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.
