Maruti is almost unchallenged in the MPV segment with its products like the Ertiga and XL6 doing great sales every month. But a new competitor is in the making. Hyundai will be challenging Maruti in the MPV segment. The segment might be new to Hyundai. But the brand knows what Indian buyers want and what will make them happy. In this article, we will discuss the MPV that Hyundai is planning to bring to India, the Stargazer.

Hyundai Ertiga Competition

Hyundai MPV The story so far

Hyundai is planning to expand and enter a new segment in India. They are also planning to sell their MPV in emerging markets like Russia, Indonesia, South America and India. Based on the information we have so far, Hyundai has code-named this new MPV as Hyundai KS and will make its first public appearance in Indonesia by 2022. The Hyundai KS is said to share its finer details, parts, and components with KIA KY, an upcoming MPV from Kia. The MPV from Kia will reach India by mid-2022.

Hyundai Ertiga Competition

Hyundai will be manufacturing this new MPV “Stargazer” at its new plant based in Indonesia. By end of 2021 or early 2022, the manufacturing of the car is expected to start.

Currently, Hyundai is quite successful when it comes to selling hatchbacks and SUVs in India. With Hyundai launching the Stargazer in India, it has been made clear that Hyundai wants a share in the MPV market as well.

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Indonesia has been a favorite market for manufacturers like Toyota, Suzuki, and Honda to launch their products. That’s another reason for choosing Indonesia for launching the new MPV by Hyundai. In Indonesia cars like Suzuki Ertiga, Honda BR-V, Mitsubishi Xpander and the Nissan Livinia are very popular amongst MPV. Hyundai will bring the Stargazer to India and it will be manufactured in their plant-based in Chennai. 

The new MPV Stargazer from Hyundai will mostly share its platform with Creta. The Stargazer will be the same length as the Alcazar. A test car was spotted on the roads of Korea doing its test sprints. We were not able to figure out more details from the spy shots of the testing car. The MPV seems to borrow some design elements from Hyundai Tucson and Bayon that were recently launched in European market.

Hyundai Creta Engine

Specification

The Stargazer will have the same engine that we see in Creta. It will get 1.5-litre petrol and a 1.5-litre diesel engine will soon follow. There are very few chances of the Stargazer diesel variant coming to India. However, the Stargazer will come with the same manual and automatic gearbox as we get on Creta.

Hyundai Creta paddle shifters

Launch and Price

Hyundai and Kia are sister brands and Kia is all set to get its MPV the Kia KY by the first quarter of 2022 in India.  Hyundai will launch the Stargazer a bit later than the Kia KY MPV. Just like Seltos and Creta, both brands will share multiple parts, engines, features, and platforms. This helps Hyundai and Kia to enjoy the benefits of attaining economies of scale. Hyundai will soon follow on the lead of Kia and launch the Stargazer in India by mid-2022. Keeping a gap between the Kia KY and Hyundai Stargazer will help the companies from not cannibalizing each other’s sales.

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