Our Fleet Test Drive: Hyundai i40 Tourer- 6th report
Date:
25 April 2012
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Author: Jack Carfrae
Cabin
Like many cars, our i40 has an electric handbrake, engaged at the flick of a switch, that releases automatically when you drive away. It's a move that tidies up the centre of the cabin, as there's no need for a big lever in the middle of it.
The only problem is that, as a safety measure, it doesn't disengage as normal if the driver isn't wearing their seatbelt. Sensible, you might think, but there are times when that failsafe is actually a pain, and you forget it won't disengage as you try to pull away - like when one driver hops out to open the gate at the end of his driveway, and then doesn't bother putting his seatbelt back on.
Hyundai i40 Tourer 1.7 CRDi 136 Blue Drive Style | Mileage | 11,595 | Claimed combined consumption | 62.8mpg | Our average consumption | 45.1mpg | Forecast CPM | 50.7p | Actual CPM | 52.7p | For | First service courtesy of friendly dealer | Against | Glitch remains on infotainment screen | Why we’re running it | Is Hyundai’s first fleet-specific model as good to live with as it’s claimed to be? |
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