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| ![]() From whatever is seen, it looks like a pleasant car. And of course, the 'Hyundai' quality is evident as well. The equations are changing so fast - Kwid brought in the touchscreen and now others are following it. Hyundai is gate crashing with the rear AC vents & a reversing cam!! ![]() I think the power window switches (all of those) are behind the gear lever. The shape of the grab handle on the door seem not extending to accommodate the switches. Last edited by swiftnfurious : 6th October 2018 at 16:16. |
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| ![]() I meant, 2 power window buttons on either side and window locks at the center for the row of buttons behind the gear lever. Not the doors. |
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| ![]() Man! This looks really tempting, it seems to maintain Hyundai's excellent fit and finish, Kwid and Celerio don't stand a chance. Don't have any driving experience with the older Santro's Epsilon 1.1 (i was 5 when we had one in the family) but it should be better than Tiago's petrol atleast. A real competitor to Tiago and provided how much brand pull Hyundai and the Santro brand name has, the extensive feature list, and if it is priced as per the leaked information, there is not much stopping it from being a blockbuster. I like the subtle reference to the old Santro (the circular AC vents), the rest of the dash seems to be inspired by the new Verna and Tucson. Was looking for a first car for my sister, the decision seems to be made now. Last edited by Rocketscience : 6th October 2018 at 17:06. |
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| ![]() If that's the same engine in the old Santro, it's a brilliant one. Lovely low end torque and very refined at idle. I happened to crank the engine before driving my friend's car without realizing it was already ON. |
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Also the older generation i10 was sold with this engine, and as far as i remember the gear lever was the short throw unit (i have never ridden an epsilon powered i10, i have been in the one powered by the Kappa engine and that had a short throw unit which did not vibrate at all, like all modern cars) unlike the older Santro, could some bhpian confirm if that had the idle vibration issue or not? Last edited by Rocketscience : 6th October 2018 at 17:16. | |
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| ![]() Oh my god, what have they done ![]() |
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| ![]() Another entry in top ten sellers with 10K+ monthly sales from Hyundai stable. Interiors are neat and pleasing. If Hyundai is able to tune AMT better compared to competition, it will take away a lot of sales from Alto K10 & Celerio for sure. Hyundai has brand pull very similar to Maruti in the small car segment. Verna is the only one which even after being very competent machine is not able to keep up with City & Ciaz. Tata should get worried about Tiago Petrol trims. Last edited by i74js : 6th October 2018 at 18:25. |
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![]() image courtesy: Hindu Business line The centrally mounted controls are a bummer IMO. The Nano had the same arrangement, so did the Amby before the plug was pulled. I think it's done to cut costs. | |
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| ![]() From the looks of it, seems like a top notch product that will taste lot of success in our country, the styling and interiors look amazing and Hyundai seems to have done it again. I am expecting good numbers and a good waiting period for this small car and well the name Santro itself shall be enough for many for sealing the deal. Waiting for the launch, as of now all i can say is "well done Hyundai" , price it well and change the meaning of "entry level" |
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| ![]() This looks great and will surely see 10k+ copies flying off the shelf. ![]() Tiago definitely is under threat and of course the celerio. However I don't expect the 1.1 to be substantially better performing than the revotron 1.2(it's still a good 15+ PS More powerful) but Hyundai has a solid brand-pull and the name Santro of course would work in their favor. This would do for Hyundai what EON couldn't. Santro and Tiago combined definitely would change the whole outlook of entry level cars in India. ![]() P.S: Are those fixed headrests at the front? Hope not. Last edited by SoumenD : 6th October 2018 at 20:37. |
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| ![]() Isnt the centre fascia of instrument panel remind of jeep compass ? I mean centre ac vents and audio panel |
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| ![]() Is it only me, or does anyone feel that the new Santro looks like a heavily reworked i10 Grand? ![]() But the new Santro doesn't even look like a WagonR rival. Looks way more premium, especially the interiors with the typical Hyundai quality. Add to that the features on board, makes it a tasty proposition especially with automatic option. |
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Infractions: 0/1 (5) | ![]() Looks premium... Wow I believe it will repeat the Swift-i20 story with WagonR. Don't think Tata Tiago will be as much affected as the WagonR would be, as it's VXi customers will prefer Santro instead. I also believe this could be deadly blow for Celerio & Ignis. But, WagonR will still maintain the lead in the segment followed by Santro & Tiago trailing both. |
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