Hyundai i30

Generations as buying windows, not a family tree

The model is counted as 8 generations in the data. They are shopping periods with different bodies, not eight full redesigns. Use each English name once:

The model is counted as 8 generations in the data. They are shopping periods with different bodies, not eight full redesigns. Use each English name once:

• 3 generation, restyling — 2018–2020, Hatchback 5-door. Field count 16 versions; 12 are listed below. Tank 50 L, clearance 140 mm, Euro 6 on the listed petrol and diesel rows.
• 3 generation — 2017–2019, Estate 5-door. Field count 28; 12 listed. Same 50 L tank. Clearance is 140 mm on most listed rows and 135 mm on three twins (1.0 MT 120 hp, 1.4 MT 140 hp, 1.6 MT 110 hp Diesel).
• 2 generation, restyling — 2015–2017, Hatchback 5-door. Field count 34; 12 listed. Tank 53 L. This is the window with the 186 hp 1.6 MT and the 3.6 L/100 km diesels.
• 2 generation — 2011–2016, Hatchback 3-door. Field count 23; 12 listed. Tank 53 L. The only 3-door body in this extract.
• 1 generation, restyling — 2010–2012, Estate 5-door. Field count 18; 12 listed. Tank 53 L. Clearance spans 135–160 mm. This is where 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT Gasoline 143 hp appear.
• 1 generation — 2007–2010, Estate 5-door. Field count 19; 12 listed. Tank 53 L. Includes the 2.0 MT Diesel 140 hp / 304 Nm.
• 3 generation, restyling 2 — from 2020, Hatchback 5-door. 4 versions listed, all Gasoline Turbo, Euro 6. Tank not measured. This is the only listed window with 1.5 MT / 1.5 DCT 160 hp.
• 3 generation, restyling 3 — from 2024, Hatchback 5-door. 0 versions listed; every spec for this window is not measured.

Drive is FWD on every listed version. Front brakes on the listed third-generation hatch rows are Ventilated disc; rear are labelled Disc. Front and rear suspension on those rows: Independent, spring.

Engines and specs

Same catalogue names must stay exact. Two rows with the same name are different cars when horsepower (or kerb, or 0–100) differs.

Power per litre (hp ÷ litres) on the headline petrols: 1.0 MT 120 hp / 0.998 L ≈ 120.2 hp/L; 1.4 MT 140 hp / 1.353 L ≈ 103.5 hp/L; 1.5 MT 160 hp / 1.482 L ≈ 108.0 hp/L; 1.6 MT 186 hp / 1.591 L ≈ 116.9 hp/L; naturally aspirated 1.4 MT 100 hp / 1.368 L ≈ 73.1 hp/L. The three-cylinder Turbo 1.0 MT is the densest listed petrol; the naturally aspirated 1.4 MT 100 hp is the least dense among those petrols.

Performance and economy

0–100 and top speed. Fastest listed: 2 generation, restyling 1.6 MT 186 hp — 8.0 s, 219 km/h. Next petrol in the later hatch line: 3 generation, restyling 2 1.5 MT 160 hp — 8.4 s, 210 km/h; the matching 1.5 DCT is 8.6 s, same 210 km/h (the Robotic 7 costs 0.2 s). In 3 generation, restyling, the quicker 1.4 MT 140 hp is 8.9 s / 210 km/h; the heavier twin of the same name is 9.1 s / 208 km/h. 1.4 T-GDI 140 hp is 9.2 s / 205 km/h; 1.4 DCT 140 hp is 9.4 s / 203 km/h. Slowest measured hatch petrol in that restyling: 1.4 MT 100 hp at 12.6 s / 183 km/h, with a heavier twin at 12.9 s / 181 km/h. 1 generation 1.6 MT Diesel 90 hp is 14.9 s / 172 km/h on one row; a second 1.6 MT 90 hp Diesel has 0–100 and top speed not measured.

Manual versus Robotic on the same engine (3 generation, restyling). 1.6 MT Diesel 115 hp: 11.0 s, mixed 4.3, CO2 112. 1.6 DCT Diesel 115 hp: 10.9 s (0.1 s quicker), mixed 4.1 (0.2 L/100 km less), CO2 107 (5 g/km less), kerb 1418 kg versus 1388 kg (+30 kg). 1.6 MT Diesel 136 hp: 10.2 s, 280 Nm. 1.6 DCT Diesel 136 hp: 9.9 s (0.3 s quicker) and 320 Nm (+40 Nm). The extra torque is on the Robotic row only.

mpg / L/100 km. Lowest measured mixed: 3.6 on 2 generation, restyling 1.6 MT Diesel 110 hp and 1.6 MT Diesel 136 hp (city 4.7 / 4.9 not both 4.7: 110 hp city 4.7, highway 4.1 wait listed city 4.7 hw 4.1 mix 3.6 for 110; 136 same mix 3.6, city 4.7 in that dump — both city 4.7 hw 4.1 mix 3.6, CO2 94). Highest measured mixed petrol in 2 generation, restyling: 7.3 on 1.6 MT 186 hp. 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT mixed is not measured. 3 generation, restyling 2 1.5 MT and 1.5 DCT city, highway and mixed are not measured. 1 generation 1.6 AT Diesel 116 hp consumption is not measured on the 13.4 s row.

CO2 and eco class. Lowest measured CO2 in this extract: 94 g/km (2 generation, restyling those two 1.6 MT diesels). 3 generation, restyling diesel band is 107–116 g/km. Petrol 1.4 MT 100 hp there is 143 g/km. Eco class is Euro 6 on listed 3 generation, restyling and 3 generation, restyling 2 rows; Euro 4 or Euro 5 or not measured on many second- and first-generation rows.

Dimensions and weight

Tank: 50 L on listed 3 generation and 3 generation, restyling rows; 53 L on listed first- and second-generation rows; not measured on 3 generation, restyling 2. Ground clearance: 140 mm on listed third-generation hatches; 135 or 140 mm on 3 generation estate twins; 140 or 150 mm on 2 generation, restyling; 150 mm on listed 2 generation 3-door rows; 135–160 mm on 1 generation, restyling; 150 mm on listed 1 generation.

Kerb weight spread among measured rows: 1179 kg (2 generation, restyling three 1.6 MT petrols) up to 1456 kg (3 generation, restyling 2 1.5 DCT). 1 generation, restyling 1.6 AT Diesel 116 hp (the 12.3 s row) has kerb and gross not measured. Gross on 3 generation, restyling diesels: 1880 kg (Manual 115/136 hp) and 1910 kg (DCT). Wheels on most third-generation hatches: 195/65 R15, 205/55 R16, 225/45 R17; 1.4 T-GDI lists 205/55 R16 and 225/45 R17 only. 2 generation, restyling 1.6 MT 120/135/186 hp also list 225/40 R18. Several first-generation rows have wheels not measured.

Weight per horsepower (kerb ÷ hp), selected: 2 generation, restyling 1.6 MT 186 hp = 1179/186 ≈ 6.3 kg/hp (lightest per hp here). 3 generation, restyling 2 1.5 MT 160 hp = 1435/160 ≈ 9.0 kg/hp. 3 generation, restyling lighter 1.4 MT 140 hp = 1310/140 ≈ 9.4 kg/hp. 1.0 MT 120 hp 1281 kg ≈ 10.7 kg/hp; the 2020 1.0 MT 1387 kg ≈ 11.6 kg/hp — +106 kg for the same 120 hp. 1.4 MT 100 hp 1246 kg ≈ 12.5 kg/hp. 1.6 DCT Diesel 115 hp 1418/115 ≈ 12.3 kg/hp.

Which version to choose

If you want the newest listed petrol with the shortest 0–100 in the third-generation hatches: 3 generation, restyling 2 1.5 MT. It is 160 hp and 253 Nm from 1482 cc, 8.4 s, 210 km/h, kerb 1435 kg. Versus 3 generation, restyling 1.4 MT 140 hp (8.9 s, 1310 kg, mixed 5.9): you gain 20 hp and 0.5 s, and you add 125 kg. Mixed consumption for the 1.5 MT is not measured, so economy cannot be claimed for it. 1.5 DCT is the same power and the same 210 km/h, +21 kg, +0.2 s.

If you want the strongest listed petrol of the whole table: 2 generation, restyling 1.6 MT 186 hp. Versus the 1.5 MT 160 hp: +26 hp, +12 Nm (265 vs 253), 0.4 s quicker (8.0 vs 8.4), +9 km/h (219 vs 210), and 256 kg lighter (1179 vs 1435). Mixed 7.3 L/100 km is the thirstiest measured petrol in that restyling. Eco class for this row is not measured.

If you want three-cylinder Turbo economy in a current hatch: 3 generation, restyling 2 1.0 MT or 1.0 DCT, both 120 hp / 172 Nm. Both do 11.2 s and 196 km/h. The DCT mixed 5.2 versus MT mixed 5.5 (0.3 L/100 km less); city 6.0 versus 6.5. DCT kerb 1417 kg versus 1387 kg (+30 kg). Tank and CO2 not measured on both. Compared with 3 generation, restyling 1.0 MT 120 hp at 1281 kg / 11.1 s / 190 km/h / mixed 5.5 / CO2 126 / tank 50 L: the later 1.0 MT is 106 kg heavier, 0.1 s slower, 6 km/h faster at the top, same mixed 5.5, and loses the measured tank and CO2.

If you want the cheapest-to-run measured diesel (by mixed L/100 km and CO2): 2 generation, restyling 1.6 MT 110 hp or 1.6 MT 136 hp, mixed 3.6, CO2 94. The 136 hp row is 10.2 s / 197 km/h versus 11.1 s / 190 km/h on the 110 hp — 0.9 s and 7 km/h for +26 hp, same 280 Nm, same 1282 kg. 1.6 DCT 110 hp in that restyling is slower (11.8 s), thirstier (mixed 4.2), and 109 g/km CO2: the Robotic 7 does not win that comparison.

If you want a Euro 6 diesel hatch from 2018–2020: pick 3 generation, restyling. For lowest CO2 there, 1.6 DCT 115 hp at 107 g/km, mixed 4.1, 10.9 s. For more power, 1.6 DCT 136 hp: 320 Nm, 9.9 s, mixed 4.3, CO2 113. The Manual 1.6 MT 136 hp matches 280 Nm (not 320), 10.2 s, mixed 4.4, CO2 116, and is 30 kg lighter than the DCT. Injection and compression on these diesel rows are not measured.

If you want an estate: 3 generation (2017–2019) or the first-generation estates. In 3 generation, 1.4 MT 140 hp at 140 mm clearance is 9.2 s / 208 km/h; the 135 mm twin of the same name is 9.4 s / 206 km/h — 0.2 s and 2 km/h for a 5 mm drop, same 1262 kg. 1.6 MT Diesel 136 hp is 10.5 s / 198 km/h, mixed 4.3, CO2 112. 1.6 DSG 136 hp is the Robotic diesel name in this generation (300 Nm, 10.9 s) — 0.4 s slower than the Manual despite +20 Nm. 1.6 DCT 135 hp Gasoline (Boost No, 167 Nm) is a different engine from those diesels: 10.7 s, mixed 5.8, CO2 not measured, eco class not measured.

If you want a 3-door: only 2 generation. 1.6 MT Gasoline 130 hp is 10.9 s / 195 km/h / mixed 6.4. 1.6 AT 130 hp is 11.9 s (+1.0 s) / 192 km/h / mixed 6.8. Diesel 1.6 MT 128 hp is 10.9 s or 11.2 s depending on the row (1365 kg vs 1401 kg). 1.4 MT Diesel 90 hp is 13.5 s or 13.9 s.

If you want a four-speed Automatic petrol from the first generation: 1 generation 1.6 AT 124 hp is 12.6 s / 178 km/h / mixed 6.9 versus 1.6 MT 124 hp 11.5 s / 187 km/h / mixed 6.5 — Automatic 4 costs 1.1 s, 9 km/h, and 0.4 L/100 km. 2.0 AT 143 hp and 2.0 MT 143 hp share 11.1 s; the Manual is 205 km/h and mixed 7.2, the Automatic 195 km/h and mixed 7.6. 1 generation, restyling 2.0 MT 143 hp is 10.6 s / 205 km/h / mixed 7.1; 2.0 AT 143 hp is 10.6 s / 195 km/h / mixed 7.6 (+0.5 L/100 km, −10 km/h).

If you want the 2.0 diesel: only 1 generation 2.0 MT 140 hp, 1991 cc, 304 Nm, Manual 6, 10.7 s, 205 km/h, mixed 5.5, kerb 1329 kg. That 304 Nm is the highest torque in this extract (3 generation, restyling 1.6 DCT 136 hp is next at 320 Nm — wait 320 > 304). Correction from the data: highest torque is 320 Nm on 3 generation, restyling 1.6 DCT 136 hp. The 2.0 MT Diesel is 304 Nm, still the first-generation torque peak, 16 Nm below that later DCT diesel.

If you want naturally aspirated petrol and a short shopping list: 3 generation, restyling 1.4 MT 100 hp (Boost No, Distributed injection (multi-point), 1368 cc) is the slow petrol in that hatch: 12.6 s or 12.9 s, mixed 6.2, CO2 143. The Turbo 1.4 MT 140 hp at 1353 cc is 40 hp and 108 Nm more (242 vs 134) and 3.7 s quicker on the lighter pair (8.9 vs 12.6), at +0.3 mixed (5.9 vs 6.2) and −9 g/km (134 vs 143). The Turbo is the arithmetic upgrade; the 100 hp row is lighter (1246 vs 1310 kg).

Do not buy from names alone. 1.4 MT is four different listed cars in 3 generation, restyling (140 hp twice, 100 hp twice). 1.6 MT is petrol and diesel across generations, from 90 hp Diesel to 186 hp Gasoline. 1.6 DCT is Diesel 110/115/136 hp and Gasoline 135 hp. 1.6 AT is Gasoline 122/124/126/130 hp and Diesel 110/116/128 hp. Match the generation English name, the body, horsepower, and fuel.

Reliability and problems are not measured in this dataset. What the numbers do show: later listed hatches moved from 53 L to 50 L tanks, then to tank not measured; clearance on the listed third-generation hatches is 140 mm versus 150 mm on many second-generation rows; Automatic 4 of the first generation gives way to Automatic 6, then Robotic 7; Boost No four-cylinders remain as the 100 hp 1.4 MT and the 135 hp 1.6 DCT Gasoline while Turbo three-cylinders and the 160 hp 1.5 take the later petrol brief. 3 generation, restyling 3 cannot be chosen until versions appear in the data.