Hyundai has finally launched the Fluidic i20 in India, priced between Rs. 4.73 – Rs. 7.67 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi). The company has offered the Fluidic Hyundai i20 in 12 variants and called the new version as the i-Gen i20. The new i-gen Hyundai i20 is available in two petrol and diesel engines, with the 1.2-litre petrol motor now getting Dual VTVT, producing 84 PS of power. The 1.4-litre diesel engines now gets a 6-speed manual gearbox (which was removed after the launch of the Fluidic Verna), producing 90 PS of power and 22.4 KGm of torque. The 1.4-litre petrol engine is mated to a automatic gearbox and produces 100 PS of power and 13.9 KGm of torque. What what is really surprising is the feature list in the 2013 Hyundai i20, which now features many segment firsts.
Hyundai i-gen i20 Features
- Rear parking camera with display in interior mirror
- Electroc chromic anti-glare mirror
- Air-Cluster ionizer
- Supervision Cluster
- Auto Headlight Control Function
- Rain Sensing Wipers
- 6 Airbags
- Rear Disc Brakes
- Smart Key with Push Button Start
- Smart pedal system (in case of panic, the brake pedal overrides the accelerator pedal)
- Clutch lock system
- One Touch Triple Turn Signal
- Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel and Gear Shift Knob
- Driver Seat Arm Rest
- Electric Adjustable Folding and Heated Outside Mirrors
- Tilt and Telescopic Steering
- 60:40 Split Seat with cushion pop-up
- 2-DIN CD/MP3 Audio System with 4 speakers and 2 tweeters, USB, aux-in and Blue tooth connectivity
- Steering Mounted Audio and Bluetooth controls
- Speed sensing auto door locking
- Impact sensing auto door unlocking
- Reverse Parking Sensors
Hyundai i-gen i20 Pricing (ex-showroom, Delhi)
- i-gen i20 Era – Rs. 4,73,400/-
- i-gen i20 Magna – Rs. 4,97,310/-
- i-gen i20 Magna (O) – Rs. 5,27,278/-
- i-gen i20 Sportz – Rs. 5,75,247/-
- i-gen i20 Asta – Rs. 6,21,082/-
- i-gen i20 Asta (O) with Sunroof – Rs. 6,65,894/-
- i-gen i20 Sportz AT – Rs. 7,67,405/-
- i-gen i20 Era Diesel – Rs. 5,96,334/-
- i-gen i20 Magna Diesel – Rs. 6,20,243/-
- i-gen i20 Magna (O) Diesel – Rs. 6,50,213/-
- i-gen i20 Sportz Diesel – Rs. 6,98,183/-
- i-gen i20 Asta Diesel – Rs. 7,44,013/-
Hyundai i-gen i20 Fuel Efficiency (as per ARAI)
- Hyundai i20 1.2 – 18.5 km/l
- Hyundai i20 1.4 Diesel – 21.9 km/l
- Hyundai i20 1.4 Automatic – 15 km/l
The cosmetic changes to the i-gen i20′s exteriors include a new front grille, turn indicators on outside mirrors, chrome outside door handles, 8-spoke alloy wheels (on select variants) and a rear spoiler with integrated stop lamp. Hyundai has not released any information on the mechanical changes like the reduction in NVH levels or the removal of rattles. The i-gen i20 will be available at Hyundai dealers immediately and the company has hiked prices between Rs. 6000 – 28000/- depending on the variants with the lower variants getting a lesser price hike, while the top end variants see a greater price hike. The reason for this is that Hyundai has offered more equipment on the top-end variants. With this upgrade the Hyundai i20 gets alot of features unheard off in the hatchback segment. This should force the competition (read Volkswagen Polo) to offer more features. The new i20 will then help in hatchbacks become more feature rich, with most of the equipments only offered in cars double the price of the new i20.
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