Hyundai i30 Estate (08-12) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 27 January 2009
The Hyundai i30 is an excellent all-rounder and a good alternative to more mainstream European and Japanese models. The estate version builds on this with a good sized boot, but there's more to it than just load lugging. A longer wheelbase means rear passengers get extra space. It's also excellent value, particularly when you consider it comes with a five-year warranty from new. It isn't especially exciting to drive, but it feels safe and reassuring plus comes with a well built cabin. However the i30 estate makes less sense when compared to the similar Kia Ceed SW - both are built on the same platform and share components, but the Kia has far more boot space, comes with a longer warranty and is cheaper too.
3.5 out of 5

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Running costs

The i30 estate is good value, with steady depreciation, while running costs are generally low, particularly with the diesel engine. Low emission also mean low annual road tax costs, and servicing costs will also be modest.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£1,306 - £1,534 *

Diesel

£1,034 - £1,364 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

12 months/10,000 miles initially, then 12 months/12,500 miles.

Warranty

Five years/unlimited mileage.

Road tax (12 months)

£30.00 - £170.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

4 out of 5

Green credentials

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    119
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    165
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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The petrol i30 estate has emissions of 152g/km with the manual gearbox, while the diesel version manages 128g/km. These results are competitive with other models in this class but the automatic versions with their less efficient four-speed gearboxes have higher emissions.

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