BEFORE you sign on the dotted line for that Ford Mondeo estate – fine car though it may be – take a look at this, the new Hyundai i40 estate.
It’s Hyundai’s first real tilt at providing an alternative to the Mondeo, Toyota Avensis and Mazda6, and it will be launching first as an estate, pictured here, followed by the saloon later.
The Hyundai i40, a sporty and stylish estate car, has reason to take your attention.
The Hyundai i40 estate has the lowest emissions in this business car class, starting at 113g/km CO2 for the 115PS 1.7-litre diesel fitted with ISG stop-start, providing fuel economy of 65.69mpg.
That means the Hyundai i40 estate will have a benefit in kind tax company car tax banding of just 13% for the 2011/12 tax year, rising to 16% a year later when the tax bands alter in 2012.
How do you fancy a well-made, stylish estate car that rivals a Ford Mondeo for size but rewards company car drivers with only 13% company car tax? That’s what’s on offer with the class-leading new Hyundai i40 estate which goes on sale in June
To put that into perspective, this Mondeo class estate car has better CO2 emissions than a three-door low emission Vauxhall Corsa 1.3CDTI SXi 95PS ecoFLEX supermini (114g/km).
Prices for the Hyundai i40 estate have still to be announced, but Andrew Cullis, Hyundai marketing director, confirmed that the Hyundai i40 “would have the lowest P11D price in its class”.
Hyundai says its new i40 company car challenger will have more than just low CO2 and a low P11D price on its side. Hyundai plans to ensure the specification is hi-tech and comprehensive.
Among the features are smart-parking assist and lane-keeping assist systems, as well as Bluetooth with voice recognition, full map navigation with rear view camera, electric parking brake, driver and passenger warm/cool air ventilated seats, heated and reclining rear seats, and a heated steering wheel.
There will be three grades to choose from in the Hyundai i40 estate range: Active, Style, and Premium; all come with alloy wheels as standard.
