Hyundai i30 (GD)

The Hyundai i30 (GD) is the second generation of the Hyundai i30 compact car, presented in autumn 2011. The five-door hatchback was shown at the Frankfurt IAA in September 2011 and reached the German market on 23 March 2012, replacing the i30 (FD) built since mid-2007. An i30 wagon joined in June 2012 and a three-door hatchback, which Hyundai calls a coupe, in February 2013; hatchback and wagon were built until January 2017. Developed under the internal code GD and first built in South Korea, it shares its floor pan and technical base, including identical diesel engines, with the Kia cee d, and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech also built it in Nosovice as the GDH. A facelift in March 2015 brought a new hexagonal grille, lane keeping assist, a new 100 PS 1.4 litre base engine that is 14 kg lighter, a refreshed 1.6 CRDi of 136 PS, a 186 PS turbo petrol engine and a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.