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Just a coupe of weeks after the first sighting of the i40 facelift, Hyundai's busy test schedule takes the same model to the track, where it undergoes even more rigorous testing, where else but the famous Nurburgring, the Green Hell. After the Korean automaker opened a test center near the track, almost all their prototypes are now tested there with the same rigor as any German car. Watch out Opel Insignia, the i40 is coming for you!
The aim of these tests is not to turn the i40 Touring into a hot model to rival the Golf GTI, but to hone the suspension and find flaws in major components. They say that track testing is 10 times harder than that undergone on the road, so if anything is going to break, it will happen at the Nurburgring.
The i40's smaller brother, the i30, was recently recalled for a flaw found by journalists in the famous "moose test". The power steering system called it quits, leaving the driver incapable of controlling the car. Worryingly, our readers have told us they experienced similar problems in the i40.
The i40 is basically a European product and it will continue to come with market-specific engines. These will most likely continue to center around the 1.7 CRDi block and its two power outputs (currently 115 PS and 136 PS). That might not sound very impressive for a car weighing roughly 1.6 tons, but the 325 Nm of torque do make a difference.
Hyundai has never reinvented the wheel, but with every model they launch, new customers discover something they like in the brand. With the i40 facelift, the focus will be both on design and added features.
The pre-facelift car was/is quite photogenic. However, a number of improvements will be made to the headlight and grille design to bring it up to date with more recent Hyundai models. Equipment will focus on three major areas: connectivity, practicality and active safety.
The i40's smaller brother, the i30, was recently recalled for a flaw found by journalists in the famous "moose test". The power steering system called it quits, leaving the driver incapable of controlling the car. Worryingly, our readers have told us they experienced similar problems in the i40.
The i40 is basically a European product and it will continue to come with market-specific engines. These will most likely continue to center around the 1.7 CRDi block and its two power outputs (currently 115 PS and 136 PS). That might not sound very impressive for a car weighing roughly 1.6 tons, but the 325 Nm of torque do make a difference.
Hyundai has never reinvented the wheel, but with every model they launch, new customers discover something they like in the brand. With the i40 facelift, the focus will be both on design and added features.
The pre-facelift car was/is quite photogenic. However, a number of improvements will be made to the headlight and grille design to bring it up to date with more recent Hyundai models. Equipment will focus on three major areas: connectivity, practicality and active safety.
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