The i20’s predecessors have usually had fascias that appeared merely laid out fairly than ‘designed’. It has by no means been a automotive to look in any respect ‘loaded’ with know-how. How rapidly issues can change.

Some early low-spec variations have analogue gauges, however most i20s have a totally digital instrument display screen built-in right into a flight console-like panel that passes behind the steering wheel rim and meets up with the central infotainment touchscreen to make one sweeping, dominant set up.

The digital devices are shiny, merely rendered and clear, and the infotainment system is equally easy and simple to make use of, so even these suspicious of the creeping adoption of digital know-how in mainstream vehicles have little to concern from both. That’s helped by the beneficiant allocation of chunky, solid-feeling switches and fittings for the local weather and infotainment, in addition to issues just like the drive modes.

The remainder of the cabin is likewise a shock in locations. The i20 feels large for a supermini – particularly, broad. Even bigger adults sitting facet by facet can simply keep away from brushing shoulders, elbows or knees, and there’s loads of room for them to take a seat one behind the opposite in cheap consolation. The boot is averagely sized – 352 litres is up on the Vauxhall Corsa’s 309 however down on the Renault Clio’s 391.

There’s a effective driving place that’s fairly low and lifeless straight, although a bit extra steering column adjustment wouldn’t go amiss. The entrance seats are a contact arduous and have much less lateral bolstering than some would possibly like. This isn’t actually a sporty hatch, although, as we’ll come to explaining, so just a bit little bit of assist could also be sufficient.

The i20’s dashboard is adorned with horizontal ribs – a function additionally to be discovered across the door handles, air vents, speaker grilles and elsewhere. They’re the type of gildings that somebody who preferred an earlier i20 or perhaps a Pony or Getz (bear in mind these?) would possibly think about superfluous. But they do work to offer the brand new i20’s driving setting only a smattering of sensory intrigue, which could be very welcome. There’s completely nothing else to play to the tactile senses right here: not a soft-feeling moulding anyplace and – aside from some elective yellow accents – a really restricted palette of inside colors.

However arduous, the automotive’s plastics do promise to put on properly. They’re not too reflective, they don’t mark up below fingernails they usually don’t appear to point out the mud or grease a lot.

Hyundai i20 infotainment and sat-nav

Which infotainment system is fitted in your i20 relies on the trim degree. Advance will get a smaller, 8.0in display screen flanked by some chunky shortcut buttons. It’s fairly primary however works properly due to large goal icons and a customisable split-screen ‘home’ show.

Premium and Ultimate profit from a ten.3in display screen with a row of touch-sensitive shortcut buttons beneath. The interface seems to be prettier and comes with built-in linked navigation. Compared with the easiest, there’s a bit an excessive amount of enter lag however, aside from that, the graphics are crisp, it’s simple to navigate and the navigation system could be very astute in avoiding site visitors.

Both techniques require a USB cable for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Hyundai’s customary six-speaker stereo sounds barely tinny, however you get a extra highly effective Bose system on top-grade vehicles.