Hyundai i10

Hyundai i10 Description :

All the variants boast of dual tone beige interiors. The ample dimensions of Hyundai i10 - 3565 *1595*1550mm (L*W*H) with the wheelbase of 2380 mm gives it the additional stability and added cabin space. The cabin is well insulated from the engine noise. Hyundai i10 comes with front and rear door full size arm rest, rear parcel tray and seat back pocket in magna and magna option pack. Hyundai i10 is equipped with front power windows and air conditioner with heater in all variants. Rear wiper, rear power windows and defogger only in i10 magna family. While the key-less entry is offered only in Hyundai i10 magna option pack. Uniform door space and controls for all the occupants. The sharp MDPS (Motor Driven Power Steering) and the suspension set-up provide everything for you to drive in the traffic with ease. 165mm ground clearance for this city car. The Hyundai i10 offers top-end safety features like Anti-lock Braking system (ABS), seat belts with pretensioner, and dual airbags for the driver and the front passenger, auto-unlocking doors which automatically unlock on sensing an impact and a high-mounted rear stop lamp.

Hyundai i10 Models

Mileage, Average and Fuel Economy

Hyundai i10 is available with two different powered engines so that the mileage they offer also differs. As we already mentioned that Hyundai i10 is available with nine variants out of which its two variants (D-lite and Era) are equipped with 1.1L, 1086cc, IRDE (Intelligent Responsive Drive Engine) petrol engine that offers good engine performance with good fuel efficiency. These two variants of Hyundai i10 gives mileage around 12kmpl in city while 16kmpl on highway.

On the other hand, its five variants (Magna, Sportz, Asta and Asta W Sunroof) are powered by the new 1.2L, 1197 Kappa petrol engine with five speed manual transmission gearbox. This engine is well known for delivering high engine performance with increased fuel efficiency. These variants of Hyundai i10 which is powered by the Kappa engine provides mileage 15.4kmpl in urban areas while on highway it gives 19.2kmpl. And the rest two variants (Magna AT and Asta AT) of Hyundai i10 that is also equipped with the same capacity of Kappa engine but comes with the automatic transmission gearbox, giving mileage around 13.4kmpl in city and 17.2kmpl on highway.

Power

Hyundai i10 is available with two different capacity engine and with nine variants. Its two variants are powered by the 1.1L, 1086cc, IRDE petrol engine is able to produce the maximum power of 66.7PS at 5500rpm and maximum torque of 10.1kgm at 2500rpm. This IRDE petrol engine delivers high performance and offers good acceleration so that the car never vibrates even after the crossing the mark of 100kmph. The rest seven variants of Hyundai i10 are powered by its popular 1.2L, 1197cc, Kappa engine produces the 80PS of maximum power at 5200rpm and 11.4kgm of maximum torque at 4000rpm. This Kappa engine is well known for offering high engine performance with better fuel efficiency.

Colors

Hyundai i10 is available in ten vibrant colors that are Electric Red, Virtual Yellow, Oyster Grey, Stone Black, Crystal White, Deep Ocean Blue, Champagne Gold, Blushing Red, Sleek Silver, Alpine Blue.

Acceleration and Pick Up

Two variants (D-lite and Era) of Hyundai i10 are equipped with 1.1L, 1086cc, IRDE (Intelligent Responsive Drive Engine) petrol engine with manual transmission gearbox. This engine produces 66.7PS of maximum power at 5500rpm and maximum torque of 10.1kgm at 2500rpm. This IRDE engine of Hyundai i10 delivers high engine performance with good acceleration and makes this car able to cross the mark of 100kmph in just 15.55 seconds and to touch the top speed mark of 149kmph.

The other for variants (Magna, Sportz, Asta and Asta W Sunroof) of Hyundai i10 are powered by the new 1.2L, 1197 Kappa petrol engine with five speed manual transmission gearbox. This engine is more powerful in comparison to IRDE engine hence the acceleration of these variants are also good enabling them to cross the 100kmph mark in just 13.02 seconds and can achieve the top speed mark of 151kmph.

The rest three variants (Magna AT, Sportz AT Asta AT) of Hyundai i10 that are also powered by the Kappa engine but comes with automatic transmission gearbox offers bit lower acceleration. These two variants can touch the 100kmph mark in 16.27 seconds and can achieve top speed mark of 144kmph.

Hyundai i10 Exteriors

Exterior Appearance

The Hyundai i10 is equipped with nice clear headlamps which stretch towards the rear of the front end – can be called as the best look and confrontationally the i10 looks reasonably daunting. The grille section is done in chrome and adds a finish of good looks. The back, in unadorned and undemanding words, is boring. The tempting facades just fall short to get goes together by with the rear. The tail-gate has utterly zilch to show off about on the appearance of front and even with the huge tail-lamps trying firm to add flash; the rear is basic and mind-numbing. The little tyres drop short to inhabit the wheel archway fine which offer the Hyundai i10 an under-tyred look. The conservatively placed boot-release lever appears fashionable though. In addition, class use of black plastic moulding upfront, on the sides and at the rear makes for a pleasurable spectacle for the eyes. At the rear of Hyundai i10 is inappropriate when you think of its anterior plea. Generally the car looks fresh and appealing.

Exterior Measurements

Hyundai i10 is a five seater premium hatchback model with a spacious passenger room. The exterior dimensions of Hyundai i10 are - its length is 3,565mm, width is 1,595mm, height 1,550mm and its wheelbase is 2,380mm with the ground clearance of 165mm and minimum turning radius of 4.75 meters.

Hyundai i10 Interiors

Interior Appearance

Hyundai i10 a superb looking car both from inside as well as outside, Say you have bought a small-car. The Hyundai i10, enhanced and got worn to that 'blushed-look' of yours and smooth talk that would be spray upon, since the interior of i10 is damn side good-looking evaluate to any other small-car doing the encircling. The two-tone color intend lends an air of fortune connected with cars superior in the ladder of automotive divisions and the plastics and knobs have a fastidious sense to them as well. One thing that stands out as a single characteristic is the placement of the gear-shift lever which is housed on the centre console.

Interior Comfort

This sets free a high-quality of space on the floor which has been exploiting stylishly by bestows it with useful storage spaces and cup holders. There are enough spaces to carry things arraying from your wallet or cell phone to bottles of a litre capacity. The luggage space too is polite but the deep loading-lip can be a cause of distress while loading/unloading baggage. On the placate phase too, the Hyundai i10 gears up full marks. Sound, not quite the front seats are fashioned in a way to proffer you the premium hold in all the exact places. The head-restraints are not a poles apart unit as perceived in other cars and are a conservation of the chairs. I missed a dead-pedal at the side of the clutch though. The rear bench is satisfactorily solid and panders to you with first-class reassure and comfort levels. The legroom was a wee bit more. Good lumber support both at the front and rear makes it a good car to cover miles.

The gadget board of Hyundai i10 is also quite wide-ranging and is conquered by a huge, white-faced Speedo that dwells in the place of smugness while a tacho, fuel and temperature gauge praises it on each side. The customary range of warning lights for various functions like seatbelt, oil levels, battery, power steering etc are all present there presently to presage you when something begins to go wrong.  The air conditioner on the car is outstanding so does the upholstery, the dash is ready with an in built mp3 facilitated player too.

Interior Measurements

Hyundai i10 is an ultra spacious premium hatchback model that has the seating capacity of five passengers. Hyundai 10 offers generous headroom of 990mm (Front) and 940mm (Rear) with the front legroom of 1190mm (max.) and 1115mm (min) with the rear knee room of 819mm (max.) and 640mm (min.) and with the shoulder room of 1225mm. The boot capacity of this hatchback car is 225 ltrs.

Engine Capacity and Performance

Hyundai i10 is available with two engine options - its two variants are equipped with a 1.1L, 1086 cc, IRDE engine ensuring high engine performance. Its 1086cc engine capable to produces 66.6 PS power and torque of 10.1 k-gm. There are few more improvements in this new IRDE engine. And the rest of variants comes with the newer generation 1.2L, 1197cc, kappa engine that offers high engine performance with better fuel efficiency - it produces 80PS power and 11.4 k-gm torque. The overall performance of this new Kappa engine is very well and providing excellent and instant pick up with power.

Wheels

As for the wheels, Hyundai i10 is available with 14 inch, 5.0Jx14 fully covered steel wheels adds more style in its exterior looks. Hyundai i10 is packed with puncture resistant tube less tyres with the tyre size of 155/80 R13.

Braking and Handling

The suspension on the Hyundai i10 is Indian customised and takes up odd potholes and bumps easily, but after all this the ride quality remains unchanged.  Perhaps, Hyundai i10 loves to go around the corners, which means you would not be missing the fun. Talking about the handling and steering of then Hyundai i10, the steering wheel is good to hold too! Enthusiastic driving though will have you under steer heavily and those skinny tubeless tyres will howl for mercy but the disc/drum combination is that – they are powerful. Deceleration runs saw us coming to a halt from 100kmph in 4.1 seconds covering 56 meters in the process. And this, for a car not outfitted with ABS is quite neat and the car pulled in a maximum of 0.85G in the process. Brakes bid first-class bite and experience but the ABS version has paramount braking.

Handling and Safety

Hyundai i10 has disc brakes in its front wheel and drum in rear wheel with ABS (Antilock Brake System), in pressure braking situations the brakes perform well and looks planted. Hyundai i10 comes with lots of safety features that ensures that driver and passengers are safe in it. The active safety features that are available with Hyundai i10 includes Dual Front Airbags that provides cushioning in case of front collisions, its flexible membrane or envelopes cover the passengers and thus provide safety in case of collision, ABS (Antilock Brake System) that prevents wheel lock-up during sudden braking condition or braking at wet or slippery road thus it prevents skidding while retaining car stability and steeribility. Front Disc Brakes increases the braking efficiency and de-accelerate the car sooner. The other passive safety features that are available with Hyundai i10 includes Front Seat Belts with Pretensioner, Seat Belt Warning Lamp, Door Open Warning Lamp, ABS Warning Lamp, Seat Belt Reminder, Clear Lens Fog Lamps, Rear Combination Lamps, Tubeless Tyres, Engine Immobilizer, Child Locks and Central Locking.

Stereo and Accessories

Five variants (Sportz, Sportz AT, Asta, Asta w Sun Roof, and Asta AT) of Hyundai i10 comes with an advanced CD/MP3 compatible music system with FM and with Speakers providing best in class entertainment.
 
Hyundai i10 is packed with powerful refined rotary type Air Conditioner that keeps passenger cool even during the hot summer season.

Hyundai i10 Pros :

More spacious, Stylish, Seating position is high compare to Santro, Eye catching interior.

Hyundai i10 Cons :

Very Costly, Engine is not much smooth.