It's been a minute since we saw a Hyundai i10 prototype out and about. North America doesn't get this small city car, but it regularly prowls the streets in many global markets. Our spy team in Germany happened to catch this 2024 prototype in public, still wearing bulky covers on the front and rear to hide some notable design changes.
What kind of changes are we talking about? We can see daytime running lights integrated into the corners of the grille, shining through the heavy covers. The current model already has round lights in these locations, but the refresh appears to make them part of the grille, not unlike the Hyundai Tucson. This suggests further changes to the grille, though we believe it will retain its general chevron shape. We also believe it won't morph into a large single grille reaching unbroken to the bottom of the fascia, similar to the Elantra. Corner vents still look vertically oriented, but they could be narrower on the new car.
