Australia - Australia’s seven State and Territory based motoring clubs have recognised three Hyundai models as class-winners in the 2010 Australia’s Best Car national awards.

The Hyundai i30 SX has been named Australia’s ‘Best Small Car Under $35,000’ and the Hyundai iMax was named Australia’s ‘Best People Mover’. Joining these two three-time class-winners is the all-new i20 Active, named ‘Best Light Car Under $20,000’ in its first year on sale.

Following an exhaustive evaluation and assessment process focusing on three main criteria; ‘Value for Money’, ‘Design and Function’ and ‘On the Road Performance’, the Australia’s Best Cars national judging panel awarded the Hyundai vehicles from a field of more than 300 original competitors.

“Hyundai has matured as a company and is a now real competitor to many of the Japanese and European manufacturers,” said Mark Borlace, Chief Judge Australia’s Best Cars.

The i20 Active continues Hyundai’s value-for-money philosophy in the light car class, but also brings new levels of refinement, quality, and dynamic capability. i20 Active is Australia’s most affordable 5-star ANCAP safety rated car.

“As a first effort in this category, the new i20 has been able to punch ahead of other competitors including the Volkswagen Polo, which in itself is a pretty good effort in a very competitive market,” said Mark Borlace, Chief Judge Australia’s Best Cars.

The i30 SX and iMax have now both won their respective classes for the last three years in a row. The i30 SX received consistently high ratings across almost all the judging criteria. Due to changes in the categories for 2010, i30 SX was up against cars costing up to $35,000, but secured the win through its combination of value for money, low depreciation, 5-star ANCAP safety rating and all-round performance.

Source: http://www.hyundai.com.au/About-Hyundai/News/default.aspx

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