Priced from £15,225 OTR, the Active model targets buyers looking for crossover styling and adds in bespoke bumpers, roof rails, a rear spoiler and a 20mm-increased ride height.

Standard equipment also includes 17-inch alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, DAB radio and rear parking sensors.

Only one engine is offered for the Active: Hyundai’s new three-cylinder 99bhp 1.0-litre T-GDi engine, which offers official combined fuel economy of up to 58.9mpg and CO2 emissions of 110g/km.

The new 1.0-litre T-GDi engine is also added to the standard i20 line-up, bringing increased performance and fuel economy of up to 65.7mpg and 99g/km compared to the previous 99bhp 1.4-litre petrol manual and costing £400 extra. Available in SE models and above, the 1.0-litre T-GDi models cost from £14,025 OTR.

Hyundai has also introduced a new range-topping 118bhp 1.0 T-GDi model to i20 Premium and Coupe Sport versions, which offers official fuel economy up to 58.9mpg combined. Prices start from £15,525 OTR.

The MY16 i20 also gains additional equipment, including DAB radio on SE and above, new 15-inch alloys on SE and TomTom Live services on Nav models.

Premium Nav, Premium SE Nav and Coupe Sport Nav models now come with TomTom Live traffic services as standard, and cars specified in Iced Coffee, Passion Red and Stardust Grey now come with a black interior, rather than the brown and beige interiors.

The starting price of the i20 range remains unchanged, with the S 1.2-litre 75PS kicking off at £10,995 OTR. The new range will be available in showrooms from 3 March 2016.