Australian fleets adopting Hyundai i30 diesels
Australia remains the home of big old rear wheel drive cars like the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon. However, that is starting to change as people seek to address climate change and rising fuel prices. One example is fleets that are migrating to smaller, more efficient vehicles. Two examples are the University of Southern Queensland and Aurora Energy, both of which have recently purchased new Hyundai i30 CRDis. The cars, sold in the U.S. as the Elantra Touring, are powered by a 114 hp 1.6-liter diesel engine that gets 50 mpg (U.S.) combined. The 2.0-liter gas engine is only rated at 32.6 mpg in Australia (26 mpg according to the EPA here in the U.S.). So far, only a handful of the i30s have been put into those fleets, but drivers are reportedly pleased with the performance and more are likely to follow.
[Source: The Auto Channel]
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jharlan 6:00PM (4/08/2009)
If it hits the showroom here with the diesel, I'll buy it, with the petrol engine, it's just another econobox that is not that economical.
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KK 1:35AM (4/09/2009)
It's already listed in the Hyundai USA site. The only engine option in the US is the 2.0 liter gasoline engine. It's already listed on the EPA site too - 23 mpg city, 30 mpg hwy. Which is not horrible - slightly worse than the Nissan Versa, but better than the Toyota Matrix.
But if you go to the Elantra Touring web page it asks you if you "love driving" or "driving is just transportation." If you click on the latter, it informs you that this car is not for you. Oh well, at least they're honest about it...
Mirko 4:34AM (4/09/2009)
The Elantra Touring is not the standard i30 in the picture, itis the "i30 CW" station wagon, which is a bit longer.
The i30 is a good car though. (My mother has one)
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pujafrezel 7:09PM (11/10/2009)
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