2018 Hyundai Elite i20 facelift

2018 Hyundai Elite i20 Facelift Launched At Rs 5.35 lakh.

All about 2018 Hyundai Elite i20 facelift ✓ Specification ✓ Price ✓ Mileage ✓ Color ✓ Features ✓ Comparison.

Launch Date : 7 Feb, 2018

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The second-gen i20 facelift gets Hyundai’s latest family grille and carried forward the same 1.2-litre petrol and 1.4-litre diesel engine. A CVT auto will be offered with the petrol from May 2018. The second-gen i20, known as the Elite i20 in India, was launched on August 11, 2014, and this is the first ever major update it has received in four years.

Design & Features

Exteriors

• Front Large V-shaped grilled finish
• A new chrome frame
• Insert Fog lamp with redesigned Air dam
• C-shaped chrome inserts along with integrated LED DRLs
• New bumper with black inserts and a redesigned tailgate
• Extended tail-lamps on to the tailgate
• Asta variant gets new pattern design alloy-wheels and gunmetal finish

Interiors

• Elite i20 facelift gets a dual-tone dashboard
• Automatic Climate Control Module placed on the lower half of the centre console
• 7.0-inch Touch-screen Infotainment System for reverse camera and come with features like Apple Carplay and Android Auto
• Multi-functional Steering Wheel with Volume and Phone Controls
• Engine Start/Stop Button

Highlights:

• Offered in the existing five variants: Era, Magna (now known as Magna Executive), Sportz, Asta, Asta (O)
• Gets two new shades along with their dual-tone options: Fiery Red and Passion Orange, both with a black contrasting roof 
• The dual-tone variants get all-black cabin along with red and orange highlights respectively
• In terms of size, the facelifted model remains unaltered compared to the previous model 
• Receives additional features from the Verna
• Gets the same 1.2-litre petrol and 1.4-litre diesel engine with 5-speed manual and 6-speed manual, respectively. A CVT will be offered, for the first time, with the petrol from May 2018 

Engine

Under the hood, the refreshed i20 will continue with the same 1.2-litre petrol and 1.4-litre diesel engines mated to the manual gearbox. But the big news is that Hyundai will introduce a new CVT gearbox on the i20 for the 1.2-litre petrol engine. This will help Hyundai take on the Baleno CVT better. Also, thanks to the reduced tax structure of 12.5 percent on the (sub-4m) 1.2-litre car as opposed to the outgoing 1.4-litre variant’s 24 percent, the gap in prices of the Hyundai and Maruti will be narrower. This new gearbox is expected to deliver better fuel economy too, but it won’t come with a paddleshifter option.

Performance and Fuel Economy

Colour:

• Stardust
• Sleek
• Red
• Polar
• Mariana

Competition Check:

• Maruti Suzuki Baleno
• Volkswagen Polo
• 2018 Honda Jazz facelift

Prices range (ex-showroom, New Delhi)

• Petrol: Rs 5.35 lakh – Rs 7.90 lakh 
• Diesel: 6.73 lakh – 9.15 lakh