Here's the thing with updates in the automotive world. If the update involves only visual details, sooner or later people will figure out that there is not enough meat in the upgrade and the numbers will drop. If it involves only mechanical changes, people won't see anything different in the first place and the numbers will suffer. The key lies in getting the perfect balance of the visual and technological upgrades that will make automobile a more interesting option from among the competition. There are two things that make the new Hyundai i20 interesting to us. The first is purely cosmetic and the second is purely mechanical. The cosmetic part of course does not intrigue us as much as the mechanical though. So forgive me if I do not dwell too deeply on the former.
Looks and Features
The new i20 has just gone under Hyundai's 'fluidic' knife and has come out looking distinctly European. The front end looks a bit Scirocco-esque and features a glossy piano black front grille and new clear lens headlamps and fog lamps. The sides remain pretty much unchanged except for the rear view mirror mounted turn indicators. The rear gets a redesigned bumper and all new tail lights. The car also gets all new alloy wheels. Inside there is a new centre console and air con vents that look like the ones from the new Sonata. The dashboard layout remains unchanged but loses the airbag indicator it previously had. The clocks are
03:15 PM, Jun 09, 2012
New Delhi: Hyundai Motor India has launched a new version of its premium compact car i20 priced up to Rs Rs 7.67 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The all new 'iGen i20' will replace the existing i20. The petrol variants of the new version is priced from Rs 4.73 lakh to Rs 6.65 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), the company said in a statement. The prices are approximately up by Rs 20,000 than the...
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