The Hyundai i20 Thread

Doesn't look like the daytime running lights are in our local version...what's with that?
 
Shaun108 said:
Too many charous buying Polos and Golfs. Most of them soup it up with mag wheels and sound and the rest of those newfangled things that cost half the price of the actual vehicle!
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You're thinking about Chatsworth and Phoenix. :p
 
The Hyundai Elite i20 has been launched in India at a price of between Rs. 4.89 - 7.66 lakhs (ex-Delhi).

What you'll like:

• All-rounded package in a sharp design. Improved over the 1st-gen i20 in nearly every way
• Spacious interiors with outstanding quality, fit and finish. Practical 285 liter boot too
• 1.4L diesel has excellent driveability, refinement, performance & fuel economy. 6-speed gearbox is smooth
• Mature suspension offers a comfortable ride and neutral handling characteristics
• Hyundai's fuss-free ownership experience & excellent after-sales-service
• Loaded with features & gizmos (16" rims, keyless entry & go, 8-speaker stereo, rake & reach steering, rear air-con, reversing cam, cooled glovebox and lots more)

What you won't:

• Missing equipment vis-a-vis old i20: Rear disc brakes, side & curtain airbags, sunroof, auto-wipers & DRLs
• 1.2L petrol is nowhere as impressive as the diesel. Mediocre highway performance for a premium hatchback
• Anyone over 5'11" will find rear headroom to be insufficient. Sloping roof eats into cabin height at the back
• Dynamics & steering aren't to an enthusiast's tastes. Swift, Polo etc. are more fun to drive
• On-road price difference between the petrol & diesel is ~1.3 lakhs. That's higher than the competition
• Rear wiper only on the top Asta trim! No fuel-efficiency indicator, auto-locking doors or height-adjustable seatbelts on any variant

In its relentless pursuit of market-share, Hyundai's product onslaught continues. Over the last 3 years, the company has launched 8 new cars, namely the Eon, Grand i10, Xcent, Verna, Elantra, Santa Fe, Sonata and now, the i20. The Korean giant knows how to keep its product range updated.

The 2nd-generation i20 makes its global debut in India, thereby highlighting the importance of our market for this car.

The Elite i20 is Hyundai's 5th hatchback currently on sale. In what is a significant development, it will no longer be exported from India (discussion link (Hyundai stops exporting cars from India to Europe)).

Hyundai says that European exports have been stopped so that the Chennai plant can concentrate on production for the local market. Turkey will now supply i20s to Europe.

The international i20 differs from the India-spec car in length (50 mm longer), boot size (41 liters more) and richer equipment levels. Although the European i20 is longer, its wheelbase is identical to the Indian model.

Compare pictures of the two and you'll notice that Hyundai India has greatly trimmed the bumpers, to bring the i20 within the sub-4 meter tax bracket of small cars.


http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/official-new-car-reviews/155025-hyundai-elite-i20-official-review.html
 
Ivan Leon said:
The Hyundai Elite i20 has been launched in India at a price of between Rs. 4.89 - 7.66 lakhs (ex-Delhi).

What you'll like:

• All-rounded package in a sharp design. Improved over the 1st-gen i20 in nearly every way
• Spacious interiors with outstanding quality, fit and finish. Practical 285 liter boot too
• 1.4L diesel has excellent driveability, refinement, performance & fuel economy. 6-speed gearbox is smooth
• Mature suspension offers a comfortable ride and neutral handling characteristics
• Hyundai's fuss-free ownership experience & excellent after-sales-service
• Loaded with features & gizmos (16" rims, keyless entry & go, 8-speaker stereo, rake & reach steering, rear air-con, reversing cam, cooled glovebox and lots more)

What you won't:

• Missing equipment vis-a-vis old i20: Rear disc brakes, side & curtain airbags, sunroof, auto-wipers & DRLs
• 1.2L petrol is nowhere as impressive as the diesel. Mediocre highway performance for a premium hatchback
• Anyone over 5'11" will find rear headroom to be insufficient. Sloping roof eats into cabin height at the back
• Dynamics & steering aren't to an enthusiast's tastes. Swift, Polo etc. are more fun to drive
• On-road price difference between the petrol & diesel is ~1.3 lakhs. That's higher than the competition
• Rear wiper only on the top Asta trim! No fuel-efficiency indicator, auto-locking doors or height-adjustable seatbelts on any variant

In its relentless pursuit of market-share, Hyundai's product onslaught continues. Over the last 3 years, the company has launched 8 new cars, namely the Eon, Grand i10, Xcent, Verna, Elantra, Santa Fe, Sonata and now, the i20. The Korean giant knows how to keep its product range updated.

The 2nd-generation i20 makes its global debut in India, thereby highlighting the importance of our market for this car.

The Elite i20 is Hyundai's 5th hatchback currently on sale. In what is a significant development, it will no longer be exported from India (discussion link (Hyundai stops exporting cars from India to Europe)).

Hyundai says that European exports have been stopped so that the Chennai plant can concentrate on production for the local market. Turkey will now supply i20s to Europe.

The international i20 differs from the India-spec car in length (50 mm longer), boot size (41 liters more) and richer equipment levels. Although the European i20 is longer, its wheelbase is identical to the Indian model.

Compare pictures of the two and you'll notice that Hyundai India has greatly trimmed the bumpers, to bring the i20 within the sub-4 meter tax bracket of small cars.


http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/official-new-car-reviews/155025-hyundai-elite-i20-official-review.html
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That dislike list is quite concerning imo.
 
Wasabee! said:
That dislike list is quite concerning imo.
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Agreed. They seem to have taken so many things away and borked the car while pushing up the price and tweaking the styling a little bit.

I want what Hyundai is smoking :erm:
 
07_10 said:
You're thinking about Chatsworth and Phoenix. :p
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Ja ek se, at first it was those areas. Now I see those cars everywhere with laaitjies and a quart beer on the floor or held by their fat gf's. Malvern, Escombe, Pinetown, New Germany, Hillary, Umhlanga even has them now bru. My blood pressure goes up 10 points whenever I see a lowered ****ty Golf with 20' mags and a sound system worth half the price of the vehicle.
 
Rouxenator said:
:erm: their technical Centre is in Rüsselsheim... right across the road from Opel.
Which is why the old i20 looks like a Corsa.
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Then they realised they were making a giant mistake by imitating the wrong brand and they decided to make the new one look like a Golf.
 
There are resemblances, yet no one would ever copy VAG, they are just too boring. There is also (this time round) a lot less Corsa in the i20 design.
 
Saw a truckload of these in Centurion earlier today. Didn't get a good look. Will visit the dealer tomorrow
 
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