Great review. But a top spec with no daytime running lights, halogens & no sunroof? Why don’t these guys understand that style & looks are everything for South Africans?🤦🏽♂️
I think they also understand all that comes at cost for them. And looking at their competitors, they will not stand a chance if they wanted to play that game.
Have the 1.2 Fluid model for 2 months now and very happy thus far! 16.8km/l / 5.95l/100km so far after 1500km. White looks much more expensive and striking.
I've done 948km on a tank in a 1.0tsi manual Polo. Average speed of 76km/h and consumption of 4.9 liters per 100km. Beat the manufacturers claim quite easily.
I bought a Hyundai i20 1.4 Fluid 6 Speed Manual out of the box in February 2015, the shape before this one. Travelling to Europe on a regular basis from middle 2015, especially Germany, you actually see that Hyundai South Africa is quite different from Hyundai Europe, the same spec Hyundai here in South Africa has much less features than the same spec in Europe. I mentioned this to the sales person that I bought my Hyundai from, the 1.4 Fluid being my second Hyundai, previously the 1.6 5 speed manual 2010 model. He just raised his shoulders. Needless to say, he left South Africa with his family, now working for Hyundai UK, and to be very honest, I think my next purchase will be in the direction of the Haval Jolion, also reviewed here, and from a money point of view, more car for your buck. So sad to see Hyundai SA not listening to their customers.
I think it's the market in SA. A Polo and a Micra start at about R315 000. A higher specced vehicle would be unaffordable. Everything is crazy man. Haval Jolion is excellent value, but it's fuel consumption is wild. You're getting screwed one way or another.
I read most of the comments here and I gathered one thing from the most : change is difficult, most of people ant happy about the new design, they'd rather be stuck with the old generation, well, heads up guys all the Hyundai models are changing and will look almost the same, look at the New Hyundai Tucson and Elantra and i10 all the similar changes.... As for me I like the changes, mostly the interior trim of their N cars
At 3:10, that claim about the 1.0 litre Ford engine is NOT true in the slightest. That engine in different states of tune in both the Fiesta and discontinued Focus return between 5.0 and 5.5 to the 100km without fail. I should know because I’ve owned both cars
I'm a cheapskate. I'll rather buy a corolla quest and a venter trailer if i need more boot space, and still have money left over to ACTUALLY pay for a new big screen tv and washing machine.
My first car was a I20 previous gen i was really excited about that car hand an accident and changed to a ford fiesta everyone was like why a fiesta 1 year later i would not change my fiesta for anything polo or i20 or suzuki that car has the best handling in the segment that new i20 in just over the top with design
When the brand first came out in Australia, the ads used to say “say hi to Hyundai” ( hi-oon-die) but then a few years later they corrected the pronunciation to ‘he-un-day’ because apparently they got upset at the parent company in Korea about the ads they showed 🤔
Something weird I picked up, the Hyundai i20 sold in Europe is a bit different to the one in south Africa. The rear seats lie flat in Europe with 332 Litres of bootspace versus 300l in RSA, car has esp and 48v ,led headlights, very strange
I’ve owned this one, too spec,manual and I hated it! Lasted about 4 months, until I traded it in for the new Polo Life. You feel every single pebble on the road, every crack becomes a pothole too! Zero comfort. Car lacks power and even taking off, at an intersection, you need to say a prayer before you move along.. no fun to drive, no comfort and certainly, not worth 350k!
I still have the Polo, economy the Hyundai wins! Honestly, the Polo manual(Life) is severely underpowered and pulling away is not pleasent at all .. the DSG though is amazing!
Great Review Ciro, The instrument cluster looks like a digital version of the Chev utility funny enough, I would not buy one because its just too plastic, at R330 000 that is no longer a budget vehicle for the majority. You are right, the crossover segment is better at this price, and the only downside to the crossovers you mentioned was the Airbag quantity, but they have much more spec than this Hyundai i20 and will sell for more after a few years
@@releM15 the group was started by 1 man, customer from hell, majority of haval owners seem to be happy with their cars. I owned the 1st generation I20 and a lot of things broke, mirrors motors, seatbelt clips, wiper motors, clutch cable e.t.c, all this happened in less than 40k km, its by far the worst car I have ever owned... but I didn't start Hyundai must fall page. Just bought another car that I have used happily for 10 years now. Would definitely buy haval before considering hyundai.
@@sigcinondlela8385 Yes its pretty good. Only complaints are mileage which is horrible in traffic, about 9-10km/l only. And even the asta model's bose speaker system is just mediocre. Clearance is a bit less, so you may hit some of the bigger humps at times, but that's a given for cars of this form factor. other than those things, the car is great. 5 ppl can comfortably sit in it.
Having bought i20 petrol (as last year there was no turbo petrol available), i found out that they reduced the power from 1400cc to 1198 cc for BS 6. and as i am a mountain resident, i have driven it on hills and plains both. the car (non turbo petrol version) seriously lacks the power and torque in 3rd gear. every time you will need to shift down to 2nd or 1st very often in hills,barely you will use the 3rd gear climbing uphills as it has no power ( that is not the case with other cars of same segment !) the same strategy applies for overtaking in plain highways. For a guy who is new to this car, he will feel it difficult to overtake without having shifted down the gear to 2nd. If not done in time it may turn into something else. it is a nice family car but a serious disappointment for anyone who cares about revving the engine for performance. skoda rapid, polo and even maruti suzuki cars dont have this problem. its a fun to drive them. on the top the suspension is way too soft if compared to polo. every small hole in road will make you put the brakes on. its more sensitive than should have been. all the new buyers, do get this in mind, you will get all the features loaded in this i20, but you will not get the power and punch that young guys need at the first place. diesel variant is hopefully good. and off course the turbo petrol will be a savage but at the cost of low mileage ( mileage was the issue because of which they reduced the displacement from 1.4 ltr to 1.2 ltr now) . all the best
If they do that this car would be more expensive then it will not sell. There is a lot of compromises that made this car more affordable. 1. No Stability control 2. No automatic climate control 3. No splitting rear seats 4. No daytime running lights. Amongst others that we don't know
Which is a better buy? 1. Kia Sonet 1.5 Manual EX (R330k) 2. Hyundai i20 1.4. Motion Automatic (R300k special deal) 3. Hyundai Fluid 1.0T Manual (R330k special deal)
It needs LED lights to make it look better. Those 1990s halogen crap looks horrible. It should also get better economy on the highway. It should be about 5 litres per hundred no?
Always a pleasure watching this channel 👌.. Just for interest sake, can you guys squeeze in on the reviews, how much the parts etc.. would cost out of the owners pockets if the warranty/service plans ran out, since most (not all) buy the vechiles new and drive them till kingdom come lol.. Would also be a good factor in the decision making against a model's rivals. I know this all too well with "hoon-dai" #criesinexpensiveparts
The thing with targeting other manufacturers and getting it wrong can be deadly for a brand. Comparing how many older generation i20's are on the road now compared to the one that replaced this gen? I swear they sold more I20's back then than now. I would say Hyundai missed the plot by bringing a cut n paste version from India. You would swear Europeans get better cars than we do. And you can't say the same thing when it comes to the VW group. What you get in Europe is what you get here considering the Polo is made locally. Buy yourself and SUV and be happy. Plus some are more practical now than buying a Hatchback.
If I was given a choice to make between this i20, polo, opel corsa , Ford Fiesta , Yaris, Mazda 2 and a Swift I would choose a Mazda 2 anyday. Well rounded vehicle and has the least warranty claims in reality than all the above which means you will hardly ever have a breakdown in a Mazda2
Because this i20 that we get is the Indian version and not the European model. Quite a difference with European and Indian model of i20 like a proper digital driver's display that you can configure on the European i20 and it looks a lot posher than the Indian version. The digital driver's display on the Indian version looks like they have stolen from BMW and it looks cheap
Great review. But a top spec with no daytime running lights, halogens & no sunroof? Why don’t these guys understand that style & looks are everything for South Africans?🤦🏽♂️
Imagine, they behave like Toyota. I would rather buy a Kia Rïo than this. Their previous generation i20 looks even better than this one
Seats look cheap 😭😭
Hahahahaha a typical polo driver speaks like you. When you think that a sunroof is better than drive quality
I think they also understand all that comes at cost for them. And looking at their competitors, they will not stand a chance if they wanted to play that game.
We get all that in India in the top spec
Have the 1.2 Fluid model for 2 months now and very happy thus far! 16.8km/l / 5.95l/100km so far after 1500km. White looks much more expensive and striking.
Manual shifts?
I've done 948km on a tank in a 1.0tsi manual Polo. Average speed of 76km/h and consumption of 4.9 liters per 100km. Beat the manufacturers claim quite easily.
Manufacturer claim is based on traveling 120km
I have achieved that in a 1.6 Mazda 3 but I'm not that patient on the road. So I normally average 6.8l/100km on highway doing 140 to 150km/h
I bought a Hyundai i20 1.4 Fluid 6 Speed Manual out of the box in February 2015, the shape before this one. Travelling to Europe on a regular basis from middle 2015, especially Germany, you actually see that Hyundai South Africa is quite different from Hyundai Europe, the same spec Hyundai here in South Africa has much less features than the same spec in Europe. I mentioned this to the sales person that I bought my Hyundai from, the 1.4 Fluid being my second Hyundai, previously the 1.6 5 speed manual 2010 model. He just raised his shoulders. Needless to say, he left South Africa with his family, now working for Hyundai UK, and to be very honest, I think my next purchase will be in the direction of the Haval Jolion, also reviewed here, and from a money point of view, more car for your buck. So sad to see Hyundai SA not listening to their customers.
I think it's the market in SA. A Polo and a Micra start at about R315 000. A higher specced vehicle would be unaffordable. Everything is crazy man.
Haval Jolion is excellent value, but it's fuel consumption is wild.
You're getting screwed one way or another.
Entry level cars over R300k these days ? Shoot me now, what is this world coming too...
Previous gen i20 looked a lot better and more up class... this one looks like an i20 Lite
you mean corsa lite
@@rayoflight39 no I mean it looks like a smaller cheaper flanker to what an i20 should be, hence it feels like a "Lite" version
From 4 to 3 cylinders
I agree.
Perfect description
Can we agree that R300K is a lot for that car
Polo 70kw 450g
Jazz is around 400 000, will last bit longer, swift is 220 000 but will last only 150 000 without major repair, so good price
Corolla 1.8 103kw 250g
Lmao
Yes we can agree. KIA Rio 1.4 Tec is 358k.... These cars are way too expensive to be as slow as they are!
I read most of the comments here and I gathered one thing from the most : change is difficult, most of people ant happy about the new design, they'd rather be stuck with the old generation, well, heads up guys all the Hyundai models are changing and will look almost the same, look at the New Hyundai Tucson and Elantra and i10 all the similar changes....
As for me I like the changes, mostly the interior trim of their N cars
At 3:10, that claim about the 1.0 litre Ford engine is NOT true in the slightest. That engine in different states of tune in both the Fiesta and discontinued Focus return between 5.0 and 5.5 to the 100km without fail.
I should know because I’ve owned both cars
I'm a cheapskate. I'll rather buy a corolla quest and a venter trailer if i need more boot space, and still have money left over to ACTUALLY pay for a new big screen tv and washing machine.
Not sure if that's being a cheapskate or just being sensible
I’m not a fan of the design, I’d rather buy a second hand Polo highline R-Line
For that price, I’d also go with either the Polo or Fiesta
Toyota quest
Typical South African buyers
Yah and increase your chances of being hijacked by a 150%!
@@childofyah268 true!
My first car was a I20 previous gen i was really excited about that car hand an accident and changed to a ford fiesta everyone was like why a fiesta 1 year later i would not change my fiesta for anything polo or i20 or suzuki that car has the best handling in the segment that new i20 in just over the top with design
I've been waiting for this review for dacades now, I'm happy you've finally done it🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Ciro kills me all the time 🤣🤣 I love all his reviews. The absolute best 💯
Awesome review. Greatly appreciate seeing your videos have chapters to link directly to the parts we're interested in or want to go back to👌🏾
"He's basically made up of 90% legs...and then just the rest of him...just a small bit of torso...and arms."😂🤣
I thought I was the only one who picked that up😂🤣😂
😂😂😂
'I think that's how you pronounce it'
that was the funniest Joke I've heard.
This car simply understands my petrol frustrations. What a convenient run around car 🔥👌
Yet another great review..funny guy as well😄
"You just wanna describe Petrol to the car and the car says 'I'm good to go..' ".😁
Loved that part too 😁
I'm not sold on the design
The old i20 looked better
True
I absolutely agree
It's ugly.... The 2012 i20 looks better
Totally agree
Agreed
Please please review Kia Sonnet vs Nissan Magnite, please please please
Hyundai Sunday Huawei 😂 ungly car great review 👊
@ T Man. What huawei is that? I like it!
Agreed😅 Top review, ugly car.
😂 I actually like the way it looks
@@Neevarshan_Naicker it is called Huawei but we call it wawaway 😂 some say huway
When the brand first came out in Australia, the ads used to say “say hi to Hyundai” ( hi-oon-die) but then a few years later they corrected the pronunciation to ‘he-un-day’ because apparently they got upset at the parent company in Korea about the ads they showed 🤔
thanks for the comments about sitting position. Helped me a lot.
They went real crazy with the styling when they didnt need to. Also i say yanday..
I say Hh-you-n-daai
"Runs on the idea of petrol"
Underrated channel 👏
I won't pay that money for this car .Neither would I pay that for any of its rivals.
The front looks so lame though, it's like the faces of those Legendary Pokémon.
Something weird I picked up, the Hyundai i20 sold in Europe is a bit different to the one in south Africa. The rear seats lie flat in Europe with 332 Litres of bootspace versus 300l in RSA, car has esp and 48v ,led headlights, very strange
Please do a review on the Nissan Magnite and Kia Sonet…
Still the best SA motoring channel.
Car looks ugly .. but great review as always 💪
Wouldve loved to know what Ciro thought of the looks
I’ve owned this one, too spec,manual and I hated it! Lasted about 4 months, until I traded it in for the new Polo Life. You feel every single pebble on the road, every crack becomes a pothole too! Zero comfort. Car lacks power and even taking off, at an intersection, you need to say a prayer before you move along.. no fun to drive, no comfort and certainly, not worth 350k!
How’s the polo treating you so far? How was the fuel efficiency on the discarded i20?
I still have the Polo, economy the Hyundai wins! Honestly, the Polo manual(Life) is severely underpowered and pulling away is not pleasent at all .. the DSG though is amazing!
Great Review Ciro, The instrument cluster looks like a digital version of the Chev utility funny enough, I would not buy one because its just too plastic, at R330 000 that is no longer a budget vehicle for the majority. You are right, the crossover segment is better at this price, and the only downside to the crossovers you mentioned was the Airbag quantity, but they have much more spec than this Hyundai i20 and will sell for more after a few years
Please could you check out the Kia Sonet?
The previous i20 looked better than this, but i guess an innovation is an innovation
The Car is too small for my liking.
The previous model was a bit bigger.
A Haval Jolion would be a better more value for your MONEY than this i20.
Good luck with the Haval. The reliability issues that brand has. The owners of havals have even started a Facebook group to share their grievances.
@@releM15 every brand has its issues.
Besides that group, Majority of Haval Owners hardly complain
Rather buy Haval Joline
@@releM15 the group was started by 1 man, customer from hell, majority of haval owners seem to be happy with their cars.
I owned the 1st generation I20 and a lot of things broke, mirrors motors, seatbelt clips, wiper motors, clutch cable e.t.c, all this happened in less than 40k km, its by far the worst car I have ever owned... but I didn't start Hyundai must fall page. Just bought another car that I have used happily for 10 years now.
Would definitely buy haval before considering hyundai.
Looks okay.... Buy if I don't have to do a lot of thinking before buying....
Top spec i20 but no electronic stability control as standard!?
Excellent review. I have the 2015 1.4 crdi excellent consumption average 4.7L
The car looks small compare to the previous i20
I've bought it and its actually much bigger than you'd think.
I bought it 1 month before..it bigger than gen2
@@anoopharidoss4910 Are you happy with the car?
@@sigcinondlela8385 Yes its pretty good. Only complaints are mileage which is horrible in traffic, about 9-10km/l only. And even the asta model's bose speaker system is just mediocre. Clearance is a bit less, so you may hit some of the bigger humps at times, but that's a given for cars of this form factor.
other than those things, the car is great. 5 ppl can comfortably sit in it.
This is the car i saw you in, in the CBD in loop street.
Having bought i20 petrol (as last year there was no turbo petrol available), i found out that they reduced the power from 1400cc to 1198 cc for BS 6.
and as i am a mountain resident, i have driven it on hills and plains both. the car (non turbo petrol version) seriously lacks the power and torque in 3rd gear. every time you will need to shift down to 2nd or 1st very often in hills,barely you will use the 3rd gear climbing uphills as it has no power ( that is not the case with other cars of same segment !)
the same strategy applies for overtaking in plain highways. For a guy who is new to this car, he will feel it difficult to overtake without having shifted down the gear to 2nd. If not done in time it may turn into something else.
it is a nice family car but a serious disappointment for anyone who cares about revving the engine for performance. skoda rapid, polo and even maruti suzuki cars dont have this problem. its a fun to drive them. on the top the suspension is way too soft if compared to polo. every small hole in road will make you put the brakes on. its more sensitive than should have been. all the new buyers, do get this in mind, you will get all the features loaded in this i20, but you will not get the power and punch that young guys need at the first place. diesel variant is hopefully good. and off course the turbo petrol will be a savage but at the cost of low mileage ( mileage was the issue because of which they reduced the displacement from 1.4 ltr to 1.2 ltr now) . all the best
I would not choose this over the Polo
Polo is stylish and solid..but its stands a high risk of being looted.
@@mbusomazibuko5953 they looted a dutson go a couple of weeks ago🤷🏾♂️
@@saopinion4866 It was personal my guy..dnt think they wanted to sell anything from that one😂😂😂😂😂
Am just kidding man..things are really bad.
Please review the Nissan Magnite
Great review mate! 🚀🚀🚀
Get back to work😅
@@Mfundo boizen 😂😂😂 you know
Such a shame South Africa doesn’t get the i20N, like Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Great review! Very thorough.
How..does LED lights not come standard in this day and age at R330k
Great Review Baba!!.
Quick suggestion, can we also have the number of cylinders a cars engine has on the app search engine 🙏🙏
Please review a Nissan magnite next
We want this in Canada !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If a Hyundai rep Read this! Come on!
Was waiting for you to comment on the exterior of the car
The front looks fine, but the rear looks funky
When is the exter coming to SA please do a review
I'm happy you also mentioned safety,
It's very important part of the purchase. Especially if you've seen those crash tests 😂😂😂
Im seeing this car everywhere i go
how is boot space measured? carwow UK says the i20 N has the exact same 352l of boot space as the normal car...
When are doing a review of the 128ti?
That review is coming soon!
@@Carscoza awesome, can’t wait 🤙🏽
Why does the UK get a hybrid with auto-climate control, 10" display, day time running lights, 17" wheels and we don't?
And they also get an i20n with 1.6t
If they do that this car would be more expensive then it will not sell. There is a lot of compromises that made this car more affordable.
1. No Stability control
2. No automatic climate control
3. No splitting rear seats
4. No daytime running lights.
Amongst others that we don't know
No 60/40 split for the back seats is a deal breaker😑
For me too. I stopped the review just after that 😂. This car is not practical.
Which is a better buy?
1. Kia Sonet 1.5 Manual EX (R330k)
2. Hyundai i20 1.4. Motion Automatic (R300k special deal)
3. Hyundai Fluid 1.0T Manual (R330k special deal)
You didn’t review the Clio V, why?
will you be reviewing hyundai creta 2022?
If you drive like a knob 😂 I love these reviews !😂
i picked automatic climate control for my i20 at the dealer as an optional extra here in dk. it was part of a comfort pack
How about compared to Mazda 2 individual auto?
Yes. Mazda will be way better
is it little bigger than the vw polo ?
Nice review
"If you drive like a knob"🤣
Ouch...that's me
No stability control... Mmmmmmmm !!!! Love to learn the limits of the car without a computer braking one wheel!
Wonder if Hyundai have addressed the paint problem?!
Hi please do a review of the new Mazda 2. Thank you
It needs LED lights to make it look better. Those 1990s halogen crap looks horrible.
It should also get better economy on the highway. It should be about 5 litres per hundred no?
For that price I'll rather buy a Fiesta ST
"entry level" is the same price
Plz do a Kona 1.6 N line vs Polo Gti review/race.
Sorry to see you guys get this "top" India-spec i20. Here in Europe top-spec is quite different.
The price of petrol these little hatch backs are the way to go
Always a pleasure watching this channel 👌.. Just for interest sake, can you guys squeeze in on the reviews, how much the parts etc.. would cost out of the owners pockets if the warranty/service plans ran out, since most (not all) buy the vechiles new and drive them till kingdom come lol.. Would also be a good factor in the decision making against a model's rivals. I know this all too well with "hoon-dai" #criesinexpensiveparts
1st to comment and I'm loving the review already
The thing with targeting other manufacturers and getting it wrong can be deadly for a brand. Comparing how many older generation i20's are on the road now compared to the one that replaced this gen? I swear they sold more I20's back then than now.
I would say Hyundai missed the plot by bringing a cut n paste version from India. You would swear Europeans get better cars than we do. And you can't say the same thing when it comes to the VW group. What you get in Europe is what you get here considering the Polo is made locally.
Buy yourself and SUV and be happy. Plus some are more practical now than buying a Hatchback.
How much in American dollars sir?
I like the car ❤
I think our versions (I’m in Spain) is different regarding seats and cluster
Review on bmw 128ti and golf 8 gti pls!
If I was given a choice to make between this i20, polo, opel corsa , Ford Fiesta , Yaris, Mazda 2 and a Swift I would choose a Mazda 2 anyday. Well rounded vehicle and has the least warranty claims in reality than all the above which means you will hardly ever have a breakdown in a Mazda2
Please do the new grand i10 next please
In india we get sunroof from mid spec variant ...but.their is no sunroof even on top spec Even though it's manufactured by hyundai india
Please do a review of a Kia Rio TEC please
When is the kia sonet video dropping 🤩🤩
Is it crazy to be able to smell a new car smell over UA-cam? I keep sniffing and damn it smells great.
Finish your business in the toilet first😤😂
Sad that the South African version doesn't include electronic stability control... :-(
Why don't you test the sound system. Do u need help here
Hyundai warranty does not cover as much as you would think it does
"Or if you drive like a knob" lol, I feel targeted
Do the kia sonet next please
Why does it look like mazda 2
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. But please remove your adds from other youtube videos. We already hate adds and now you are also part of it
Top spec?? With Halogens? They must be joking, I saw a review of the uk one, okay that makes sense.
Does the competition at the same price, have better?
Because this i20 that we get is the Indian version and not the European model. Quite a difference with European and Indian model of i20 like a proper digital driver's display that you can configure on the European i20 and it looks a lot posher than the Indian version. The digital driver's display on the Indian version looks like they have stolen from BMW and it looks cheap