The first rendering of the new generation of Hyundai i30, which will be unveiled at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show to be held in September 2011, confirms the will of the House to pursue a continuing program of renovation and expansion of its range - in particular the Italian and European market. Conceived, designed and developed at the headquarters in Rüsselsheim (Gemany) Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre, the new "class," Hyundai shows further evolution of the design language of "Fluid Sculpture", inaugurated by the concept car presented at ix-onic Geneva Motor Show 2009.
Inspired by nature and modern architecture, this design is characterized by fascinating and emotional lines. In the first official image of the new i30 is highlighted as "the fusion of elegant design and functional requirements of a" compact "segment C, with a touch of sporty dynamics," explains Thomas Buerkle, chief designer of Hyundai Motor Europe .
"The original headlight cluster gives it personality, elegance and quality at the front, referring specifically to recent i40 wagon" adds Buerkle. In addition, the adoption of the hexagonal grid front, "makes explicit the" family feeling "of the new generation of Hyundai i30 with the most modern distributed on the mainland market."
The Italian customer has already proven to appreciate the new design, Hyundai, giving a significant commercial success at the first C-ix35 SUV and then also to the B-ix20 SUV, which just has excelled in July 2011 in Italy at the absolute level (1348 copies ) between the compact MPV segment B.
"We expect this new generation of i30 can play a significant role in developing our brand in Italy and in Europe - said Allan Rushforth, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hyundai Motor Europe. "In fact, since 2007 i30 name has become synonymous with a car of quality, reliable and environmentally friendly. With this new model, we expect that these values can also be associated with emotion and elegance of design ".
