Hyundai i10 1.2 Kappa Test Drive

Hyundai i10 1.2 Test Drive

Sun, Aug 31, 2008

Hyundai’s Kappa engined i10 is indeed fantastic, a test drive of the new 1.2L powered i10 makes us say so.

The already good i10 becomes even better with the Kappa engine. This engine is Euro 5 compliant, DOHC, 16 valve unit and produces a decent 80bhp@5200RPM, 11.4KGM@4000RPM and redlines at 6500RPM. Sounds pretty good on paper, oh yes it does. Here are some important points about the i10 1.2 : -

Engine revvs smoothly.
Good engine power for a small hatch.
Ride and handling remains good.
The new 1.2 engine is 3kgs lighter then the 1.1 IRDe.
AC didn’t seem to be cooling well enough.
Steering is light and makes it easy to manoeuvre the i10.
Top model is overpriced at above Rs. 6 lacs.
Sportz model has nothing sporty about it.
Gear shift is smooth.
Non ABS version has decent brakes, hard braking tends to lock the wheels.
Interiors are very good.
Red coloured i10 has red inserts on dash which doesn’t seem that impressive.
Boot is decent.
Mileage : Hyundai claim some unrealistic figures but 12-14 in city is achievable.

To sum up the car is very good value and definately worth a buy. Its practical and ticks in almost every department. the only chink in its armour is the lack of a diesel engine, but not for long.

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