2012 HYUNDAI i40 Tourer 1.6L GDI 6MT FWD (135 HP)

Vehicle Overview

In Europe, the station-wagon market was high, and almost every car manufacturer had something to say. Hyundai did it very well with the 2012 i40 Tourer.

Most of the station-wagon vehicles looked like they were drawn on a budget after the sedan version was launched. It wasn’t the case with the i40 Tourer, a car that looked as good as a station-wagon as a sedan.

Like most of the station wagons on the market, the station-wagon looks the same up to the B-pillar with the sedan from which it derives. Then, a longer roof and an almost vertical tailgate end the vehicle. The i40 was not like that. The roof was slightly curved up and then extended to a raked rear end. It looked more like a sport-wagon than a station wagon. The sculptured side panels from the rear doors and the quarter-panels were specific to this model, not taken over from the sedan.

Inside, the i40 offered good legroom for the rear passengers but not limited headroom. It was not the case with the Tourer, which had even more legroom and offered big headroom. Three passengers could sit well in the back, thanks to an almost flat floor. For the rear-view camera, Hyundai didn’t play the image on the central screen but within the rearview mirror. A three-piece panoramic roof was available. The front section tilted, the center section slid, and the rear fixed.

The engine variant was as wide as for the sedan. The top-selling version was a 1.7-liter turbodiesel, which could be mated to a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic.