Hyundai Bayon LPG, the crossover road test for those looking for a lot of autonomy

Presentation

The Hyundai Bayon is the new crossover of the Korean brand, with a design distinctive and dedicated to a young audience. Already from 2021 the petrol versions, while recently arrived on the Italian market also the GPL version. An interesting solution, particularly at this time in where traditional fuel prices are particularly high.

An aesthetic look

Hyundai Bayon is characterized by a distinctive and personal design, while always remaining faithful to the Hyundaistyle. The front highlights a large grille in the lower area in the Glossy Black, while in the upper one we find the thin headlights, above the bonnet.

Height from crossover

The Bayon proposes some elements also linked to the world ofoff-road, such as bumpers and mudguards in black plastic, but above all a height from the ground of 16 centimeters, to be able to face without major problems even some off-road sections. The rear offers the vertical headlights with boomerang development, joined together by a horizontal LED strip, while in the part Lower is a massive bumper

Compact size

Passing to the dimensions, the Hyundai Bayon GPL proposes the same measures as the version gasoline, with a length of 4.18 meters, a width of 1.80 and a height of 1.50, with a wheelbase of 2.58 meters. The latter guarantees a really good Habitability, even for rear passengers, with ample headroom and knees and a USB socket for charging, while the vents are absent. The boot also offers a more than decent capacity, from 393 to 1,187 liters, folding down the rear seats. Not losing capacity, compared to gasoline versions.

Interiors

The cockpit of the Korean crossover is practically identical to that of the Hyundai i20, with a modern look and a good assembly, although always with many hard plastics at the touch, albeit well worked. Some soft inserts could give a greater feeling of quality. In the XLinetrim, the comfortable seats are Covered in fabric, the steering wheel is covered in leather, as well as the knob of the change. There are a fair number of storage compartments, the manual air conditioning, a USB socket and also the wireless plate for the Charging your smartphone wirelessly. Passing On the technological side, the Hyundai Bayon offers a double digital screen, with the 10.25-inch digital dashboard, with all on-board information and Possibility to customize it with numerous menus. The central screen for Theinfotainment is 8 inches (10 “25 in the upper trims) with a Clear graphics and excellent responsiveness to our commands, in addition to the Compatibility with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, even wireless.

Driving sensations

Hyundai Bayon GPL is powered by the 1.2 engine with 82 horsepower (84 hp if you use petrol and not LPG) and 109 Nm of maximum torque (120 petrol), mated exclusively to the five-man manual gearbox Reports. The latter is fluid and precise, even if the shooting is not very fast and, consequently, it is better to downshift when needed Overtake or pass an intersection at speed.

On the road you travel in total comfort

For the rest, however, the behavior on the road of this engine is definitely good, with an almost surprising fluidity and an excellent level. The Steering is direct and precise, the roll is always under control and also the braking is well modulated, as well as noise is never particularly annoying while you are on the march, although some rustling is felt when you They raise speeds, like when you go at limit speeds on the highway. In short, not being a sports model, his does it very well, allowing you to travel with a great comfort.

Supporting Technology

A Support the driver, among other things, there is a complete set of ADAS, since from the entrance set-up, with Hyundai SmartSense. From the system Frontal collision avoidance to automatic high beam management, switching for speed limit recognition, lane control and detection of driver fatigue. There is no lack of cruise control adaptive, as well as, in our set-up, also parking sensors front and rear and rear camera.

Consumption and prices

A look at the consumption of this model, a very important element important considering that many buy an LPG car for this reason motive. The autonomy declared by Hyundai, using only the LPG (there then 40 liters of gasoline in the second tank) is 545 kilometers. We managed to cover 487 of them, in sections of mixed roads between cities, roads suburban and ring roads, with a consumption of 16.5 km per liter. A value Definitely discreet. in total we have traveled (petrol + LPG) about 1,100 km. The Hyundai Bayon has a price list starting from 20,450 euros, while the version Entry LPG (XTech) starts from 20,650 euros. To get behind the wheel of the version 1.2 GPL with XLineequipment, you have to go up to 22,400 euros. We would like to thank the winery Lantieri – Franciacorta (Italy) -https://www.cortelantieri.it/ for their hospitality.