New Hyundai ix20 Small MPV

The first batch of official photos of the new Hyundai ix20 small MPV made their way to the gate to the world premiere of the car at the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris on September 30. The South Korean company Honda Jazz / Fit rival was designed and developed to its European R & D center in Rüsselsheim, Germany.

And what it really means Hyundai planned (but does not say) is that it took five seats Kia Come, and made some changes to the exterior and interior styling. On the outside, which means the new face of the hexagonal grille inspired by the ix35 / Tucson SUV, only one side mirrors and taillights, and a new design of alloy wheels.

Similarly, the changes are limited to interior trim and steering wheel, instrument panel, air conditioning systems / audio and door panels. Welcome to the wonderful world of badge-engineering.

As Venga ix20 will be offered in Europe with a choice of 1.4-liter diesel and 1.6 liter gasoline engine. The sale is expected to begin in the fall.

 

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Toyota Targets Honda Jazz / Fit with New Verso-S MPV

Toyota re-enters the minivan segment in Europe with a new model called the Verso-S, which made its debut at the Paris Motor Show today. Which goes on sale in Europe from February 2011, the Verso-S is a spiritual successor Yaris Verso cars and objectives such as the Honda Jazz / Fit and Kia come.

The five-seat Verso-S is less than 4 meters long (3990 mm). But he compensates with a relatively long wheelbase of 2550 mm. In addition, Toyota says the attention to detail has maximized the space and, therefore, offers Verso-S "clearance of the front seats, rear seat space and luggage capacity to rival that of the C-segment cars ".

The practice of the category, the Verso-S receives numerous cupholders and pockets and a three-level, the panel storage compartment and rear seats, with one arm and one 60:40 button folding mechanism.

The floor of the boot of 760 mm long with a lightweight, two-step loading dock plate can be placed either in an exceptional volume of 336 liters of cargo, or down to increase the depth of space load of 95 mm and volume 393 liters load. With the rear seats folded, total cargo volume of space increases to a maximum of 1,388 liters.

Another highlight of the interior is new, 6.1-inch color touch screen multimedia system includes AM / FM radio with CD/MP3 player, Bluetooth phone connection, USB port for connecting portable music players and the Department of the iPod displays artwork album, and no camera radar.

The Verso-S is available with a choice of two engines, a unit of 1.33 liter gasoline or 1.4 liter D-4D turbo diesel, both mated to standard manual transmissions 6-speed. The 1. gasoline engine can also be equipped with a continuously variable transmission optional Multidrive S, which has a 7 speed sequential shift paddle.

According to Toyota, fuel model delivers a combined fuel economy of 5.5 km lt/100 [42.8 MPG U.S.] and CO2 emissions of 127 g / km and 4.3 km lt/100 diesel model [54, 7 MPG U.S. States] and 113 g / km.

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