THE latest version of Hyundai’s best-selling model, the i10, will go on sale in the UK on January 30, with prices starting at £8,345.

Hyundai has already sold more than 110,000 units of the original i10 in the UK alone since launch in April 2008.

The firm said the new i10 featured “a more expressive design both inside and out, while generous levels of comfort, quality and safety equipment enhance the car’s appeal even further”.

It is equipped with a host of standard and optional equipment, including automatic climate control, heated leather steering wheel and cruise control, while safety features include the standard-fitment of tyre pressure monitoring system, electronic stability control and six airbags.

Engines will include a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder with 66PS and a four-cylinder 1.2-litre engine, delivering 87PS.

The new car is longer, wider and lower than the outgoing model, meaning more legroom and a luggage capacity increase of 10 per cent.

Tony Whitehorn, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor UK, said: “The i10 has proved to be a hugely popular model in Hyundai’s range and it has successfully maintained annual sales above 20,000 units since 2009. The New Generation i10 builds on this success with a more expressive and stylish car that majors on refinement, quality, safety, generous specification and also value.”

The range begins with the new S trim, which starts at £8,345 – the same entry price as the outgoing model.

As standard, the S trim comes specified with the 1.0-litre engine, cloth interior trim in black with beige inserts, 14in steel wheels, central locking, electric front windows, CD tuner and USB, daytime running lights, ISOfix and tilt adjust steering wheel as standard.

The S Air with the addition of air-conditioning will be available from £8,995.

Mid-trim SE gets remote central locking, electric rear windows, electric heated door mirrors, body colour door handles and mirrors, driver’s seat height adjustment and black B pillar and prices begin at £9,295.

The range-topping Premium trim will have 14in alloys, Bluetooth connectivity with voice recognition, steering wheel controls, LED daytime running lights, front fog lamps, rear speakers, drivers safety window, door mirror indicators, emergency stop signal are all available as standard.

Prices start from £9,995.