Hyundai i40 Hyundai Sedan 2012 will aid the European Invasion

BARCELONA - Hyundai has launched the Hyundai i40 Sedan 2012 at the Barcelona Motor Show 2011, today (12 / 5).

Hyundai i40 Hyundai Sedan is the last car in the segment-D. Earlier Hyundai i40 Hyundai Tourer launched at the Geneva Motor Show 2011.
Sedan with a length of 4.74 meters will be available at Hyundai showrooms across Europe in Q4 2011.

"The launch of i40 Sedan describe the next steps of the i140 introduction into the European market, following a very good reception i40 tourer. They share a quality, fuel efficiency, and convenience, "said Allan Rushforth, Senior Vice President & COO of Hyundai Motor Europe.

"We have an ambitious but achievable targets for the i40 range. We expect to sell 60,000 units a year. The launch of i40 will help us achieve the market share of 3% at the end of 2011, "added Allan Rushforth.

i40 Sedan embrace design 'fluidic sculpture' (sculptural flow) - was first introduced on Hyundai's concept car ix-onic at the Geneva Motor Show 2009. And fluidic sculpture will inspire new cars Hyundai, ix35, ix20 and Veloster.

"We use strong lines and the flow from front to rear to get the i40 looks different," said Thomas Bürkle, Chief Designer at Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre. "Hyundai wanted to eliminate the 3-box saloon character. How to carve a low roof and long, so make the i40 as a coupe. "

i40 Sedan offers a long wheelbase of 2.77 meters. Head room front (1025 mm), shoulder room (1455 mm), and leg room (1170 mm) claimed to be the largest in its class.

Hyundai Europe will offer each 2 diesel engines (1.7 liter 115 hp and 136 hp) and petrol (177 hp 2.0 liter Nu and Gamma 1.6-liter 135 hp).
1.7-liter diesel engine (135 hp) is expected to sell 65% of the total sales of i40.

Machine 'Nu' 4-cylinder, 2.0 liter, GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection). It was seeing i40 Sedan 6-speed manual transmission with acceleration 0-100 in 9.7 seconds kpj, CO2 emissions 159 g / km and fuel consumption of 14.7 MPA.

Hyundai promises to immerse Intelligent technologies Stop & Go (ISG) - included in the Eco-Drive Blue ™ program from Hyundai. ISG applied to the 1.7 liter diesel and 1.6-liter GDI.