Hyundai does not build many cars like the Hyundai Bayon: a 5-door SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2021 in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is Under the lead of SangYup Lee.
Where it came from
The Hyundai Bayon is a five-door subcompact crossover SUV produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai. The Bayon is based on the third-generation i20 and is not offered with all-wheel drive. It is Hyundai's smallest SUV in their European line-up and slots below the Kona.
Designed primarily for the European market, the vehicle's name is a reference to the French city of Bayonne. Outside of Europe and Turkey, it is only offered in selected markets in Central Asia, Middle East North Africa and India (Launch soon in 2026).
Under the skin
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1045 -. The gearbox is a 5/6-speed Manual transmission / manual / 6-speed Automated manual transmission / automated manual / 6-speed Automatic transmission / automatic / 7-speed Dual-clutch transmission /. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2580 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Hyundai's history is not in doubt: the Hyundai i20 Active came before it; it was built at İzmit (Hyundai Assan), Turkey. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia EV6, the Tesla Model Y, the Nissan Z. Nearby in the Hyundai catalogue sit the Hyundai Accent WRC and the Hyundai Accent.