Hyundai - Hyundai has put its new i30 to a unique wear-and-tear test - by parking it in the baboon enclosure at Britain's Knowsley Safari Park for a whole day. CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - Unsurprisingly, the test was the first of its kind to be staged by a UK car brand, which Hyundai put on to demonstrate the new i30's strong build quality, easy-wipe plastics and new high-quality steel bodywork. CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - Felicity Wood, i30 product manager at Hyundai, said: 'At Hyundai we believe in new thinking, which is why we decided to take a new approach with this durability test.' CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
yundai - Dozens of baboons reportedly descended on the car as soon as it was parked. The punishment included jumping up and down on the seats with muddy paws, jabbing dashboard buttons and eating their lunch in the car. CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - 'These baboons are incredibly inquisitive,' said David Ross, general manager at Knowsley Safari Park. 'At one point there were 40 monkeys in the car, pushing it to its limits - that's 10 times the size of the average human family!' CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - Several baboons played with toys in the boot and most of them smeared and scraped the paintwork outside. The baboons were left alone to play with the car for 10 hours. CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - The Knowsley baboons apparently take an interest in all cars - and, last year, infamously jumped on Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney's car. CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - Felicity Wood, i30 product manager at Hyundai, said: 'At Hyundai we believe in new thinking, which is why we decided to take a new approach with this durability test.' CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - 'The fact that it survived with only a few scrapes is testament to the way a modern Hyundai is designed and engineered,' said Hyundai's Felicity Wood. 'We really do give a monkey's about building tough cars!' CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - 'I've seen thousands of cars pass through this enclosure get mobbed by monkeys, and none have lasted the distance as well as this Hyundai,' said Knowsley's David Ross. CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - Hyundai says the car will be analysed by engineers and some of the findings will be used to inform its R&D department to help develop future cars. CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
Hyundai - Hyundai has donated £1,000 to a charity supported by Knowsley, the Primate Society of Great Britain. CREATED BY: MSN UK Cars
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