[goandude]

Hi, since I had some time, thanks to the lock down, I decided to jack up the car to try out the scissor jack, jacking points, and have a closer look at the spare tyre.

Finding the jacking point on the under body is not an easy task as it is not well marked/defined. The manual says The jacking point is "plates welded to the frame with two tabs and a raised dot" but I couldn't find these markers. Instead I found this. Two indentations on the steel lip:




Next, the spare tyre is fixed to the car with the air nozzle facing downward This, of course, frees up a lot of space but it makes keeping the spare tyre at the correct pressure a pain.


I was surprised at the weight of the main wheel ("styled steel" as mentioned by Hyundai). It was super heavy compared to the steel spare wheel and compared to my previous 15" alloy wheels on my Dzire.

[Potenza]

Originally Posted by Nicky

So, my New i20 Asta (O) got first map update.
For last 2 days, it tries to update but gets stuck at 27%
Yesterday i drove for 1 hour, it started with 27% and never went up during whole drive.
Anyone else?

It seems that this update issue is affecting all the cars. My car is stuck on 27% for the last two weeks. I spoke to the Blue Link helpline via the button on the IRVM and they’ve asked me to email a picture of the screen, VIN and delivery details to bluelink@hmil.net

[Jagatvir]

I own a Hyundai i20 1.5 CRDI Asto (O). The engine that does duty in the Hyundai Creta seems to be the same unit, however in a different state of tune i.e. 14 more horsepower and 10 nm of additional torque. I've been wondering whether it's possible to remap the i20 1.5 CRDI with the same tune that comes with the Creta. There is the obvious advantage of power gain but what makes it even more inviting is that it would be like an OEM tune. The manufacturer clearly believes the engine can handle the added power, then why can't we enjoy it?

[niranjan94]

Originally Posted by Potenza

It seems that this update issue is affecting all the cars. My car is stuck on 27% for the last two weeks. I spoke to the Blue Link helpline via the button on the IRVM and they’ve asked me to email a picture of the screen, VIN and delivery details to bluelink@hmil.net

Looks like this isn't specific to Hyundai. My Kia Sonet GTX+ has the exact same issue. Map update stuck at 27% for at-least the past two weeks. Read similar reports on some facebook groups too

[Potenza]

Does anyone feel that the Ceat Secura Drives are a bit too hard? The ones on my car seem to be crashing into potholes and bump absorption seems to be very minimal. Reminds me of the OE Apollo Alnacs on my GT TSI. They behaved similarly albeit only after around 30k km on the clock.

I’m quite inclined to ditch the Ceats and go in for a set of Contis.

[goandude]

Originally Posted by Potenza

Does anyone feel that the Ceat Secura Drives are a bit too hard? .

I don't think so. In my limited experience with these tyres, I find them to be quite comfortable considering the low sidewall height of 107 mm. However, comparing them to a 2018 Verna shod with Bridgestone Ecopias, having same tyre specs, the Secura drive i20 is a bit "firmer".

[Potenza]

Since I bought my first car in 2007, I have used six other cars personally totalling to 14 years of ownership and a cumulative 200,000 km of total running.

I say this because in all these years and amongst all my cars including two equipped with the dreaded DSG transmission I am yet to come across a defect so irritating and so frequent and a response so lame from any brand.

Even after six months of struggling with the same issue, multiple part changes and hours of keeping my car in the workshop to “check the problem” Hyundai is still unable to rectify this fault with my keyless entry system.

The problem is pretty simple. My smart key(s) dont always work while locking/unlocking the car. Sometimes it doesnt work for days together followed by days when it works flawlessly. The door handle has been changed twice, the BCM has been changed twice. In spite of all these things and innumerable assurances that the problem will not surface again it still keeps happening and Hyundai still does not know what the problem is.

The problem has been escalated to the HO and the car is going for its monthly trip to Shreenath Hyundai on Monday. Lets see what happens!

[AutoNoob]

Originally Posted by Jagatvir

I own a Hyundai i20 1.5 CRDI Asto (O). The engine that does duty in the Hyundai Creta seems to be the same unit, however in a different state of tune i.e. 14 more horsepower and 10 nm of additional torque. I've been wondering whether it's possible to remap the i20 1.5 CRDI with the same tune that comes with the Creta... The manufacturer clearly believes the engine can handle the added power, then why can't we enjoy it?

I am not an engine guy, yet I'll suggest bit of caution while going for such remap.

The engine may 'seem' same on paper and difference of just 14hp and 10Nm. From what I have seen, manufacturers opt for cost efficient approach to de-tune. That usually involves change of hardware. e.g. replacing Variable Geometry Turbo (VGT) with Waste Gate turbo (WGT), changes in piston and few others.

Structurally, engine will surely be capable to handle the higher tune. So, while opting for the OEM remap of Creta to i20, do check if the engine is 'exactly' same.

[Gannu_1]

A colleague-friend is picking up the Asta 1.2 variant this Monday and we had been to the dealership to do a quick PDI. Also, the first time I was checking out the new i20 inside out.

























Quite a good car in terms of the features offered, quality of plastics and switchgear, space at the rear seat, fantastic quality of the Bose sound system etc. The front design can be a bit polarising although I liked it (speaking of which I hate the new Creta, Alcazar, Venue’s front design). Rear is super sharp! To this day, the best i20 design IMHO has to be the first generation which launched in India - had some subtle curves and the car looked cute!

The front door cards seemed to move in and out when the windows were operated and seemed very odd:

https://youtu.be/cr79ViGFQEI

I don’t recall this issue in the Elite i20.

[ashvek3141]

Originally Posted by Gannu_1

The front door cards seemed to move in and out when the windows were operated and seemed very odd:

I don’t recall this issue in the Elite i20.

Unfortunately, this is also seen in the Sonet & the Venue! I am not quite sure, but I think I had also seen this issue in the 2020 Creta. Probably the owners can comment.

This really sucks for a car costing a million +. Seems like with the new i20, Venue, Creta, etc. we can only expect a downhill in terms of overall quality of the cars. I even found the plastic quality of the door trims and some parts of the dash to be inferior, especially when compared to the previous gen Creta & i20. I just hope they don't take the MS route.

[sheelz]

Originally Posted by sheelz

I am in the market looking for a good hatch for my wife. The requirement is for an automatic petrol. In my quest to finalise one, I've test driven the Ford EcoSport, Tata Nexon, Venue, DCT, Vitara Brezza AT and i20 turbo DCT.

So here is my follow on story after this post. Apparently, I was banned by some Hyundai fanboy mod for writing a poor review about new i20. Reason: typos! Hope he won't do that again before he reads this full post.

So here it goes. After a bad experience at TD and cancelling the i20 booking, based on few recommendations to check it again, I went to another showroom in different city and tested the turbo DCT. Oh boy, I was pleasantly surprised. This car had no niggles and the gearbox and engine felt great. So changed my mind and booked it straight away. I chose Asta (O) DCT variant in metallic copper. After some haggling, I was able to get the car delivered in two weeks, and the colour is absolutely stunning.

Here are my observations after 1500 Kms of driving this car.

Goods: The engine, though three pot don't rattle much. The clatter is there when you start but settles down soon. The NVH is top class. On few occasions, I really had to see the tachometer to know if the car is running or not! The DCT gear box is top quality. The gear shifts are quick and you can actually feels getting pushed against the seat yof you push it. The interiors are great, the console is user friendly. Bose system sounds great. Voice activated commands are a nice gimmick to impress your friends.

Bads: Not many. The suspension is hard, may be it will settle down after few days. Brakes don't inspire confidence at high speeds. Steering feels light at high speeds.

Well, I'm happy with my decision. Will give it a four star.

Regards

[Venkatesh]

New Hyundai i20 variant without alloys, steering controls spied at dealer, it could be launched as Era or Magna Executive.







Hyundai could be launching this new i20 variant as a more affordable one than current base i20 Magna variant.

Source

[goandude]

Originally Posted by sheelz

So here is my follow on story after this post. Apparently, I was banned by some Hyundai fanboy mod for writing a poor review about new i20. Reason: typos! Hope he won't do that again before he reads this full post.

So here it goes. After a bad experience at TD and cancelling the i20 booking, based on few recommendations to check it again, I went to another showroom in different city and tested the turbo DCT. Oh boy, I was pleasantly surprised. This car had no niggles and the gearbox and engine felt great. So changed my mind and booked it straight away.

Congratulations on the new car. This color along with the diamond cut alloys looks fab. However, I couldn't understand how your two TDs of the same car and same variant provoked such opposing opinions. Unless the first TD was done in an well used and abused car.

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

New Hyundai i20 variant without alloys, steering controls spied at dealer, it could be launched as Era or Magna Executive.
Hyundai could be launching this new i20 variant as a more affordable one than current base i20 Magna variant.

Source

A lot of cost cutting. No fog lamps, DRLs, indicators on ORVMs at least what I could observe from the pics. The silver painted steel rims look totally unbecoming on this car. Probably Hyundai had to resort to these measures to gain the numbers as the base Magna was not perceived as VFM by some customers.

[Arjun Bharadwaj]

Now they are talking! at almost 10 Lakh on road Bangalore for the base variant of i20, they had long back crossed the Hatch territory. Looks like they want to "extend" the benefit of buying an i20 to the regular hatchback buyers again. Good move

[meetbhav]

Just booked the Magna variant, awaiting delivery.
Any suggestions that I should cancel the earlier booking and select this one instead cause we are just looking for bare necessities on the car.
Even the Magna variant misses out on alloy wheels(gets the wheel cover, heck even the Sportz has stylized steel wheels), so I am not missing out on much.
T-BHPians valuable advice required. Thank you