► Hyundai Bayon SUV details
► ‘Intelligent’ manual, big-car tech
► Can be ordered now
Hyundai has revealed UK pricing for its new Bayon, with the SUV set to start at £22,480.
Three trims are available – Advance, Premium and Ultimate – but all come with the same 1.0-litre turbocharged T-GDi engine good for 99bhp. A six-speed manual or seven-speed DCT is available, pushing out 127ft lbs or 147ft lbs of torque respectively.
The entry-level Advance gets, among other things, 16-inch alloys, auto headlights and two 10.25-inch screens. Premium starts at £23,880, and adds automatic climate control, 17-alloys, and other modcons such as privacy glass as well as a heated steering wheel and heated front seats. Ultimate starts at £25,280 with the six-speed manual and lays on the luxury; there’s a Bose sound system, wireless phone charger, electric sunroof and other bits like Blind Spot Collision Warning.
Read more about the Hyundai Bayon below.
Everything you need to know
Hyundai’s new Bayon crossover is an official replacement to the ix20 – remember that? No worries if you can’t, this is designed to be a more – ahem – youthful offering, taking on everything from Ford’s Puma to the Peugeot 2008, Nissan Juke and new Vauxhall Mokka.
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Hyundai says the name comes from the city of Bayonne in France; the brand points out that all of its SUVs have destination-based names to split them apart from the conventional car range.
Another crossover? Yawn…
Yes, but stay with us. The Bayon certainly doesn’t look anonymous – that’s for sure – something that’s almost a requirement in order to stick out in one of the most crowded classes of car these days.
There are some familiar Hyundai cues here: split headlights at the front like the Kona, Tucson and Santa Fe, and a glass-heavy rear end with very interesting kinks in the surfacing. We’re getting strong Pontiac Aztek vibes from the rear, but in a good way for once. In order to inject at least a little bit of pizazz, Hyundai has listed several new colours (including the new Mangrove Green, pictured) that can be accented by an optional black roof.
Inside, a lot of the design has been taken from the i20 hatchback: big screen in the centre, digital dials, straked vents that stretch across the width of the dashboard. Bluelink connected services include information like cloud-based navigation for more switched-on route planning and, where applicable, live parking info including where there are spaces and how much they’ll set you back.
As for safety tech, every Bayon has lane-keeping, high-beam and speed-limit assistance as standard, as well as an alert when it notices the car in front pull away in traffic. As for space, it’s about average in terms of space available in the Bayon, with a 411-litre boot – a smidge smaller than you’d get on a Nissan Juke or Ford Puma.
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