Hyundai has released the second-generation Hyundai i20 official design renderings ahead of the model’s unveiling at the Paris Motor Show in October this year.
Designed at Hyundai’s European design centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the new i20 features the brand’s new design philosophy, called the Fluidic Sculpture 2.0.
The front of the new i20 features a new hexagonal grille and a new thin horizontal strip connecting the headlamps. At the rear, i20 features a ‘wraparound’ rear window that blends into the C-pillars, which are dark-coloured to accentuate the car’s side profile. Hyundai says it has given the car a long bonnet and sculpted body sides to create a “powerful stance”.
Inside the i20, expect a significant lift in fit and finish in the cabin, with a central infotainment screen and redesigned front fascia.
Currently, Hyundai hasn’t revealed any technical details of the i20 but it is expected to borrow much of its engine range from the current generation, meaning a 1.2-litre petrol with 84bhp and 120Nm and a 1.1-litre CRDi diesel with 74bhp and 180Nm.
Two variants of the 1.4-litre CRDi will likely be offered too, delivering 99bhp and 137Nm and 89bhp and 220Nm respectively. It’s also highly likely that Hyundai will also offer the i10’s 66bhp 1.0-litre engine. A hotter performance variant of the i20, badged under Hyundai’s N performance brand, is expected to arrive later.
The second-generation Hyundai i20 will go on the first quarter of next year.
Source: Hyundai/Autocar
