现代正在努力测试第三代i30紧凑型掀背车，该车很可能会在今年晚些时候发布。大约一年多以前，现代发布了第二代i30改款车，现在现代正在抓紧时间开发其第三代车型，从照片看，这款车已经采用了量产版车身。这辆重度伪装原型车是在北极附近拍到的，旁边还有一辆起亚Optima Sportswagon，当时室外温度达到摄氏零下30度。由于车身进行了重度伪装，因此无法看清车身细节，也无法确认新车是否比现行版更大。现在能确认的是重新设计的前脸造型类似现代最近刚刚发布的Genesis G90。新车前格栅更宽，前大灯更圆润，而尾灯组造型则不那么富有曲线，设计更锐利。新车动力系统很可能搭载取自改款起亚cee’d的1.0升三缸涡轮增压引擎。另外还有1.4和1.6升自然进气引擎，另外老款车搭载的1.6升涡轮增压汽油引擎还将出现在新车上。而i30 N旗舰级车型定位在现行版的i30 Turbo之上，但目前还不清楚该车将搭载何种引擎。不过，有人说，该车将搭载取自RM15概念车的2.0升涡轮增压引擎并搭配全驱系统，在RM15上，这台引擎功率达到300马力，扭矩383牛米，不过这并不意味着i30 N的功率和扭矩也会和RM15一样。第三代i30很可能会在10月的巴黎车展首次亮相，现在还不清楚N版本是否也会同步推出。

 

2017 Hyundai i30 spied hiding Genesis-inspired front fascia

Hyundai is hard at work testing the third generation of its i30 compact hatchback likely to be unveiled later this year.

 

A little over a year ago, Hyundai came out with a mid-cycle facelift for the second-generation i30 and now the company is making progress with its replacement seen here wearing the production body. The heavily camouflaged prototype was spotted at the Arctic Circle together with the Kia Optima Sportswagon while undergoing testing at -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 degrees Celsius).

 

Getting back to the prototype at hand, the massive camouflage doesn’t reveal a great deal and we don’t know for sure if the car is bigger than the current model. What we do notice is the redesigned front fascia taking inspiration from the recently introduced Genesis G90. It seems to have a significantly wider front grille and sleeker headlights, while the rear end shows less curvy taillights featuring a sharper design.

 

The engine lineup will likely kick off with a turbocharged three-cylinder, 1.0-liter like the one available in the facelifted Kia cee’d. The naturally-aspirated 1.4- and 1.6-liter motors could be dropped altogether, while the turbocharged 1.6-liter gasoline and diesel units are expected to be carried over.

 

There’s also going to be a new flagship i30 N sitting above the existing i30 Turbo, but we still don’t know what will power it. However, some say it will be a turbo 2.0-liter from the RM15 concept and it will apparently be linked to an all-wheel drive system. The engine has 300 horsepower and 283 pound-feet (383 newton meters) of torque in the RM15, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will have the same output in the i30 N.

 

The third-gen Hyundai i30 will likely debut in October at the Paris Motor Show and it will be interesting to see whether the N version will also be introduced.