Hyundai i40


The Hyundai i40 is a large family car designed primarily for the European market by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai. Sharing its platform with the United States-marketed Hyundai Sonata, the i40 sedan was unveiled at the 2011 Barcelona Motor Show.
In some markets, the Sonata remains on sale as a separate model, such as the United States, where the i40 is unavailable. The estate/wagon variant of the i40 was released in Europe and South Korea in September 2011, followed by the sedan variant in January 2012, and it is also sold in Australia and New Zealand.
For Malaysia, Hyundai launched the i40 at the 2013 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show, in both sedan and tourer specifications. It is placed above the Hyundai Sonata. The engine is the two litre GDI motor which is linked to a paddle shifted six speed automatic gearbox.
Due to slowing sales of mid-sized cars worldwide, the i40 was discontinued in markets such as Australia and New Zealand in early 2019, leaving the Sonata to cater for the segment. The i40 is also set to be discontinued in the United Kingdom as of September 2019.

Design

The car was designed at Hyundai's European R&D facilities in Rüsselsheim, Germany. It is manufactured at the Ulsan plant in South Korea.
The i40 is described as featuring Hyundai's 'fluidic sculpture' design language, and was launched in Europe initially as an estate/wagon with a saloon was due in 2011. The boot space is 553 litres, increasing to 1,719 litres with the rear seats folded down.

Engines

Depending on market, up to three engines are available from a total of four, a 1.7 L diesel in two states of tune and three petrol units 1.6 L and 2.0 L GDI MPi petrol units. A 'BlueDrive' option includes Intelligent Stop & Go start-stop system and 16 inch rolling resistance tyres, resulting in a reduced CO2 of 113g/km for the diesel.

Transmissions

Safety

test results for a LHD, five door hatchback variant on a registration from 2011:
TestScorePoints
Overall:97
Adult occupant:92%33
Child occupant:86%42
Pedestrian:43%16
Safety assist:86%6

Marketing

Hyundai Motor supplied the i40 estate for use in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Awards

The Hyundai i40 won the 2011 Eurocarbody Golden Award.