Sep 5, 2008

NOT YOURS 59 mpg Hyundai

Aside from the Santa Fe hybrid and five other models, Hyundai is bringing a new version of the i20 to the Paris Motor Show next month. The all-new i20 blue sub-compact fits into Hyundai's i-blue line, meaning that the company has declared it to be one of its "advanced low emission concepts." The production version will be on sale in Europe before the end of the year, replacing the Getz. The i20 blue continues Hyundai's new naming convention (see also the i10 and the i30) and will have CO2 emissions of just 99 g/km and fuel consumption of 4l/100km (59 mpg U.S.) form a 1.4L CRDi diesel engine. The i20's fuel economy was bumped thanks to under floor covers, lowered ground clearange and the standard aerodynamic tweaks. Low rolling resistance tires and low-friction oil round out the i-blue package. Read the press release after the jump. AutoblogGreen's Xavier Navarro contributed to this post.


[Source: AutoblogGreen]