The Original i30 Owners Club
GENERAL STUFF => i30 NEWS & OFFICIAL REVIEWS => Topic started by: AlanHo on March 27, 2012, 04:18:14
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Its original i30 - the first Hyundai designed in Europe for European customers, and the car which gave the company's now-current naming system its debut - has been replaced by something significantly different.
:link: (http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launch-review/hyundai-i30-2012)
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Its original i30 - the first Hyundai designed in Europe for European customers, and the car which gave the company's now-current naming system its debut - has been replaced by something significantly different.
http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launch-review/hyundai-i30-2012 (http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launch-review/hyundai-i30-2012)
Hyundai didn't make the bloody windows big enough. :confused: :Shocked:
Alan,you've had a drive of the 2012 i30,did the windows seen too small? :eek:
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It's a matter of some regret that Hyundai has put no effort into improving the i30's visibility (in fact it appears to have devised a policy of making it worse)
Poor old Hyundai. They must have got it wrong :lol:
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It's a matter of some regret that Hyundai has put no effort into improving the i30's visibility (in fact it appears to have devised a policy of making it worse)
Poor old Hyundai. They must have got it wrong :lol:
we'll see after a few months of sales who got it wrong. :winker: :mrgreen:
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Alan,you've had a drive of the 2012 i30,did the windows seen too small? :eek:
I was not aware of the windows being smaller - in fact the interior felt much more spacious and lighter than my current car.
What I did notice is that the A pillars are raked more steeply and may be thicker than the current model - the three quarter front view seems to have a slightly wider blind spot. Not big enough to hide a double decker bus - but a fast moving motorbike could be missed at an angular junction unless you are careful. Having said that - I felt the same about the focus and two holiday hire cars recently. One was a Citroen Picasso and the other a Renault Megane both of which had much bigger blind spots. The Megane had almost zero over-the-shoulder visibility with big head rests, small rear side windows a thick C pillar and a small rear window.
Don't forget that the motoring media have an agenda to protect European manufacturers from young upstarts. Almost every review has nit-picked something about the i30. It is clear that the big guys are worried - as they should be.
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Hyundai has nearly all the major car manufacturers worried,bloody good. :happydance:
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Hyundai has nearly all the major car manufacturers worried,bloody good. :happydance:
To other car manufacturers:
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/WAPOL5666/be-afraid-be-very-afraid.jpg)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/WAPOL5666/CopyofUpU2.jpg)
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is that one of your grandkids Dave? :lol: :mrgreen:
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is that one of your grandkids Dave? :lol: :mrgreen:
:lol: No
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is that one of your grandkids Dave? :lol: :mrgreen:
:lol: No
:baps:
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Alan,you've had a drive of the 2012 i30,did the windows seen too small? :eek:
See the new thread I started on this subject