What to look for in a Hyundai Amica?

What to look for in a Hyundai Amica?

As with any small city car, check for parking bumps and scrapes, especially as the Amica may well have been purchased as a first car after passing the driving test. Also check the fitments at the rear for signs of damage by little hands.

When did the Hyundai Amica get an automatic transmission?

In summer 2000, a four-speed automatic replaced the three speed automatic gearbox, but otherwise the range has remained largely unchanged. At the same time, the Amica’s progenitor, the Atoz disappeared from Hyundai’s price lists.

Is the GSI GSI the same as the Amica?

Although most of the metalwork is the same below the window line and the roof has been lowered only 35mm, the Amica looks much sleeker. A neat body colour rear spoiler gives the tail some character, too, and the top-spec GSi has very stylish alloy wheels.

What’s the top speed of an Audi Amica?

Top speeds are 91mph for the manual and 86mph for the automatic but all of this is rather missing the point. The Amica is designed for use in busy towns and cities where the chance to exceed 30mph rarely presents itself and speeds of over 60mph are the stuff of legend.

Is the Hyundai Amica still a good car?

The Hyundai Amica didn’t seem a notably modern car back in 2000 and seven years have done nothing to broaden its appeal. The bottom line is that there are many better cars around for much the same money.

Although most of the metalwork is the same below the window line and the roof has been lowered only 35mm, the Amica looks much sleeker. A neat body colour rear spoiler gives the tail some character, too, and the top-spec GSi has very stylish alloy wheels.

Top speeds are 91mph for the manual and 86mph for the automatic but all of this is rather missing the point. The Amica is designed for use in busy towns and cities where the chance to exceed 30mph rarely presents itself and speeds of over 60mph are the stuff of legend.

What kind of transmission does an amica have?

Aimed as it was at first time buyers and mothers with children looking for a second or third car, the Amica stressed a friendly face, light, easy controls and more than a nod toward urban practicality. In summer 2000, a four-speed automatic replaced the three speed automatic gearbox, but otherwise the range has remained largely unchanged.