Discover Hyundai's New Bayon: Enhanced Connectivity, Safety Features, and Interior Upgrades
Hyundai Motor UK has announced the pricing and specifications for the new Bayon, featuring enhanced connectivity, safety, and interior upgrades.
The new Bayon boasts a robust exterior upgrade with standard LED headlights across all trims, a new full-length Horizon LED DRL (daytime running lights) bar, and a redesigned front bumper with a new grille mesh design. Standard LED taillights, a redesigned rear bumper, and new 16- and 17-inch alloy wheels enhance the look. The Bayon comes in four new exterior paint colours: Vibrant Blue Pearl, Meta Blue Pearl, Lucid Lime Metallic, and Lumen Grey Pearl, making a total of nine colours. The Premium trim offers customisation with a two-tone paint option featuring a black roof and door mirrors.
Inside, the Bayon offers a new Vibrant Blue interior colour pack across all trims, including Vibrant Blue door panel and air vent accents and contrasting stitching against a black dashboard and upholstery. Multi-colour ambient lighting with 64 options, a new seat pattern, and a glass sunroof with electric tilt & slide add to the interior's appeal.
All three trims – Advance, Premium, and Ultimate – are powered by a 1.0 turbocharged T-GDi engine, delivering a maximum power output of 100PS. Buyers can choose between a 6-speed manual transmission (6MT) or a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission (7DCT), offering 172Nm and 200Nm maximum torque, respectively.
Standard safety and convenience features include driver, front passenger, side and curtain airbags, Lane Follow Assist (LFA), Lane Keep Assist (LKA), Forward Collision Avoidance Assist for cars, pedestrians, and cyclists (FCA), second-generation eCall, Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA), and a rearview camera with parking sensors. Premium and Ultimate models add front parking sensors, and the Ultimate trim includes a Blind Spot Collision Warning (BCW). The £800 driver assistance pack available on Premium and Ultimate models adds Smart Cruise Control (Stop & Go), FCA 1.5, and Blind Spot Collision Avoidance Assist (BCA).
Starting at £22,480, the Advance 1.0T 100PS 6-speed manual transmission trim features redesigned 16-inch alloy wheels, automatic headlights with dusk sensor, electric heated and folding door mirrors, LED headlights, taillights, and positioning lights, a front LED DRL light bar, rearview camera with parking sensors, a 10.25” drivers supervision instrument cluster, and a 10.25” touchscreen satellite navigation system with Mapcare, LIVE services, Apple CarPlay™, and Android Auto™. It also includes front USB ports, tilt & telescopic steering wheel adjustment, cruise control, and multi-colour ambient lighting. The Advance trim is also available with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Priced from £23,880, the Premium 1.0T 100PS 6-speed manual transmission adds automatic climate control, 17-inch alloy wheels, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, automatic windscreen wipers with rain sensor, front parking sensors, a rear USB C port, windscreen auto defog function, privacy glass, and a heated steering wheel and front seats. The Premium trim also offers black exterior styling, a £500 two-tone black roof and black door mirrors option, and an alternative powertrain with the 1.0T 100PS 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The Ultimate trim, starting at £25,280 for the Ultimate 1.0T 100PS 6-speed manual transmission, builds on the Premium trim with features like the BOSE Premium sound system, wireless phone charging, Blind Spot Collision Warning (BCW), an intelligent key with engine start button, and a glass sunroof with electric tilt & slide. This top-level trim is also available with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The new Bayon models offer a choice of nine exterior colours, with Mangrove Green Pearl at no additional cost, Atlas White for £300, and pearl finishes for £565. Additionally, Premium models can feature black exterior styling with a two-tone black roof, and black door mirrors for a £500 option.
