Hyundai i800 Estate (2008 - 2019) boot space, practicality and safety

The i800 comes with driver and front passenger airbags and three-point seatbelts for all eight passengers as standard, but there are no side or curtain airbags for rear passengers. However the rear sliding doors are fitted with child locks and the middle row of seats have Isofix child seat mountings.

The i800 carries eight passengers in comfort and its huge boot can swallow their luggage too. It boasts an enormous 851 litres of load space and that’s without having to remove or fold down the rear seats. Access is made easy by the large tailgate – although in tight spaces or multi-storey car parks this can be awkward to open. The rear seats aren’t as clever or as versatile as those in the Chrysler Grand Voyager but both rows split and fold 60/40 and recline, while the centre seats can be slid forwards and back.

Storage is adequate but the Hyundai could do with more cubbyholes and bins in the back while upfront it’s a surprise that there’s no central stowage bin between the two seats.