India's second largest auto market leader, Hyundai Motor India has launched an upgraded version of the company most selling premium hatchback, Hyundai i10 in India today. The new improved version of i10 is priced between Rs. 3.48 lakh to Rs. 5.98 lakh (ex-showroom-Delhi). This festivel season offering from the company is launched with a new tag' Next Gen i10. The newly launched car in India, Hyundai i10, will be available with the same powertrain configuration which is now coupled with Variable Timing Valve Train (VTVT) technology; this is the new Kappa2 engine. H W Park, Hyundai Motor India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer said that the car has been gifted with some special design elements in addition to the safety and comfort features deployed. The company plans to set a new benchmark with this latest venture. The all new Next Gen i10 is available in two petrol engine variants of 1.1l and 1.2l.
The 1.1l has a mileage of 19.81 km per litre, 1.2l engine will deliver a fuel economy of 20.36 km per litre, the company claimed. This addition gets more power to the engine which is approximately up by 3 PS. The new Hyundai i10 has been developed with new fron nose and slight changes in rear part. The rear view of the car is re-freshed with a new bumper design and reverse parking sensors.
Besides, the interiors of the new Hyundai i10 got some exciting changes that include mounted audio controls on steering wheel along with Bluetooth controls. The dashboard of the car is also wrapped in two-tone designing job. A USB and AUX connection are also integrated to the newly styled dashboard. After launching the facelifted version of Hyundai i10, the company will target to capture more new customers and will increase the demand of premium hatchback cars in the country. It will compete with Maruti Swift, Honda Jazz, Maruti Ritz and Tata Indica.