This i30's North American twin, the Elantra GT, got a mid-cycle engine swap in 2014 — reviewers said the original 1.8-litre simply wasn't sporty enough to wear the GT badge.
Lead trim: 1.4 CVVT (99 PS) · up to 173 hp
Hyundai i30 GD2011–2017
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FactThis i30's North American twin, the Elantra GT, got a mid-cycle engine swap in 2014 — reviewers said the original 1.8-litre simply wasn't sporty enough to wear the GT badge.
Hyundai unveiled the second-generation i30 at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show; it was designed and engineered at the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, and offered a choice of four engines with a total of six power options and CO2 emissions below 100 g/km thanks to an upgraded 1.6-litre diesel. It went on sale in Europe early in 2012 as a five-door hatchback, built at Nošovice, Czech Republic, and was launched in South Korea on October 20, 2011. Body styles were a three-door hatchback (i30 Coupe), five-door hatchback and five-door estate (i30 Wagon) on the Hyundai-Kia J5 platform, related to the Elantra (MD/UD), Kia Cee'd (CD) and Kia Forte (YD), and it was sold in North America as the Elantra GT.
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Trims & Figures
8 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 CRDi (90 PS) | 2011–2016 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 162 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 CVVT (99 PS) | 2011–2016 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 98 hp | 101 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 CRDi (110 PS) | 2011–2016 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 207 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 CRDi (128 PS) | 2011–2016 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 126 hp | 207 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 GDI (135 PS) | 2011–2016 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 133 hp | 121 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 MPI (122 PS) | 2012–2015 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 120 hp | 115 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 CVVT (149 PS) | 2011–2016 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 147 hp | 131 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 GDI (175 PS) | 2013–2016 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 173 hp | 154 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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The 2016 i30 wasn't just a new generation — it introduced "Cascading Grille," the design language that would reshape every Hyundai that followed.
This i30's North American twin, the Elantra GT, got a mid-cycle engine swap in 2014 — reviewers said the original 1.8-litre simply wasn't sporty enough to wear the GT badge.
Despite the Korean badge, the first i30 was actually conceived in Germany, at Hyundai's design and technical centre in Rüsselsheim.
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