Hyundai I10
Read this interesting quote :
I believe the 4-star Euro NCAP crash test ratings is really a good selling point, for every where else except for the majority of Malaysians who are stubborn and ignorant..
Yeah, I’ve heard how MyVi fanatics bragged about their Daihatsu/Toyota counterparts scoring 4-star Euro NCAP crash test ratings, yet I still seen photos of MyVi turned turtle with both A- and B-pillar totally flatten (yeah, the MyVi looked like a slice of cheese cake you can get from Coffee Beans T&L :D). Guess where did the driver’s head goes?
BINGO! It made a hole on the tar road, being such ‘keras kepala’ he ‘was’.
Seeing that the i10’s crash test was done with the unit supplied by the Indian manufacturer, its result wouldn’t be far off from what we are getting here on our shore, unlike some manufacturers who uses ‘tin milo’ for your Viva’s body panel and … God forbids, the chassis itself.
To those who thinks that Savvy, being a 1.2 over i10’s 1.1 yet cheaper. Think again, you are compromising your life, whenever you are IN the car on the road, with 1-star less, it could make a different.
Alrighty, I started to sound like an advocate for accidents. I’ll go for the test drive tomorrow, woohoo!!
And someone reply the comment :
I cant understand the obsession with the ncap ratings.. ncap is just one of many crash ratings in the world. they are by no means an industry benchmark. a car with a 5 start ncap may not necesarilly do well in a US crash test(which is even more stringent) for example, because they all have different measurements, and criteria.
But the end of the day, would you still buy a hyundai just because its got ncap 4 star rating? There are many more criteria to look at.. would you totally ignore the possibility of poor 2nd hand price, suspect reliability and expensive spare parts?
look at the peuqeots and renaults, they all have 5 star ratings and they’re still not selling.
also.. dont forget, the european spec car probably has side airbags as well, which contributes to the 4 star rating. does the malaysian model have side airbags?
Comment again by someone :
I cant understand the obsession with the ncap ratings.. ncap is just one of many crash ratings in the world. they are by no means an industry benchmark. a car with a 5 start ncap may not necesarilly do well in a US crash test(which is even more stringent) for example, because they all have different measurements, and criteria.
But the end of the day, would you still buy a hyundai just because its got ncap 4 star rating? There are many more criteria to look at.. would you totally ignore the possibility of poor 2nd hand price, suspect reliability and expensive spare parts?
look at the peuqeots and renaults, they all have 5 star ratings and they’re still not selling.
also.. dont forget, the european spec car probably has side airbags as well, which contributes to the 4 star rating. does the malaysian model have side airbags?
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brader, inokom spareparts are not expensive lar… unless u compare with a motorbike la.
i drive a hyundai getz for 2 years already…replacement parts i mostly use inokom (local) parts since they are compatible with the korean parts. on average parts are about 10-15% more expensive than perodua. but then again i already save easily 30% more fuel than fuel guzzling myvi.
test drove the i10 already,
pros:
-overall good build quality especially the centre console looks luxurious compared to myvi’s third world quality centre console and cd player.
i really like the centre console especially the big display and lighting at night.-pick up is not bad for 66hp…easily on par with myvi 1.3A. No kidding.Test drive yourself. Only at speeds above 100kmh then really hard to go any faster.
- auto box gearchange is smooth and not jerky
-good fuel consumption (claimed) yet to be tested.
cons:
-interior is small compared to myvi…more comparable to viva.-no tachometer, no mileage calculator
-engine abit loud when revving.
-door is quite light and not solid …more like p2 cars.
Conclusion: good alternative to the boring endless sea of myvis and vivas out there.
The branch manager told me the first 100 or so units are CBU india. thereafter sime darby plans to make it CKD. So that explains why the 2 badges. They do not want to come out with different specs and the need to revise pricing again.
And this is the story about the new and recently launched Hyundai I10:
Hyundai Sime-Darby Motor has launched the new Hyundai i10 5-door hatchback in Malaysia. The i10 replaces the Atos in the Hyundai global line-up but in certain countries like India, both the Atos (Santro) and the i10 is offered, with the latter being the more premium product. In fact, the i10 we get here comes from India where both the Atos and i10 are very very popular products, instead of Korea.
All the basics that will make the new Hyundai a popular runabout are there: a small luggage space extendable via the foldable rear seats and a 4-speed automatic. It chugs along via a 1.1 liter Epsilon family engine (sadly not the new Kappa 1.2 liter) putting out 65.8 horsepower at 5,500rpm and 99.1Nm of torque at a lower than usual 2,800rpm which should allow it to feel pretty zippy around town.
Safety features include a 4-star Euro NCAP body, dual SRS airbags and anti-lock brakes. In-car entertainment is an integrated 2-DIN audio CD player with MP3 and aux input support. The interior is rather monotonous and basic with endless fields of grey but there is a slight touch of “high-end” thanks to the dash-mounted shift lever instead of it being in the conventional position between the two front seats.
So you have decent safety specs, an acceptable level of in-car entertainment, an automatic gearbox, an engine that puts out peak torque at a low-mid RPM, and a price under RM50k. This should theoretically be very popular with city dwellers, especially since its claimed to have a 17.2km per liter combined fuel economy. It’s also got nice styling, being the first Hyundai car in Malaysia with the new naming scheme and design language that debuted with the i30. But Malaysians are just too brand conscious.
The 4-speed auto model retails for RM48,888 OTR with insurance and comes with a 5-year (300,000km) warranty. It is available in five colors: alpine blue, blushing red, stone black, sleek silver and champagne gold. A 5-speed manual version (that is claimed to get 20km per liter) is also available but strangely Hyundai’s press kit does not mention its price. This story will be updated later when the price is available.
The badging on the car is a little confusing but somehow expected. It has a combination of both Inokom and Hyundai logos and badges around the car.
See the picture of Hyundai I10 and what you will say?
