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The Hyundai i30 is a five door compact class car that comes with a choice of hatchback and estate body styles, petrol and diesel engines, manual or automatic transmissions and the reassurance of the Hyundai five-year warranty with unlimited mileage.

Roomy, well-built and very reliable, the price of the i30 belies the extraordinary amount of equipment that comes as standard.

It is also an extremely safe car with a full complement of safety features and a five-star crash test rating from EuroNCAP.

All Hyundai i30 models are impressively equipped to a level more normally associated with cars costing twice the price. Standard equipment includes alloy wheels, air conditioning, electronic stability programme and traction control, front, side and curtain air bags and an MP3-compatible CD sound system plus the options of metallic paint for £385, satellite navigation at £485 and automatic transmission costing £1,000. Some models also have rear parking sensors as standard.

The Hyundai i30 has probably the most comprehensive raft of safety features of any car in its class and certainly of any model in its price range. These include a five-star rating from EuroNCAP for occupant protection and a four-star child safety rating. There are front seat belt pretensioners plus front, side and curtain air bags, central locking, power steering, traction control, electronic stability programme and an alarm and engine immobiliser.

The Hyundai i30 Hatchback comes with a choice of two petrol and two diesel engines whilst the i30 Estate model is offered with one petrol and one diesel unit. Automatic transmission is available on both models with both types of engine power. In the case of the hatchback models the 1.4-litre petrol engine generates 108bhp of power and 101lb/ft of torque or pulling power. Acceleration to 60mph is achieved in 12.1 seconds, there is a top speed of 109mph, economy of 46.3mpg and a CO2 rating of 145g/km. The 1.6-litre petrol unit generates 120bhp of power and 114lb/ft of torque. Acceleration to 60mph takes just 11.1 seconds, the top speed is 119mph, economy averages 45.5mpg and the CO2 figure is 152g/km.

The 1.6 CRDi has a power output of 113bhp and a torque rating of 188lb/ft. The 0-60mph time is 11.6 seconds, top speed is 117mph, economy averages 60.1mpg and the CO2 figure is 125g/km. The 2.0 CRDi has impressive pulling power of 224lb/ft with a power output of 138bhp. The 0-60mph acceleration time is 10.3 seconds, economy is 51.4mpg and the CO2 figure is 145g/km.

Prices for the Hyundai i30 start at £12,300 for the 1.4 Classic hatchback. The Comfort 1.4 Hatch is priced at £13,000.

The 1.6 Comfort costs £13,500, the new i30 Edition is £13,700 and the Premium model is priced at £15,050. Diesel prices start at £13,250 for the 1.6 CRDi Classic and rise to £14,300 for the Comfort and £15,850 for the Premium.

There are petrol and diesel versions of the i30 Estate, starting with the 1.4 Comfort 5dr at £13,700 the 1.6 Comfort at £14,200. The 1.6 CRDi Comfort costs £15,000 and the Premium model is priced at £16,550