Hyundai has managed to sell a very respectable 10,500 units of their premium hatchback offering, the Elite i20.
For a car costing around Rs. 9 lakh (on-road Delhi – top model diesel), such strong sales performance is commendable. Hyundai’s domestic sales for November ’14 was 33,501 units and the Elite i20 makes up for ver 31% of this figure alone.
The Elite i20 is powered by a 1.2L kappa series petrol engine with dual variable valve timing pumping out 82 BHP of power @ 6,000 RPM and 115 Nm of torque @ 4,000 RPM. The diesel motor is a 1.4L U2, CRDi engine pumping out 89 BHP of power @ 4,000 RPM and 220 Nm of torque @ 1,500 – 2,750 RPM.
The Elite i20 has received ore than 56,000 bookings and 3,00,000 customer enquiries within 4months of the launch.
Petrol | |||
Variant | Ex-Showroom Price (INR) | ||
1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Era | 499,008 | ||
1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Magna | 551,008 | ||
1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Sportz | 599,900 | ||
1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Sportz (O) | 634,009 | ||
1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Asta | 656,010 | ||
Diesel | |||
Variant | Ex-Showroom Price (INR) | ||
1.4L U2 CRDi 6-Speed Manual Era | 609,900 | ||
1.4L U2 CRDi 6-Speed Manual Magna | 661,900 | ||
1.4L U2 CRDi 6-Speed Manual Sportz | 713,900 | ||
1.4L U2 CRDi 6-Speed Manual Sportz (O) | 744,900 | ||
1.4L U2 CRDi 6-Speed Manual Asta | 766,900 |