Hyundai i20 2019 – A refresh. Major change on the next-gen hatch

Hyundai i20 2019 isn’t an all new car. The i20 did get a facelift last year. This was majorly the change from the rear. The company is looking at offering a lot of features in its segment. The i20 did get a major change last year. There was the addition of four more airbags and a new rear end do contribute to the styling. The i20 comes with a range of features and premium interiors. It was the launch of this hatchback that grew this segment by leaps and bounds. After this came the Maruti Baleno and soon the Tata Altroz will also be offered.

Hyundai is offering a strong package, it also got a new petrol CVT as well. This was done to reduce the pricing of the automatic version. Hyundai India has been fairly aggressive for the Indian car market and it will continue to deliver that. A new-generation i20 is also in the making. However, there are a few more products that will be coming in before. There is a new compact SUV – QXi and even the Kona that will come before that. Hyundai new-generation i10 is also coming in before the i20. So, quite a few products are coming in. Let’s understand more about the current-generation.

Hyundai i20 2019 Price in India

The price of the i20 ranges from Rs 5.5 lakhs to Rs 9.2 lakhs (ex-showroom), translating into Rs 6.3 lakhs to Rs 10.3 lakhs (on-road) pricing approximately. This is an all new vehicle. In terms of power and performance, the i20 doesn’t have a lot to say. There are a lot of things that need improvement.

Hyundai i20 2019 Variants

At the moment, there will be no change in the variants. Do expect Hyundai to add new limited addition variants as the product is coming to its end of life cycle. The Korean automaker is looking at adding multiple new products to its line-up and one of them is the new-gen i20. This year, the i10 will see a major revival. The company will be offering a new product for the Indian car market. The Hyundai product line up for India is extremely aggressive. So, 2019 will see only limited editions on the i20. Nothing more than that. No new engines, transmissions or other features.

Hyundai i20 2019 Engine and Transmission

Hyundai is offering a 1.2-litre petrol engine churning about 84bhp of power and about 115Nm of torque.

This petrol engine comes with five-speed manual and last year, a CVT was also offered on it. So, the 1.4-litre petrol with four-speed automatic has been discontinued. This new CVT combo, reduces the pricing due to taxation and even adds more value to the content. CVT improves the response and even the mileage. The petrol engine is absolutely silent and has decent performance.
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There is more than sufficient torque to drive daily in the city. However, it misses out on outright performance when compared to the competition. The diesel engine is a gem. It has amazing performance. This engine churns about 90 horses and it has six-speed manual transmission. It is quick and even quiet. This makes it an exciting package to consider.

Hyundai i20 2019 Mileage

Here is one area, which Hyundai needs to work on. The mileage of the petrol engine isn’t very high. It is somewhere in the range of 10-12km/l for the petrol manual in the city. This goes up to 15km/l on the highway.
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The CVT is also somewhat similar. While, the diesel makes up for it. In the metro areas, it has about 16km/l while on the open road the numbers come very close to 20km/l.

Hyundai i20 2019 Interiors

The interiors of the i20 2019 are good looking. It has black and beige combination, which makes it look attractive. The other important aspect of the i20 inside is its quality. Everything feels high quality, and even the touch and feel of materials is fantastic. The competing cars offer more of a basic finish, but the i20 feels plush.

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Literally! that’s the word. The instrument cluster is made up of twin dials and driver information sandwiched between it.

Top-spec model gets leather-wrapped steering wheel. This makes it feel good. There are multiple controls on the wheel – music, telephone and cruise. There are automatic headlamps and evenrain-sensing wipers. The music system on the i20 is excellent, and in our Best Music System under Rs 12 lakhs cars, the i20 system came second. Do, check out the video.

The i20 comes with 6 airbags, ABS with EBD on the Asta (O) variant. The other features are push start and stop, climate control, rear AC vents as well. In terms of space, the i20 is an excellent package. It doesn’t miss out on any of the features. We reckon in this segment, it is the best-vehicle. In our previous comparisons, the i20 did even win against the Maruti Baleno and the Honda Jazz.