Team-BHP - The next-gen Hyundai Santro

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Originally Posted by volkman10 (Post 4445130)

Hyundai releases a render of the 'Santro'!

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This is interesting and looks like a departure from the current design language. Looks like there are prominent fenders (like duster?) and a step in the window line like in Honda B-RV.

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Originally Posted by volkman10 (Post 4445130)

Hyundai releases a render of the 'Santro'!

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Looks nothing like the spy shots, especially the e2o - like window kink. Probably released just to generate buzz.

Hyundai has launched an name suggestion contest called "Hyundai Naamkaran" for the upcoming AH2.

Pasting the link to participate in the contest.

https://www.hyundainaamkaran.com

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Originally Posted by sainyamk95 (Post 4445307)

Looks nothing like the spy shots, especially the e2o - like window kink. Probably released just to generate buzz.

There is indeed a small kink on the rear window. My wife who isn't a car nut noticed it when she had gone for the preview.

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Originally Posted by naveen.raju (Post 4445609)

There is indeed a small kink on the rear window. My wife who isn't a car nut noticed it when she had gone for the preview.

Was the complete car revealed during the preview? Any snaps (I guess it may not be possible :( )

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Originally Posted by Guna (Post 4445629)

Was the complete car revealed during the preview? Any snaps (I guess it may not be possible :( )

Exterior didn't have any camo but covered up with the badges. Interior plastic had a rough finish (which according to them wasn't the final production finish). My full report was updated here:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ml#post4393791

Hyundai launches naming contest for AH2 hatchback.

https://www.autocarindia.com/car-new...tchback-409381

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Name suggestions for Hyundai's new tall boy hatch have to be in English, and individuals can send in their entries via the official website (www.HyundaiNaamkaran.com) or via SMS or WhatsApp (text your entry: 'XYZ') to 8652000377, 8652000388 or 8652000399. There is no limit to the number of entries from an individual. At the end of the campaign, Hyundai will shortlist the most popular names entered into the contest; from this set of people, the carmaker will pick one lucky winner who will get to drive home the base variant of the AH2 hatchback.

It is expected that the new small car will be called the Santro, albeit with a suffix. The Santro is the car that established Hyundai in India and, even today, the name enjoys strong brand equity and recall.

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Originally Posted by naveen.raju (Post 4445609)

There is indeed a small kink on the rear window. My wife who isn't a car nut noticed it when she had gone for the preview.

Just read it. And after seeing the newer spy shots, I feel it really isn't as pronounced as shown in the image.

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Originally Posted by Car's Paradise (Post 4445518)

Hyundai has launched an name suggestion contest called "Hyundai Naamkaran" for the upcoming AH2.

https://www.hyundainaamkaran.com

Interesting idea! Though one wonders how apt a name can one come up with without looking at the car..

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Originally Posted by blackasta (Post 4445713)

Hyundai launches naming contest for AH2 hatchback.

https://www.autocarindia.com/car-new...tchback-409381

The best way out for them is to rename the car as the Santro Grand. The brand equity of the Santro is retained and its more or less a new name too. They have done it for the i 10.

The Santro was catching up sales wise, in the Mumbai taxi market just before it was culled. The overall All India sales figures though dwindled by the time it was rested. Its successor the i 10 could have been named as the Santro with a prefix or suffix, to retain the model name that brought HMIL its desired glory in India.