Our bet: Hyundai's Bayon is going to be a hit

The Hyundai importer to Israel begins marketing the Bayon.

A small crossover that will enter the gap between the van and the buyer in the manufacturer's very extensive model offering.

The price, the details and the competition inside

Kenan Cohen

01/08/2022

Monday, August 01, 2022, 16:22 Updated: 17:16

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will try to recreate the buyer effect with the design (photo: manufacturer's website)

Just when you thought there was no room for another pin, Hyundai arrives and pushes another crossover-Jeep into one of the most crowded segments in which it is also determined not to leave a category unmanned.

In Israel it starts with the small Vanyo and continues to the huge Palisade with the Kona, the Tucson and the Santa Fe in the middle, abroad you can also add the Santa Cruz to this list - a light van based on the Hyundai Jeep.

This time the joiner is the Bayon. The vehicle itself was introduced about a year ago Half uses the current i20 platform with growth in the external dimensions in order to add an impression. The overall length is 418 cm, the width is 178 cm and the height is 150 cm.

The wheelbase is 258 cm. The engine capacity is 373 liters. That is, exactly in the middle between the Vanio and the Kona except for the height, where it is lower than both.

It will be offered in three levels of finish (photo: manufacturer's website)

The Bayon will be marketed in three trim levels, with the entry version being called "Premium" and having a very nice list of accessories, including a wireless charging pad, an 8-inch multimedia screen with Android and Apple connectivity, parking sensors, a 10.25-inch digital dashboard, climate control, drive without Key, 17 inch rims and more.

The safety systems include automatic braking, lane departure correction, adaptive cruise control, cross traffic detection at the intersection and more.

At the same time, he finished the European crash test with 4 stars.

Above it is the "Prime Plus" finish level with two-tone painting and the addition of a "dead zone" vehicle warning with active lane departure prevention and rear cross traffic warning including automatic braking.

The highest level of finish is the "Superim", which has a traffic sign recognition system with a speed limiter, full LED lighting for the front and back.

For some reason this version forgoes a spare wheel and uses an inflation kit.

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will enter the narrow space between the owner and the buyer (photo: manufacturer's website)

The Bayon is paired with two engines that are actually the same engine in two versions, in both versions the drive is front through a 7-speed double clutch gearbox.

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In the base, there is a liter with three turbocharged cylinders, but in both power supplies.

The first version that will be marketed with the Premium and Prime Plus trim levels produces 100 horses and 17.5 kg. The performance is 11.7 seconds to 100 km/h and the maximum speed is 180 km/h.

The second version is with a mild hybrid system of 48V, and produces about 120 s and 20.4 kg. Acceleration is 10.4 seconds to 100 and maximum 185 km/h.

This version will be marketed in conjunction with the Superim finish level.

By the way, for those who expect extreme economy due to the use of the hybrid system, you can relax, the declared consumption is 18.1 km per liter in the weak version and 18.5 km per liter in the one with the light hybrid system.

The reason for the difference is the fact that the manufacturer "pairs" the high level of finish with the powerful engine.

258 cm in the wheelbase, don't expect more than a super mini (photo: manufacturer's website)

The model prices start at NIS 124,000 for the Premium trim level, NIS 130,000 for the Prime Plus, and up to NIS 134,000 for the Superim finish level.

This pricing also places it exactly on the price continuum between Van New and the buyer for their multitude of versions.

In terms of direct competitors in the market, the Bayon sits in a rather thin slot, when vehicles like the Kia Stonic are smaller than it, the Mitsubishi ASX and similar are larger than it, and of course all the crossovers in the 2008 segment, the Renault Captur and so on.

So the only vehicle that directly competes with it is the draft Yaris Cross, which is similar in dimensions and in a price range of 125 to 135 thousand shekels for the gasoline versions.

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