Hyundai i10 to receive new 800cc three-cylinder turbocharged engine

Watch out for the new 800cc, three-cylinder turbocharged version of the Hyundai i10 supermini that will be introduced in the first half of 2010. The new i10, which produces around 90bhp and emits less than 100g/km, is based on the Hyundai i10 Blue CNG concept that was revealed at the 2008 Geneva Show.

Likely to be named the i10 i-Blue, the production car will run on standard petrol since despite the concept car’s impressive power output of 97bhp and 65g/km emission on compressed natural gas, the demand has remained low.
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TECHGEEK - 8/7/2009 3:28:27 PM

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Is this low cost car made in India too?
Is it around the price of a Tata Nano?
I will pick it over the Nano.
Thank You.

veyron1001 - 8/7/2009 6:20:42 PM

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Is the passenger seat an optional extra? The average American is way too fat to fit in a near K-Car class vehicle.

racinghart - 8/10/2009 7:31:47 AM

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hyundaismoke - just a s a random observation with no real relevance to the thread: European and UK segmentation is slightly different. i10 would be A-Segment (so the smallest city car segment) whilst a Mini is a B-Segment or 'Supermini' vehicle. Demand for smaller cars in Europe is such that this sector is considerable and one of the few that showed signs of growth whilst virtually every other area was hit by the current economic situation. Competitors to the Hyundai i10 include the Ford Ka, Citroen C1, Peugeot 107, Toyota Aygo, Fiat Panda, Kia Picanto, VW Fox etc etc. B-Segment would then include models such as the VW Polo, Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa, Mini (although this stands out within the segment as a niche product in it's own right), Mazda 2, Hyundai i20 etc etc. BMW and Audi don't enter our market until the C-Segment (with 1-Series and A3 respectively).