Made-in-India Hyundai Elite i20 AT has been revealed in Indonesia; our domestic market launch is expected during festive season
Hyundai Mobil Indonesia has launched the i20 premium hatchback manufactured at the South Korean brand’s Chennai plant at the 2016 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show. It has been brought into the highly potential Indonesian scenes through CBU channel. Hyundai will be positioning the latest generation i20 between Grand i10 and Grand Avega hatchback.
Competing against the Suzuki Baleno, also launched at the motoring exhibition, Honda Jazz and Toyota Yaris, the Hyundai Indonesia’s dealerships have already started receiving bookings for the i20 but the exact pricing details have not been released yet. Some rumours suggest that deliveries will be commencing by the end of this month.
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According to a report it could be priced at 249 million rupiah (Rs. 12.68 lakh) for the manual gearbox equipped variant while the top-end automatic version is more likely to be offered at 263 million rupiah (Rs. 13.40 lakh). For the Indonesian market, the new i20 sources power from a 1.4L Gamma VTVT Kappa four cylinder petrol motor taken from the Grand Avega.
It is tuned to produce a maximum power output of 100 PS and 133 Nm of peak torque. The two transmission options made available are a standard six-speed manual or a four-speed automatic gearbox. The Indonesian-spec Hyundai i20 features driver and co-passenger airbag and Anti-lock brakes standard across all variants for improved safety quotient.
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The other significant equipment are seven-inch AVN touchscreen infotainment system with Bluetooth telephony, automatic climate control, engine start/stop button, reverse parking sensors, tilt and telescopic steering, etc. Hyundai India is likely gearing up to launch an AT version of the successfully running i20 during the approaching festive season.
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In the hotly-contested premium hatchback space, Hyundai Elite i20 is the only model without offering an automatic variant despite registering brilliant monthly sales. Hyundai has the four-speed auto fitted with the 1.2-litre VTVT petrol in the smaller Grand i10 as its affordable clutch-free transmission.
Currently, the i20’s engine lineup has a 1.2-litre 82 bhp petrol and a 1.4-litre 89 bhp CRDI diesel. With the likelihood of the four-speed ‘box instead of six-speed AT as in Creta is high, the 1.4-litre diesel mill is more likely to be the favourite option with similar power and torque specs as in the Indonesian-spec engine.
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