2013 Hyundai i30 Coming to US as Elantra Hatchback

Carscoop recently reported on a spotting of a heavily camouflaged Hyundai testing in the US. This is likely to be the brand new 2013 i30 five-door that was revealed in Frankfurt back in September.

The Elantra hatchback will sit in the range alongside its sedan compact brother and will likely replace the Touring version, since US consumers are likely to be more comfortable buying smaller cars than ever.
In Europe the i30 hatchback will be sold with two petrol engines, a 100 hp 1.4L and the 140 hp 1.6 GDI, plus two diesels. However, the US version is likely to stick to only offering the 1.6-liter GDI and the 1.8-liter four-pot offered as a base engine.

A three-door hatchback i30 will be revealed in 2012, and it’s likely to get a hot hatch version for the first time, powered by the new 204 hp 1.6-liter turbo. Rumor has it a hybrid version is also coming later next year.

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Hyundai i30 Three-Door Revealed ahead of Paris

You can never have too many Korean three-door hatchbacks! Just a couple of days after the Kia Pro_Cee’d was revealed, the sister brand came out with the three-door version of the i30 hatchback, known as the Elantra GT in the US.

Hyundai says this three-door market niche filler has been "designed, engineered and manufactured in Europe, for Europe," featuring fresh styling from the A-pillars back. The 3-door has more muscular rear wings and touches for the grille and front bumper.

⌕ Hyundai i30 Three-Door

The Engine range offered with this car will include the same units as the i30 and i30 Tourer, basically 1.4-liter and 1.6-liter diesel and gasoline units with outputs from 90 to 128 PS.

Pricing and more information should be revealed at the i30 3-door’s unveiling at the Paris Motor Show.

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