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Road test: Hyundai i10 manual Intense
Amisrael has long since granted GET amputations to the manual transmission, but a spin in the manual version of the i10 once again raises nostalgia for simple and efficient cars.
For those who give a clutch a chance is a great deal
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Keenan Cohen
Monday, 01 March 2021, 07:07
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Small, simple and excellent (Photo: Keinan Cohen)
On the face of it the business was supposed to be very simple, and I mean that in the most basic sense of low standards.
Come on, this is a city mini car, with an atmospheric 1.2-liter engine, 82 hp and a manual transmission. Tell you what is the material from which cars are made in teen screensavers? Come on.
And with that in mind I went to pick up the i10 and already in the parking lot business Starting to change a bit.First of all it's the color of the test car, finally something not in the unholy trinity of black-silver-white. Personally I also quite like its exterior design, some appearance as tough, but in tiny dimensions - a kind of puppy that tries to look Threatening and serious.Even the small wheels (175/65 R17) and their ornamental plates do not really sabotage the way it looks.
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Rigid, hollow plastic, but hey - there is an 8-inch touch screen (Photo: Keinan Cohen)
The design in the cabin in this version, too, although it does not enjoy the two-tone arrangement of the fancy versions manages to save it from general boredom.
And it's not a simple job, because with a basic mechanical air conditioner, simple plastic everywhere you do not really look around in amazement.
What was surprising and happy to meet here was an important piece of equipment - a generous 8-inch multimedia screen with connectivity to Apple and Android.
But those that are really important and very surprising to meet here were advanced standard safety systems in the full show: lane departure correction, automatic light control, automatic braking, vehicle start-up warning, driver alert alert and more.
Want to say - just because we buy a cheap car does not mean that our lives are cheap.
Admittedly, in December 2020, the results of the euro-ncap crash test for the i10 were published in which it received only three stars.
To its credit, however, it is said that the test was significantly aggravated that year, and that three stars in the new and more stringent test are not equal to those of previous years in which its equivalents achieved a similar score (but as stated lower in comparing conditions).
Excellent and clear human engineering, the air conditioner freezes (Photo: Keinan Cohen)
The design of the current generation makes it look larger than before, although the overall dimensions have not changed (OK, it is half a cm longer). The one that has changed and is very much the wheelbase that added 4 cm to 243 cm, It's very nice for a car in its group, it also means surprisingly generous legroom that is connected to an excellent space in general in this car.With 252 liters in the trunk this is not the car for a full family trip, but its bigger problem is terrible nonsense that is not clear how it got here - The shelf in the trunk does not rise when the door is opened. Do you want to load something large? Place it on the ground, lift the shelf and then insert it - or just use your foot and kick it.
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board and a chalk
Fate wanted and the beginning of the first day of testing in the Hyundai i10 I did in a very municipal turn around.
And not just that, but that of South Tel Aviv with a wonderful concentration of infrastructure-broken roads, traffic consisting of an equal ratio of goods trucks, scooters and a variety of silent power tools, with an impressive gallery of people of different origins buzzing with the direction of traffic, against it, above and beyond it.
The i10 did it excellently, with good visibility out, light-hearted crawls to parking lots, horseshoe turns made for school scooters and very good alleviation of city ailments.
"Well, I told her - that's what it's for, wait for us to go out."
So we headed out onto the intercity roads and again a surprise, as long as the traffic conditions are the semi-congested rhythm of Gush Dan this car has no feelings of inferiority.
The slow acceleration times to safety failure of the robotic version (15.8 seconds per 100) it cuts to 12.6 which suddenly give a vigorous feeling, the option to manually control the gears also allows excellent utilization of its 84 horses, without a box that decides when to shift gears and does not know another 70 Meters have an increase at the bend to the interchange and it's really not the time for that.
4 cm were added to the wheelbase and the result is an excellent space at the rear (Photo: Keinan Cohen)
Manual box operation is excellent.
Its position at just the right height, everything is soft, cozy, smooth.
The adaptation period to the clutch and its point of friction was quite short and its engine equipped with two syringes per cylinder and electric valve timing system (hydraulic in the past and as usual) is flexible enough not to start the JAJ even if you were lazy to downshift.
And it also means that life with her even in traffic jams is far from the automatic apprehensions of a manual box (and yes, I from A-D are happy with myself for this pun).
Even outside the city the good comfort has been maintained and this is not a negligible achievement in a mini car, where the desire for a low price to the consumer goes backwards and dictates the use of relatively simple assemblies in the suspensions, dampers and even the insulation materials.
But all of these get a very good score on the i10.
Really noticeable noise will appear at speeds of 120-130 km / h and if you do distances at this frequency frequently - the problem is with you - this is not the car for such activity.
This shelf does not rise when you open the trunk and it is very annoying (Photo: Keinan Cohen)
When we set out for the winding driving roads the round trip was mostly made up of descents, where one could be impressed by its road behavior.
"Impressed" here can also serve as a faithful description of what she did, because surprisingly she exhibited surprising levels of grip and stability.
Nor will its response to "mistakes" of sudden release from the throttle or tightening of the steering wheel at the peak of the turn really put the driver in trouble.
So it is not the stuff of driving pleasure, but it was fun to rediscover how small and simple a car manages to give a more direct feel than today’s big, heavy and detached cars.
On the way back when these curves were on a slope that required a steep climb it was no longer inevitable to work more tightly with the gears and maintain momentum.
Without power reserves or a turbocharger, you have to work with what you have and schedule every line to finish the ascent at a normal speed, especially when the two high gears are long and you should give up switching between Wednesday and Thursday in these places.
A combination of cuteness with an attempt to look tough (Photo: Keinan Cohen)
I divided the fuel consumption test into two parts, the first is the total consumption on test days that folds into the dynamic part and does not really reflect how it is used, where it recorded an average consumption of 14.8 km per liter. The second part was a continuous ride of about an hour in driving conditions. The expected use of it and combined a short urban part at the beginning and end of the trip and a moderate intercity cruise with bursts of traffic jams, this time the small one recorded an excellent fuel consumption of 18.7 km per liter.
Small rims and high-profile tires help with comfort, reduce the cost of tires (Photo: Keinan Cohen)
Summary
The base version of the Hyundai i10 has longed for an era where simple cars were just as good at what they were supposed to provide - basic and efficient transportation.
In many ways it offers a desirable transportation solution for the corona period that pushes at least some people to fasten a belt and put in the parking lot of the house a cheap second car for purchase, maintenance, cost-effective in storage for short-term tasks.
Against the backdrop of the motor landscape that consists of a lot of average cars that are suitable for a lot of people, it was refreshing to meet a great car that is suitable, what to do, except for people.
The public votes with their feet and they do not like to press the clutch and the supply of manual cars in Israel is one of the poorest ever and this is the situation in the world as well.
But for those who are still willing to give the manual box a chance, for NIS 70,000 there is an excellent car here, with everything that matters, without much compromise or competition and at an excellent price.
For those who do not shy away from a manual box, there is an excellent offer here (Photo: Keinan Cohen)
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On the technical side: the intense Hyundai i10 manual
Engine, propulsion:
gasoline, 4 cylinders, front
volume:
1,197 cc
Power / rpm (hp):
6,000 / 84
torque / rpm (kg):
4,000 / 12
Transmission:
manual, 5 Gears
Dimensions:
Length (cm):
367
Width (cm):
168
Height (cm):
148
Wheelbase (cm):
243
Trunk (liters):
252
Performance:
Acceleration 0-100:
12.6 seconds
Maximum speed:
171 km / h
Competitors:
Kia Picanto, Chevrolet Spark (automatic and more expensive than it), Dacia Sandro (larger and more basic than it)
Price:
NIS 70,000
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