New heavily facelifted Hyundai Verna transform unveiled

sidindica · 4th June 2009, 10:00

Initially available in Korea followed by other markets soon.

wildon · 4th June 2009, 10:03

so the specs remains the same?

ImmortalZ · 4th June 2009, 10:08

Looks like they added some Genesis genes to it. Looks better than the current Verna from some angles.

pradster · 4th June 2009, 10:08

only its mother could love this car!
While the current verna look okay this one is horrendous. I just dont agree with the double lip inlay on the front intake, what the hell is this?

Firebird · 4th June 2009, 10:09

Way to go Sid....

I am not sure what they are upto, however would still prefer the current version available. Now it looks to be a desperate attempt to match a front with the existing Verna middle portion.

Looks like a cheap chinese copy of existing Verna

Exhaust does look good

Why does it appear that they trying to match Altis front? I may be wrong though.

greenhorn · 4th June 2009, 10:12

the central grille is meh, but love the bumpers!

asr245 · 4th June 2009, 10:14

Looks even worse. Like someone said - a cheap chinese copy of Verna.

jkdas · 4th June 2009, 10:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

the central grille is meh, but love the bumpers!

The white one's?

Looks more aggressive. Some design idea from Fiesta.

No change in engine specs/suspension?

d_payne · 4th June 2009, 10:20

Its looks like a cross between a mini-Godzilla and the existing Verna. That front-end is so "asian". If I have to use that word.

The only way this design can be described is "quirky or oddball", definitely not elegant or stylish. Ahhh!

(I hate that grill)

Gagan.js · 4th June 2009, 10:22

Nice but no rear pics? I hope all the work isn't just done on the front.

It needs to stay at the 9L price range to compete with city, anything higher and city has it beat, and altis/civic would make more sense then.

But then the question arises, city/altis/civic are all petrol, verna is diesel, so it makes its own way into that price bracket.

Edit,

Is transform another word for Hyundai to just copy?
Sonata transform - We know how it resembles all of its competition
Verna transform - Altis front end

shankar.balan · 4th June 2009, 10:22

looks like a mutated version - seems to have some cues from the sonata transform and some from the earlier elantra
either way i think the present version looks more elegant than this - it is trying too hard to look aggressive and somewhere not quite happening.

amtak · 4th June 2009, 10:22

Holy moly!

This logs like a frog with its tongue waiting to kill the prey. I seriously loved the first generation Verna. To me this "Transform" is from Humanity to "Species"

OT: I would love to drive a Verna Hatch though.

benbsb29 · 4th June 2009, 10:26

Horrible looking grill! The bumper effort seems to be good, but overall, it makes the current version of the Verna look handsome.

theMAG · 4th June 2009, 10:26

Its become even more hideous.

aaggoswami · 4th June 2009, 10:36

Absolutely ridiculous update. The grille is too small ( narrow in width ) to take that type of fins. The bumpers are good, but then overall the design does not gel well with the shape of the car. And the headlights that were quite good looking have gone worse.
The matter is this:
1) Hyundai designers lost contact with rest of the car's shape.
2) They are trying to give aggressive look to car, which is itself against the car's design.
3) On one hand they have aggressive bumpers and on the other hand they are putting in soft headlamps.
4) This machine is lost in jungle of competition. Absolutely rubbish design.

4th June 2009, 10:00	#1
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,892 Thanked: 8,106 Times	New heavily facelifted Hyundai Verna transform unveiled Initially available in Korea followed by other markets soon. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by sidindica : 4th June 2009 at 10:07.
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4th June 2009, 10:03	#2
wildon BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,440 Thanked: 1,235 Times View My Garage	so the specs remains the same?
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4th June 2009, 10:08	#3
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	Looks like they added some Genesis genes to it. Looks better than the current Verna from some angles.
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4th June 2009, 10:08	#4
pradster BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 292 Thanked: 16 Times	only its mother could love this car! While the current verna look okay this one is horrendous. I just dont agree with the double lip inlay on the front intake, what the hell is this?
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4th June 2009, 10:09	#5
Firebird BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai / EC1M 3NH Posts: 470 Thanked: 65 Times View My Garage	Current version does look good now Way to go Sid.... I am not sure what they are upto, however would still prefer the current version available. Now it looks to be a desperate attempt to match a front with the existing Verna middle portion. Looks like a cheap chinese copy of existing Verna Exhaust does look good Why does it appear that they trying to match Altis front? I may be wrong though. Last edited by Firebird : 4th June 2009 at 10:09. Reason: Added comment
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4th June 2009, 10:12	#6
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,401 Times View My Garage	the central grille is meh, but love the bumpers!
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4th June 2009, 10:14	#7
asr245 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 389 Times	Looks even worse. Like someone said - a cheap chinese copy of Verna.
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4th June 2009, 10:20	#9
d_payne BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 180 Thanked: 210 Times	Its looks like a cross between a mini-Godzilla and the existing Verna. That front-end is so "asian". If I have to use that word. The only way this design can be described is "quirky or oddball", definitely not elegant or stylish. Ahhh! (I hate that grill)
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4th June 2009, 10:22	#10
Gagan.js BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 227 Thanked: Once	Nice but no rear pics? I hope all the work isn't just done on the front. It needs to stay at the 9L price range to compete with city, anything higher and city has it beat, and altis/civic would make more sense then. But then the question arises, city/altis/civic are all petrol, verna is diesel, so it makes its own way into that price bracket. Edit, Is transform another word for Hyundai to just copy? Sonata transform - We know how it resembles all of its competition Verna transform - Altis front end Last edited by Gagan.js : 4th June 2009 at 10:26.
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4th June 2009, 10:22	#11
shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,368 Thanked: 23,150 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (8)	looks like a mutated version - seems to have some cues from the sonata transform and some from the earlier elantra either way i think the present version looks more elegant than this - it is trying too hard to look aggressive and somewhere not quite happening.
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4th June 2009, 10:22	#12
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,915 Thanked: 899 Times View My Garage	Holy moly! This logs like a frog with its tongue waiting to kill the prey. I seriously loved the first generation Verna. To me this "Transform" is from Humanity to "Species" OT: I would love to drive a Verna Hatch though.
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4th June 2009, 10:26	#13
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,223 Times View My Garage	Horrible looking grill! The bumper effort seems to be good, but overall, it makes the current version of the Verna look handsome.
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4th June 2009, 10:26	#14
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Its become even more hideous.
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4th June 2009, 10:36	#15
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	Absolutely ridiculous update. The grille is too small ( narrow in width ) to take that type of fins. The bumpers are good, but then overall the design does not gel well with the shape of the car. And the headlights that were quite good looking have gone worse. The matter is this: 1) Hyundai designers lost contact with rest of the car's shape. 2) They are trying to give aggressive look to car, which is itself against the car's design. 3) On one hand they have aggressive bumpers and on the other hand they are putting in soft headlamps. 4) This machine is lost in jungle of competition. Absolutely rubbish design.
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