A prototype electric car Hyundai opened an updated look hatchback i10

A prototype electric car Hyundai opened an updated look hatchback i10

At the disposal of the British magazine Autocar photos were updated hatchback Hyundai i10, which were made at a special event in Seoul almost a month before the premiere vehicles in Paris. The pictures shows an experimental version of the i10 called BlueOn, equipped with an electric power plant (which should appear in the series in 2012). The journalists argue that despite the fact that this is a prototype, the same design will preserve and trade cars.

The appearance of facelifted Hyundai i10 made in the new corporate style and South Korean brands, which was first applied to the crossover ix35. The car received a completely new design of the front end with the elongated headlamps, grille and large air intake in the lower bumper. In addition, the modernization of exposed and interior car, but detailed information about what changes await him, yet.

All engines are updated hatchback will be improved to meet the environmental standards of Euro-5. The line will be a new gasoline engines, the Quartet, the volume of one liter, which will replace the 1.1-liter unit. Engine volume of 1.2 liters will be more powerful and more economical.

The prototype is equipped with a 80-BlueOn powerful electric motor, powered by a set of lithium-ion batteries. According to the manufacturer, from zero to a hundred miles an hour and a hatchback accelerates in 13.1 seconds, and its maximum speed of 130 kilometers per hour. Fully charge the battery takes six hours, while 80 percent are "refuel" for only 25 minutes. Cruising Hyundai BlueOn not reported.