[Jatin247]

Got the 2nd service for my car done today. My car had only run 4830km, I hope with everything getting back to normal it might see some usage. There was an ECU upgrade too, got it done but there is nothing extraordinary in it as told to me by the service guy. I asked him if wireless carplay will come anytime soon, he said if the car supports wireless charging, there is a high chance that company might introduce it. I have read it at many places that the 10 inch unit in Alcazar and Creta doesn’t support wireless carplay.
The service total came to ₹2665.
Engine oil and oil filter were changed. Got joint lubrication done too. I was not pushed to get done anything. I got wheel alignment done a couple of months back so denied it. And there was this Diesel chemical which he said would help the car but it didn’t made sense to me so I left it.

They had 3 layer teflon coating at just 1200₹ which seemed like a steal deal to me, he mentioned that the car wouldn’t hold any water marks. I can’t believe it would be of really good quality though and it was raining so he recommended not getting it done today.
Has anyone got it done?

[mtk]

Owners, what’s your take on the headlight of Alcazar? Heard so many comments that the headlights are not powerful.

Seeking honest opinions.

[yajaman99]

Originally Posted by mtk

Owners, what’s your take on the headlight of Alcazar? Heard so many comments that the headlights are not powerful.

Seeking honest opinions.

I have been using the Alcazar since Oct of last year. Yes i feel the headlight are not bright enough. Reason is our roads and inner roads do not have proper lighting.
Now when i went in for the 10K service last month, i asked about changing the leds. Unfortunately the whole head light unit is sealed and one cannot replace the led. This is the explanation i got from the Service Engineer.

On YouTube some owners replaced the fog lamps with after market setup which gives more illumination. But in my view it did not look good design wise.

[mtk]

Originally Posted by yajaman99

I have been using the Alcazar since Oct of last year. Yes, i feel the headlight are not bright enough. Reason is our roads and inner roads do not have proper lighting.
Now when i went in for the 10K service last month, i asked about changing the leds. Unfortunately the whole head light unit is sealed and one cannot replace the led. This is the explanation i got from the Service Engineer.

On YouTube some owners replaced the fog lamps with after market setup which gives more illumination. But in my view it did not look good design wise.

Yes, that’s what I've heard too. Even if you replace the unit it's still going to be the same old brightness.

I've been binge-watching these videos. Replacing the fog lamp unit is a no-go for me. Looks super ugly. Saw another video where a lightbar was installed on the bottom bumper. While it looks better I'm not fully convinced on that either.

[naveen.raju]

Originally Posted by mtk

Owners, what’s your take on the headlight of Alcazar? Heard so many comments that the headlights are not powerful.

Seeking honest opinions.

Yes, it's poor. Of the lot, I find my Creta headlights the best (Projector + Halogen). The best bet would be change the fog bulbs. But again, it's a wedge shaped design so unfortunately you won't be able to add projectors. Just a bulb swap.
I have seen few guys downgrade their Creta's (new model) LED's to projectors and install HIDs. See if that can be done.

[Naetik30]

Originally Posted by mtk

Yes, that’s what I've heard too. Even if you replace the unit it's still going to be the same old brightness.

I've been binge-watching these videos. Replacing the fog lamp unit is a no-go for me. Looks super ugly. Saw another video where a lightbar was installed on the bottom bumper. While it looks better I'm not fully convinced on that either.

I find it adequate. Its not like the after market night blinders. But more than adequate for my kind of driving. Also, do remember that having extremely bright lights blind oncoming traffic as well as distract the cars in the front through reflection on their IRVMs.

[VNair]

Originally Posted by mtk

Owners, what’s your take on the headlight of Alcazar? Heard so many comments that the headlights are not powerful.

Seeking honest opinions.

It depends on your usage and area where you drive. I find it adequate for the city drives. Have not driven it on highways during the night, so can't comment on it. Read it on the Alcazar owners forum on Facebook that some focusing of headlights from the service center has improved the throw. I would personally refrain from doing any out of the box modification to the originals unless Hyundai comes up with a solution for the same.

[bond_008]

Has anyone else noticed on HMIL website that Alcazar price has been cut by ~30k?
The top most Signature variant with DT was priced around 20.25 lakh ex showroom and now all variants have been priced under 20 lakh on their website

[callmeneo]

Has anybody faced DPF issues in their Diesel Alcazar till now?

[trave11er]

Originally Posted by bond_008

Has anyone else noticed on HMIL website that Alcazar price has been cut by ~30k?
The top most Signature variant with DT was priced around 20.25 lakh ex showroom and now all variants have been priced under 20 lakh on their website

Seems to be same on the website for Maharashtra - Ref from Hyundai website

1.5 l CRDi Diesel 6-Speed Automatic Signature (O) 7 seater ₹ 1,999,900
1.5 l CRDi Diesel 6-Speed Automatic Signature (O) 6 seater Dual Tone ₹ 2,025,000

[bond_008]

Originally Posted by trave11er

Seems to be same on the website for Maharashtra - Ref from Hyundai website

1.5 l CRDi Diesel 6-Speed Automatic Signature (O) 7 seater ₹ 1,999,900
1.5 l CRDi Diesel 6-Speed Automatic Signature (O) 6 seater Dual Tone ₹ 2,025,000

Attaching 2 images when you proceed to book the car online on their 'Click to Buy' option

[TT-S]

Not only the prices have changed, some variants also have been chopped. The Prestige(O) diesel automatic is no longer available. Instead one can get the cheaper executive edition or stretch to Platinum(O) for the diesel automatic.

Maybe those who are waiting in line for the Carens upper variants will shift to the Alcazar? Or, are they making space for some future model (Tucson/Stargazer)?

[mtk]

Originally Posted by bond_008

Has anyone else noticed on HMIL website that Alcazar price has been cut by ~30k?
The top most Signature variant with DT was priced around 20.25 lakh ex showroom and now all variants have been priced under 20 lakh on their website

Can you show the screenshot? Also which state and city?

I tried with both Karnataka and Kerala it shows the old rates.

Originally Posted by TT-S

Not only the prices have changed, some variants also have been chopped. The Prestige(O) diesel automatic is no longer available. Instead one can get the cheaper executive edition or stretch to Platinum(O) for the diesel automatic.

Maybe those who are waiting in line for the Carens upper variants will shift to the Alcazar? Or, are they making space for some future model (Tucson/Stargazer)?

What are the new prices? Would be great if you can share a link or a screenshot. Will help in my purchase decision as a booking is already placed with the old rates.

[JacksonStorm]

Hyundai Alcazar updated/Revised variant lineup
There is no prestige variant and it is replaced by prestige Executive variant.
from the Previous News/information, there should be 4 Variants.

1. Prestige Executive
2. Prestige
3. Platinum
4. Signature

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian-car-scene/252758-hyundai-alcazar-get-affordable-executive-variants.html (Hyundai Alcazar to get affordable Executive variants)

As per the latest brochure, Only 3 variants

1. Prestige Executive
2. Platinum
3. Signature

Brochure:

[trave11er]

Originally Posted by bond_008

Attaching 2 images when you proceed to book the car online on their 'Click to Buy' option

From the screenshots, it seems to be correct to me - please see that both the options you selected are not DT, and thus 19,99,000/- is the correct ex-showroom price, like how it was earlier.