Hyundai New Elite i20 2014 Price Specification Review

You saw the countless by shots, you saw the new rendering and now finally the Hyundai Elite i20 has been launched with some good price, how ever the pricing is just one part of the story as let us talk you through the car in complete detail.

Exterior: -

The Elite i20 features the fluidic sculpture too design language, which gives the car a more aggressive look. There are styling elements borrowed from the Grand i10 and the Excent also, the Elite i20 has a Hexagon front grill with Chrome finish front Aerodromes, the wrapper on Automatic head lamps certainly looks good and all those gives the car much more presence than the earlier i20. The Elite i20 has seven color options and well when you look at the side, the curve you look on the previous i20 has been gone replace by sharper look, yes you can not mistake the black pillar which certainly looks unique. The Elite i20 has 16 inch diamond cut alloys and from the rear, you will see those big edgy tail lamps which certainly grab your attention. Over all as you can seen, the styling theme here is bold and a big change over the predecessor.

Interior: -

Inside, you have a beige and black interior which makes the cabin seen airy and the quality is very good. Some designs elements are borrowed from the Grand i10, while the center console is as you can see is neatly laid out with buttons, the Elite i20 is though the shorter than the previous i20 and is actually wider and has a longer wheel base which means there is more space now and it is certainly a lot more spacious than many premium hatch back rivals. Head room and leg room is good plus the seats are quite comfortable.

Features: -

Being a Hyundai, you expect the Elite i20 to be features loaded and is the business as usual here, the Elite i20 has four variant options and the top end frame level has features like push button start stop, power out lets, electronic auto folding out side rear view mirrors, driver and passenger airbags, auto head lamps, integrated audio system, 1 Gb internal memory, steering controls, Bluetooth, rear ac vents and well this list just goes on and on. Over all we have to say the Elite i20 is pretty well equipped here.

Engines: -

The Elite i20 has 2 engine options, the 1.2 L Petrol and the 1.4 Crdi Diesel, the petrol makes out 81 BHP of power while the diesel makes out 89 BHP of power. The petrol gets a 5 speed manual gear box while the diesel gets the 6 speed manual gear box there is no automatic version yet. When it comes to fuel economy, the petrol delivers around 18.6 kilo meters per liter while the diesel achieves 22.5 kilo meters per liter.

Verdict: -

Prices for the Elite i20 starts at Rs. 4.89 Lakhs for the base ERA Petrol while for the base ERA Diesel it is for Rs. 6.09 Lakhs. Every thing this makes the Elite i20 a good value for money constraint what we were getting here. Elite i20 is built on the strengths of the previous i20 plus you see it now looks better, is feature packed and is more spacious than ever. So then the Elite i20 now causes a big threat to the other premium hatch backs.