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On the long road with revamped Hyundai H1
Denis Droppa puts Hyundai’s bestselling family bus to the holiday-vehicle test
People movers are bought more for their utility than their styling, but Hyundai’s bus now announces its presence a little louder with a recent facelift. A larger and more prominent grille, along with new projector-style headlamps, give the nine-seater a bolder face while the top-of-the-range version also wears stylish new 17-inch alloy wheels. It’s given the Korean bus a somewhat more premium look, and this continues inside the cabin with a smart new infotainment system with a larger touchscreen with Bluetooth cellphone integration, while navigation is available for an extra R2,500. As part of an equipment upgrade, the new headlamps now switch on by themselves when it gets dark. The bus is sold as a 2.4l petrol manual and a 2.5l diesel automatic, and also a 2.5l diesel panel van. A multicab is also available on special order. Safety has been boosted in the range-topping diesel version which has acquired stability control and side airbags to go with the front ones. All versions come ...
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