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Coupefying hatchbacks is all the rage in the European market these days. Its what
Opel and
Vauxhall did with the latest
Astra, and what
Renault did with the
Mégane, and now
Hyundai is preparing to follow a similar formula, only in a smaller form.
While the
i30 is the model with which Hyundai competes with the aforementioned Astra and Mégane, to say nothing of the
Volkswagen Golf and
Ford Focus, it's the smaller
i20 - recently introduced in five-door form - which the Korean automaker plans to give the coupe treatment.
Previewed in the teaser image above, the upcoming new i20 Coupe will enter a somewhat shrinking market for three-door superminis. Though the
VW Polo,
Ford Fiesta,
Peugeot 208 and
Opel Corsa are still available with three portals, their forms are otherwise no more coupe-like than their five-door counterparts. (
Mini has tried a similar approach with its
Coupe, and
Citroën has forked the
C3 five-door and
DS3 three-door, but those are decidedly more upscale offerings.) Alongside the
Seat Ibiza, Hyundai is one of the few mainstream automakers offering three-door superminis significantly distinguished from its five-door versions.
In the case of the i20 Coupe, we're looking at a more rakish roofline, a pronounced rear spoiler, a wrap-around rear window and unique lighting modules. Expect the new i20 Coupe to be positioned slightly below the Veloster, but don't expect it to come to North America: like the five-door version, the i20 Coupe has been designed and developed in Europe for the European market.
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