Hyundai i40 Tourer (2011 – 2019) Review
Hyundai i40 Tourer (2011 – 2019) At A Glance
The Hyundai i40 Tourer prioritises ease of use and comfort above driving fun. This means it’s not as engaging as a Ford Mondeo Estate, but the South Korean car delivers when it comes to carting families long distances with minimal fuss and expense. The boot isn’t as well shaped as some, like the Skoda Octavia and Skoda Superb Estate models, but it gives the Honda Accord Tourer and most other rivals a tough time. Read on for our full Hyundai i40 Tourer review.
The Hyundai i40 Tourer is Hyundai doing what it does best. It’s a good-quality, good-value car that appeals to the left side of the brain rather than the right.
In other words, if you made a big checklist of all the things that are impressive about the Hyundai i40 Tourer, you’d come up with a desirable used car, yet you’d never actually consider desirability to be one of its traits.
Initially, the Hyundai i40 Tourer estate was only available with one engine, a 1.7-litre diesel in three versions – 115PS, 136PS and 141PS.
This was replaced by a 1.6 CRDi diesel late in 2018, while a 1.6-litre GDi petrol was also introduced.
One thing all these engines have in common is strong fuel economy – with the newer diesels capable of a combined 54.3mpg under WLTP tests.
The car was launched with trim levels called Active, Style and Premium, but a 2015 update changed that to S, SE Nav, SE Business and Premium.
All cars get alloy wheels, Bluetooth and air-conditioning, plus you only need jump one grade to SE Nav for a full colour touchscreen multimedia set-up and climate control. This is a well-equipped car.
Cabin quality is excellent throughout, with good use of soft-touch plastics for the upper dash and door trim, plus glossy black trim even on base models.
Some of the dials and buttons are flimsy, and you might think the dashboard design falls into the ‘trying too hard’ category with its swoopy creases.
But overall the Hyundai i40 Tourer has a quality feel.
So, it’s well-equipped, spacious, comfortable and the numbers stack up.
What the Hyundai i40 Tourer lacks, though, is a sense of fun or feelgood factor. Whether that’s important will depend on what you want from your car.
Fancy a second opinion? Read heycar’s Hyundai i40 Tourer review.