While many believe that electric vehicles are bound to soon replace all of the combustion-engined city cars that we know and love, Hyundai is in the midst of developing a facelifted version of the third-generation i10. We first saw it testing back in September last year and now we have spotted it again, albeit this time with less camouflage.
The pint-sized hatchback can be seen adorned with cladding over its front and rear fascias. Fortunately, Hyundai’s team of engineers has been kind enough not to hide every design change that has been made in the front end.
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The most obvious change has been made to the LED daytime running lights. Whereas the outgoing i10 has DRLs positioned in a circular pattern in the corners of the front grille, the DRLs of the facelifted model have grown in size with each side rocking four hexagonal-shaped lights. It also appears that some minor alterations have been made to the headlights, although the main headlamps appear unchanged.
The sides of this prototype are fully exposed, most likely due to no obvious changes from the outgoing model. The wheels are also the same as those available on the current hatchback.
Very little is known about what changes Hyundai will make to the rear of the facelifted i10 because of the camouflage adorning this prototype. However, we expect some tweaks to the graphics of the taillights, as well as a new bumper.
The engine range is also expected to remain the same as the current i10. As such, the facelifted variant should continue to be sold with a naturally-aspirated 1.0-liter three-cylinder, a naturally-aspirated 1.2-liter four-cylinder, and a turbocharged 1.0-liter T-GDI that delivers 99 hp. As much as we’d love to see an i10 N produced, there’s no chance of that happening.
