Currently reading: Facelifted Hyundai i10 on sale in January, priced from £9250

Fresh styling and new tech for Hyundai's city car, which goes on sale in the new year

The facelifted Hyundai i10 will go on sale in the UK in January, priced from £9250.

2017 Hyundai i10 review

The i10, a city car rival to the likes of the Volkswagen Up, Skoda Citigo, Seat Mii and Kia Picanto, has been on sale in its current form since 2013; this mid-life refresh is designed to keep the car competitive in the face of increasing competition.

Styling updates for this i10 are minor and mainly focus on a new frontgrille and LED daytime running lights. There's also a reprofiled rear bumper and a new shape for the side mouldings. Other exterior features include a new 14in steel or alloy wheel design.

I10ac 02

The current i10's interior functional and robust has been improved on with the addition of a 7.0in touchscreen infotainment system. Likely to only be available on high-end versions of the i10, the new touchscreen features Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality and satellite navigation. The sat-nav system comes with a seven-year subscription to LIVE services, which adds real-time traffic conditions and local weather updates.

Buyers will also be able to choose from new cloth trim colours.

Hyundaii10 03

Advertisement

Read our review

Car review

Our former city car favourite, the Hyundai i10, is replaced by a more grown-up model

Back to top

Hyundai has also upgraded the i10's safety equipment to include front collision warning, which gives the driver an acoustic and visual indicator if they're about to have a crash, and a lane departure warning system.

Hyundai says it has improved the i10's ride and handling by adding a bigger front suspension bump stop and modifiying the steering. The updated i10 will be offered with the same 65bhp1.0-litre and 86bhp 1.25-litre petrol engines as the current car. A five-speed manual transmission is standard, but a four-speed automatic can also be specified.

Hyundaii10 02

The new car's £9250 entry price is £255 more than that of the outgoing pre-facelift i10. Mid-spec SE models are priced from £10,900, while the cheapest Premium model costs £11,200. The most expensive model, Premium SE, is priced from £13,540.

The Volkswagen Up costs from £8995, while the Seat Mii and Skoda Citigo are priced from £8440 and £8275 respectively. The Picanto, from Hyundai's sister brand Kia, costs from £8095.

Join our WhatsApp community and be the first to read about the latest news and reviews wowing the car world. Our community is the best, easiest and most direct place to tap into the minds of Autocar, and if you join you’ll also be treated to unique WhatsApp content. You can leave at any time after joining - check our full privacy policy here.

Join the debate

Comments
3
Add a comment…
jason_recliner 1 December 2016

"Premium" rivals?

It's a city car. WTF are you on about?
LP in Brighton 1 December 2016

Agreed, great cars but ambitious pricing

And buyers know it, that's why Hyundai is having to discount like crazy to maintain sales. With the i10 it's best to avoid the dearer models like the Premium SE and buy nearly new. But the built-in sat nav of this latest model is a tempting proposition!
5wheels 1 December 2016

Cheeky

Hyundai have over the last three or four years decided they they have the right to price their models at even higher levels that their nearest rivals. Not sure what logic goes into the mind set but for me I think its bloody cheeky as they are very good reliable wheels to buy but they are NOT yet in the same league as some of their rivals they are pricing themselves above. Maybe the Samsung debacle will remind people that all things Korean are not 100% as brilliant as we have been led to believe