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Monday, August 24, 2015

DRIVER POWER - Hyundai's baby i10 wins best Supermini in this years report.

Hyundai’s best-selling i10 wins ‘Supermini’ category, as voted by Auto Express readers
i10 recognised for its ‘low running costs’, ‘practicality’ and ‘reliability’

The Hyundai i10 has once again been recognised by consumers for its affordable, yet high-quality offering, leading to its win in the ‘Supermini’ category in the 2015 Auto Express Driver Power Survey.

Steve Fowler, Editor-in-chief of Auto Express, said: “The Hyundai i10’s result in Driver Power 2015 proves it’s a hot favourite with owners.

Not only does it provide them with low running costs, but they also tell us that it’s proving to be reliable and well built, too. There’s no reason why it shouldn't be a consistent performer in our survey for years to come.”

Following the Driver Power survey results, Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor UK, explained: “The i10 is Hyundai’s best-selling model, so to have its key attributes praised by consumers shows us exactly why this car continues to be such a sales success.

Thanks to its stylish looks, reliability, practicality, and, most importantly, affordability, the future looks bright for i10.”

Making the i10 even more attractive to new and existing Hyundai customers, the company has recently added the well-equipped Premium SE model to the range.

Premium SE buyers benefit from: 15” alloy wheels, heated seats and steering wheel, electric tilt and slide sunroof, rear parking sensors, climate control and smart key stop and start.

These top-of-the-range features mean that i10 customers can now enjoy even higher levels of equipment, without the hefty price tag.

Suzuki takes a well deserved second place in the Warranty Direct/What Car? annual reliability survey.

Lowest cost per claim across all manufacturers

The latest Warranty Direct survey has been published by What Car? Magazine and Suzuki’s renowned reputation for reliability has again been reinforced with another strong result for the brand, scoring 48 points in the Reliability Index.

The lower the number, the more reliable the brand, and Suzuki’s was considerably lower than the average score across all manufacturers measured which was 149.

Suzuki were in second place overall across 37 manufacturers this year and joined seven other Japanese manufacturers in the top 10.

The Reliability Index takes into account all factors of a repair including the cost of parts, frequency of failures as well as time off the road. Suzuki cars measured in the survey had an average age of 5.35 years, mileage of 39,200 with time off the road of just 1.93 hours in the event of a warranty claim. There were no nasty surprises in store either as the average repair cost across the Suzuki range was £256 – the lowest of all manufacturers.

In the Supermini / City car segment, Suzuki’s low cost of ownership was highlighted even further with the Alto model at an average of 5.15 years old ranking as one of the cheapest cars to repair at just £118. Alto achieved a Reliability Index score of only 14.00 points with an average time off the road of only 1.2 hours.

Suzuki’s reputation of low cost of ownership continues too with its recently launched Celerio City car now available with new technology Dualjet engine. Dualjet offers even lower CO₂ emissions of just 84g/km and 78.4mpg on the EC Combined fuel consumption cycle. The Swift Supermini is also now available with the Dualjet engine with CO₂ emissions of 99g/km, combined fuel consumption of 65.7mpg and no annual VED to pay.