Hyundai 2016 i20 Active 1.0 T-GDi 100 review

We continue to thirst for anything and everything SUV asking latest Hyundai i20 launched in 2016 

Hyundai i20 Active is, as you might reasonably assume from its name, an i20 with a little twist but significantly covering 20 mm of extra ride height and some attachments cosmetics including skid plates on the front and rear wheel arches and the cladding on.

But before people are too high and mighty about Hyundai plans to charge around £ 1200 more for a car that seems only slightly modified for one of the inherited, let us a reality check. SUV and crossover market is booming - so much so, in 2015, purchased more SUVs and crossovers in Europe than any other type of car. Lust for a small, stylish crossover vehicle is voracious.

No wonder, then, that manufacturers are rushing to get the high-rise car is sold as fast as they could - Hyundai among them. With Hyundai Tucson sister to the long-rumored but still seem some way off, this i20 Active is a half-house solutions for companies launching crossover genuine rival to the likes of the Kia Soul, Renault Captur or Suzuki Vitara. It has been completely tuned for European roads, too, and, if you take the time to consider the picture above, i20 Active is actually a good example of understated breed.

Buyer what was wanted from the hatch of high-rises is still a moot point - this is, after all, a market segment that wants 4x4 looks without the ability 4x4, which tend to attract older customers who bought into the mindset of a much younger (hence the abundance of images Kite -layang surfing in marketing materials) and many more. In other words, compromises and contradictions abound.

So it is that the higher-riding i20 Active is actually stiffer than its hatchback counterpart, tweaked a bit to give it a more dynamic, attractive shades which goes some way to live up to the name. As a result, while the ride i20 Active is still firmly on the side comfortable alert, has the advantage that is sometimes affected by the most suitable, our potholes. Also not completely overcome the rigidity compromise a higher ride height, with a small but significant puddles visible under rapid changes of direction.

The engine is a good example of the three-cylinder turbocharged breed, with peak torque appears between 1500 rpm and 4000 rpm, which means you can make decent progress without having to thrash it. throttle response is decent, if not surprising, and the performance was broadly in line with the normally-aspirated 1.4 petrol which replaces, aided by a good ratio assessed in the five-speed gearbox. Three-cylinder thrum side, the improvement is very good, too. Elsewhere, i20 Active underlies all progress made by Hyundai in recent years. As in the standard i20, Active well packaged, well built and well equipped, although erring on the side achieve all of this without a big flamboyant. However, such an approach to interior Volkswagen does not do harm for many years, and it is a sign of progress that Hyundai can be discussed in terms of broadly similar.

The main problem, however, is that there is some opposition are very accomplished at this price point. Similar Kia Soul, Renault Captur or Suzuki Vitara is a very capable vehicle with certain assets that shine and provide a broader appeal. Then you should consider smaller and pricier but interesting Fiat Panda 4x4, which brings an alternate dimension to mix with pumped-up capability.

That said, we can take no issue with anyone choosing i20 Active over rivals, and if you have decided i20 is the car for you, the appeal runs until the model is easy to understand.

Hyundai i20 Active 1.0T-GDi 100PS

Location Gloucestershire; On sale now; Price £15,775; Engine 3 cyls, 998cc, turbocharged, petrol; Power 99bhp at 6000rpm; Torque 127lb ft at 1500-4000rpm; Gearbox 5-spd manual; Kerb weight na; 0-62mph 10.9sec; Top speed 109mph; Economy 58.9mpg (combined); CO2/tax band 110g/km, 17%

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