Team-BHP - The Hyundai Grand i10 NIOS, now launched at Rs 5 lakhs

- - The Hyundai Grand i10 NIOS, now launched at Rs 5 lakhs (https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian-car-scene/201369-hyundai-grand-i10-nios-now-launched-rs-5-lakhs-12.html)

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Originally Posted by aravind.anand (Post 4641502)

Wow, so a Grand i10 in well-kitted trims will cost 8-9L on road now. Somehow I am unable to see myself plonking that sort of money in a small car. I guess the i20 looks much more VFM now, with this new reference. Not too enthusiastic about the pricing, considering there are more powerful options available at a similar price point - like the Ford Freestyle for instance.

Well said, i think Hyundai went a little optimistic with the pricing. I will not call this pricing aggressive but ok-ish. The difference between petrol and Diesel variants is about ~85k. I am unable to gauge if diesel is VFM or petrol is pricier.

The AMT premium is also pretty high. I remember when Celerio AMT was launched, the delta was just 37k:Frustrati (which is what AMT deserves).

Launching a BS-4 Diesel car at the 11th hour of its expiry period clearly indicates that Hyundai has a BS-6-compliant Diesel version ready to launch on Apr 2020. Others like Maruti are stopping the BS-4 Diesels now and the new launch like XL6 is Petrol-only, which clearly says otherwise.

Petrol sports AMT is 8.5L OTR in Bangalore. The older grand i10 with the TC box retailed at around 8.7L OTR earlier this year & after discounts was/is available at 7.5-7.7L, absolute steal.

Wasn't AMT model supposed to be cheaper? But if Maruti can get away with AMTs at 9-10L(swift/Dzire), why not Hyundai. Come to think of it where has the market reached over last few years. A million bucks can only fetch you a small car now:eek:

Damn!!! And I was fretting over spending 10.7L on a Jazz CVT. stupid:

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Originally Posted by romeomidhun (Post 4641552)

This is a smart way of managing introductory prices and inventory of BS-4 engines.

Instead of providing a discount on an existing car, Hyundai can use the initial hype around the new launch to clear its inventory of BS-4 diesel engines. Later, when the car is upgraded to BS-6 engines, they can increase the price. The consumer also benefits, since there is an engine upgrade.

Not sure why has Hyundai launched a BS4 diesel engine and that too with an AMT variant only, what are they thinking ..! The pricing seems to be on the steeper side especially on the top two trims.

It is quite optimistic for Hyundai to claim the prices as introductory only, well we will know it in couple of month's time. Personally, I don’t like the large newly designed grill either, it looks ugly especially in lighter shades.

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Originally Posted by RavenAvi (Post 4641510)

The Nios diesel is not BS-VI compatible yet. The BS-VI version will come later.

Only the Nios petrol is BS-VI ready.

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Originally Posted by volkman10 (Post 4641566)

Price tracker - Hyundai Grand i10 Nios,

Oops. i just thought they had launched the diesel in BS6. But then the prices for the new car are similar to that of the older generation or a mild increase. But the older car was sold on discounts. Every month it had discounts ranging from Rs.60000 to Rs.90000, so if we consider this, the newer car is actually more expensive by around 1.3Lakhs as of now!

Those buying the lower variants of the Nios can even get an Asta variant of the Grand i10, as per an ad today, the Grand i10 is available at a discount of Rs.1.2Lakhs, which makes it a better deal, and stocks are plenty in dealerships.

The Ignis in the Sigma trim is refined and makes more sense than going in for the Nios. In a market that's scratching the bottom Hyundai has gone ahead and launched a hatch with the same old engines with some very "optimistic" pricing.

By launching limited variants of the Nios in its diesel avatar and with huge gaps in prices, Hyundai has kept the slots empty for more variants to which will eventually launch with the BS6 diesel variant. This will also make sure that they get away with price increase since they may shuffle features in mid variants to look like the price increase is justified.

However, the way car prices have increased is crazy. For comparison sakes, I got my 2011 i20 Sportz Petrol variant at 6.2L on road in Hyderabad. The only notable features that my i20 doesn't have are projector headlamps, passenger airbag and that touch screen. However the i20 is a segment above the Nios. Even more reason to hold on to my car for even longer.