SMALL-CAR SALES might be on the decline, with small sedans an even smaller slice of that shrinking wedge, but Hyundai is maintaining its product offensive by facelifting the i30 Sedan.
Just over three years since the original lobbed here – replacing the Elantra nameplate with ‘i30 Sedan’ solely for Australia – a mid-life makeover has arrived incorporating many of the engineering enhancements of the new-generation Kona, as well as an extensive restyle and a line-up reshuffle. The timing couldn’t be more perfect as the existing i30 hatch – which accounts for 84 percent of total (non-N) i30 sales in Australia – is currently in run-out as it transitions from Korean production (which finished in December) to being sourced from the Czech Republic.
These refreshed hatchback models – featuring more efficient, more sophisticated drivetrains, and likely price increases – won’t come on stream until around mid-year, which gives the 2024 i30 Sedan several
