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130i vs Mk6 TDI NRMA
Sorry to dig this one up again but I keep seeing these TV adds, i30 best mid size car?
I have just spent time driving a Hyundai i30 CW CRDI Auto 4 speed 1.6 Diesel from our car pool and having previously spent time in a Golf VI 2.0 TDI DSG also from our work car pool I have to say the NRMA must have been sniffing something other than diesel fumes. While the Hyundai is a competent car at around 30K it should be compared to cars in its price range Focus, Mazda 3 and the like. The Golf on road is more of a 40K proposition and the difference between them is immediately apparent the Golf feels 20K more refined in every area that counts, cabin design and finish, ride, NVH, drive train and better fuel economy to boot . The gist of the NRMA story was that in today’s economic environment one could consider an i30 over Golf if only on price. To drive the two and try and conclude they are competitors is misleading, the only similarity is drive train layout and size but that’s where comparisons end. The i30 drives like a 25-30K car the Golf like a 35-50K car. You get what you pay for!
Sorry to dig this one up again but I keep seeing these TV adds, i30 best mid size car?
I have just spent time driving a Hyundai i30 CW CRDI Auto 4 speed 1.6 Diesel from our car pool and having previously spent time in a Golf VI 2.0 TDI DSG also from our work car pool I have to say the NRMA must have been sniffing something other than diesel fumes. While the Hyundai is a competent car at around 30K it should be compared to cars in its price range Focus, Mazda 3 and the like. The Golf on road is more of a 40K proposition and the difference between them is immediately apparent the Golf feels 20K more refined in every area that counts, cabin design and finish, ride, NVH, drive train and better fuel economy to boot . The gist of the NRMA story was that in today’s economic environment one could consider an i30 over Golf if only on price. To drive the two and try and conclude they are competitors is misleading, the only similarity is drive train layout and size but that’s where comparisons end. The i30 drives like a 25-30K car the Golf like a 35-50K car. You get what you pay for!
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