The 2016 i30 wasn't just a new generation — it introduced "Cascading Grille," the design language that would reshape every Hyundai that followed.
Lead trim: 1.4 MPi (100 PS) · up to 201 hp
Hyundai i30 PD2016–present
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FactThe 2016 i30 wasn't just a new generation — it introduced "Cascading Grille," the design language that would reshape every Hyundai that followed.
Hyundai unveiled the third-generation i30 at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, with series production from December 2016, and it introduced a new design language for the brand called the "Cascading grille". It was launched in North America in 2017 as the 2018 model Elantra GT, and for the 2019 model year in European markets only Hyundai standardised the i30 Fastback front design across all versions except the N Line and i30 N. Body styles are a five-door hatchback, estate (i30 Wagon) and liftback (i30 Fastback), built in Ulsan, South Korea, Nošovice, Czech Republic and Tiaret, Algeria on the Hyundai-Kia K2 platform, and it is related to the Elantra (AD) and Kia Ceed (CD). In Australia the Elantra (CN7) is sold as the i30 sedan.
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Trims & Figures
10 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 T-GDi (120 PS) | 2016–present | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 118 hp | 126 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 MPi (100 PS) | 2016–present | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 99 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.4 T-GDi (140 PS) | 2016–present | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 178 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.5 Smartstream DPi (110 PS) | 2016–present | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 106 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.5 T-GDi (160 PS) | 2016–present | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 158 hp | 187 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 MPi (128 PS) | 2016–present | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 126 hp | 114 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 T-GDi (204 PS) | 2016–present | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 201 hp | 195 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 U CRDi (95 PS) | 2016–present | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 94 hp | 207 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 U II CRDi (115 PS) | 2016–present | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 220 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 Nu GDi (164 PS) | 2016–present | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 162 hp | 150 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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