And, apart from being absolutely loaded with standard features, there’s a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, which is two years more than the majority of brands manage to offer. The wagon is not at all boomy like the wagons you might have ridden around in as a kid. Less might have been more when it comes to styling, but the sedan and even the wagon are extremely quiet and refined, with low noise and vibration levels. To me, the i40 – and Hyundai’s current design generally, which is called, unfortunately, fluidic sculpture – tries about 50 per cent too hard to look elegant and upmarket, and there are some slightly unfortunate curves in the rear of the wagon. An auto is optional on the Active, but Elites and Premiums are automatic-only.
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If you want a manual transmission, you’ll be stuck with a base-model Active i40. Top-spec i40 Premium adds 18-inch alloys, privacy glass, a panoramic glass roof and a reversing camera. The i40 Elite steps up from 16 to 17-inch alloys, adds a smart key, auto wipers and parking sensors at both ends. And the mechanical underpinnings are standard across the range.Īll three models get Bluetooth, daytime running lamps, nine airbags, five-star crashworthiness, and steering wheel-mounted buttons for phone and audio. You get more fruit as you step up but even the base-model ‘Active’ is very well equipped. Three model grades are available: Active, Elite and Premium. The wagon is about $2500 more than the sedan. Prices kick off at around $30,000 driveaway for the base-model petrol manual … at least they do when there’s a sale on, but you can spend up to about $50,000 driveaway for the ‘works burger’ of i40s. The i40 kicked off as a station wagon – Hyundai callis it a ‘tourer’ – but it’s since been joined by a very sleek sedan version.
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The i40 is better to drive than a Toyota Camry or a Honda Accord Euro, but not quite as sharp as a Mazda6, and it’s a little less compelling overall than a Kia Optima. The i40 is excellent value for the money – but it’s not exactly a cheap car. The Hyundai i40 is perhaps the best new Hyundai yet – a great blend of standard features and solid driving dynamics.