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: EymaTeapot on December 03, 2008, 00:31:27: That is a fantastic result :biggrin: :biggrin:
That will help Hyundai sell more of these little beauties.
Title: Re: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: Pip on December 03, 2008, 01:16:07: And it came a very close second last year to Honda Civic. Didn't even get a mention in drive recently though :exclaim:
http://www.drive.com.au/Drive-Car-Of-The-Year-2008
Title: Re: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: bikejockey on December 03, 2008, 01:28:14: Good result. When did the engine get an uplift to 2.5 ltr? :biggrin:

Wonder why they didn't review the SLX. Still under $28,000 and 5-star ANCAP...
Title: Re: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: GURKHA17 on December 03, 2008, 01:57:53: Holden viva
security-1 :eek:
Title: Re: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: GURKHA17 on December 03, 2008, 02:07:01: Hyundai iMax won the Best People Mover category. gr8 job:)
Title: Re: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: Dazzler on December 03, 2008, 10:21:24: Quote from: bikejockey on December 03, 2008, 01:28:14
Good result. When did the engine get an uplift to 2.5 ltr? :biggrin:

Wonder why they didn't review the SLX. Still under $28,000 and 5-star ANCAP...

Yeah, I saw that too :eek: Pretty bad blunder... :rolleyes:

It's all a bit weird.. They put our Tiida in small cars (it's at least as big as the i30) and caned its fuel economy (which is excellent) and its value for money (they are cheap for what you get...) :twisted:
Title: Re: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: EymaTeapot on December 03, 2008, 10:30:33: My guess is that they put the sx up as being cheaper, it would score higher for price and for running costs as they factor in repayments. This would mean it would probable score higher in two areas rather than just one (Safety) if they had put the SLX up for the award. Just a thought.
Title: Re: Hyundai i30 wins Australia’s best mid-sized car under $28,000!
Post by: Rubix on December 03, 2008, 12:58:51: more and more I suspect whether there is a lack of bias in these "competitions". The judges obviously have their favourites, when you see certain comments about certain aspects of the cars - eg on the Drive review:

"It’s not perfect, though. Stability control and curtain airbags, which protect the head in a side-on crash, are still an option, while the Mazda gets a four-star crash rating, compared with five stars for the Ford and Peugeot.

On the road, the cabin is not the quietest, but the Mazda makes up for that with an impressive balance between comfort and sporty handling. The engine is strong, if a little thirsty, while the cabin refuses to date."

I'm pretty sure the i30 scores better on all these matrices? Good economy, quiet cabin, good comfort, good foot space in the back, sporty handling with ESP, same Ancap on the SX, improved on SLX... These comps look more like paid advertising. "We give you a free car to run into the ground, give us a review in your competition" type thing.