A lower spec variant has been spotted with halogen headlamps, new steering wheel, Santro-like aircon vents and more - Expected to be based on a reworked version of the existing platform. - New Grand i10 is expected to launch in the second half of 2019. Likely to carry forward current engines - 1.2-litre petrol and diesel units. New AMT expected. |
Inspired by the new age Hyundai cars, it gets the hexagonal grille. In addition to this, the front fascia and the rear also seems to be overhauled. At the rear, the tail lamp looks wider and the hatch door is redesigned. |
A large pop out screen can also be seen in the interior |
Spied near the Arctic Circle with Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 tires and double-spoke plastic covers for the wheels, the i10 has a short overhand out the rear and minuscule mudguards. |
Related to the Grand i10 produced in India for the Indian people, the urban dweller further presents redesigned fog lights and headlights along with different intakes for the front bumper. The side window’s line differs too |
This all-new i10 features a completely new dashboard design. No longer is the relatively small infotainment screen flanked by two large round air vents, as that entire space as been allocated to a brand new display, much larger in size |
The vents have been moved below the screen, and are now rectangular, while the climate control system is pretty much where it was before. The gauge cluster has also been re-designed, with a classic dual gauge layout of equal size, rather than having the rpm gauge break off into the large speedometer like before. |
The centre console protrudes out a bit and there’s a nice ledge for passengers to keep their phone and other odds and ends, but other than that nothing really stands out under all the camo. The lower-spec cars don’t have too many goodies either. You get twin dials in the instrument panel, an info display at the centre, the gear lever from the Santro, and what looks like centrally located power window buttons. Even keyless go is likely to be given a miss on these variants. Top-spec versions, however, are likely to get a wide 7.0 or 8.0-inch touchscreen and the instrument panel will also be very different. Unlike the lower-spec cars, there’s only one speedo dial, and the rest of the instrument panel is taken up by what looks like a wide info display. |
Originally Posted by GTO
(Post 4452896)
A very critical product. I think Hyundai might keep the design more neutral / conservative than its other high-end cars. The Eon's fluidic lines didn't go well with the mindset of the hatchback customer, and keeping the i10 clean is critical to its mass appeal. Hyundai is going to have to push harder as the new Swift is damn good. Have changed the thread title & removed the word 'Grand' from it. The name was brought in to distinguish the new i10 from the old. It could be that Hyundai comes up with yet another moniker for the next-gen car. |
Originally Posted by motorworks
(Post 4469608)
Although the i10 and the i10 Grand have been fairly successful cars, they have always been outdone by the swift. The thing is that the i10 hatchbacks from Hyundai have been fairy conservative in design and very neutral overall. Nothing radical enough to take on the Swift. Hyundai needs to do something different in the next gen i10, like automatics in all variants like the Yaris or something like that. Else how do you take the fight to the Swift with a fairly neutral design? |
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