Hyundai i30 Tourer practicality & boot space

• Exceptional level of standard safety kit
• Expected to receive five-star Euro NCAP safety rating
• Two Isofix points on outer rear seats

Despite not being officially tested by car safety body Euro NCAP, Hyundai i30 Tourer safety is expected to be exceptional. The i30 hatchback was given a five-star safety rating by Euro NCAP in 2017, and thus the Tourer is expected to follow suit.

Furthermore, it boasts standard safety equipment on all models such as lane-departure warning, a forward collision warning system, autonomous emergency braking and hill-start assist.

Moving up the trim levels will also bag you extra kit in the form of LED headlights, blindspot monitoring, front and rear parking sensors and an electronic parking brake.

• Reasonable overall cabin space
• Taller passengers may find knee room tight, however
• Capacious boot not far off the best in class

There’s a competitive amount of passenger space in the i30 Tourer, although taller front-seat passengers are likely to feel a touch short on legroom. Sit them in the rear and it’ll be much the same story with headroom also feeling tight.

However, children or average-height adults should be able to sit fairly comfortably in both rows, while also enjoying myriad capacious storage options too. 

Despite the extra length at the rear, the i30 Tourer doesn’t feel all that big to drive and as a result should be easy to park and manoeuvre in and around town. The steering is direct and well-weighted, but lightens up nicely at low speeds making it easy to spin the wheel.

Rear parking sensors and a rear-view camera are standard fit on SE trim upwards, with front sensors included on Premium and Premium SE specs.

One of the i30 Tourer’s strongest areas, the boot space on offer is both generous and easily accessible with a low loading lip, a wide opening and rear seats the fold down almost flat.

Luggage capacity with the rear seats in place is an impressive 602 litres, even if it does lag slightly behind the Volkswagen Golf Estate, Skoda Octavia Estate and Peugeot 308 SW.

Fold the rear seats down, however, (60:40 split), and boot space increases to 1,650 litres – enough to better the Golf and rivals such as the Ford Focus Estate and Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer.