Hyundai Verna Review!

v1p3r · 23rd September 2006, 00:51

It's a tight spot they've put themselves in with the pricing...they can't sell 2 1.6 litre engines (DOHC Accent too) within a lakh or so of each other, so the petrol can't be too cheap. And thus neither can the diesel. But they can't be expensive either, or who's going to buy the Elantra? Which, I may add, is riding a HUGE popularity wave with the price cuts et al.

nishant_kingpin · 23rd September 2006, 03:09

Some of things we can see include the fact that the petrol and diesel variants don’t have much difference on the power output front. The diesel actually is higher. Probably makes sense as the car is higher on price too.

Also as some of us rightly pointed out te price differential in segments seems to be blurring basis packaging and trim available on different models.

fight_club · 23rd September 2006, 20:17

what would be the price for top end petrol?

abhibh · 24th September 2006, 00:43

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veyron1 · 24th September 2006, 11:43

Hyundai has always played safe on the pricing front, but with the disasters of Elantra and Sonata Embera, I'm not so sure anymore. Nevertheless, they cannot afford to lose out with the Verna, as the company is dying to repeat success after the Accent and Santro.

On-road prices between 8.0-8.5 for the fully loaded diesel (having ABS, climate control and airbags, like the petrol variant) should be just about right. Below the Elantra, above the Accent Crdi. Else, Hyundai is playing a dangerous gamble.

abhibh · 24th September 2006, 13:03

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arif_t01 · 24th September 2006, 13:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

Yeah, 8.15 ex-showroom would be like close to 9L on road. Too high, IMO.
BTW, is the FiestaD a CRDi engine ? Is TDCi some flavour of CRDi like DICOR ?

TDCi - Turbocharged Direct Common-rail injection, its all the same - crdi, crde, dicor & tdci.........but TDCi has 3rd generation injectors compared to accent crdi....the price will be around 8L for sure for the verna crdi without ABS,etc

alankarm@sancha · 24th September 2006, 15:44

The price of the top end Petrol Verna should be about Rs.720000 ex showroom Jaipur. This is with ABS Airbag etc. I think.

I dont know how they will justify these, as the Corolla is available for about 930000 - 935000 net ex showroom and the Executive for 885000 ex showroom. The executive is expected to cost lesser in the following months. H1 is with ABS Airbag Alloy CD & Cassette player etc.

Insane Devil · 24th September 2006, 19:10

@ KaranBajaj, dude, thanks for the pics, great clicks!

@ V1p3r: Except for the Rear seat handrest drink holder, nothing looks tucsonish.

For around 9lk onroad for the Verna, even more better for ppl to as well go for the Elantra! jus too pricey, IMHO. Hyundai getting this wrong, all wrong! now i see they continuing the old accent and putting in the newer version as the VERNA here.

sounds familiar...laura/octavia!

karanbajaj · 24th September 2006, 19:17

i was just comparing the equipment levels in the verna crdi and its really disappointing. i mean i can understand if the cut out the big things like climate control and alloy wheels which would make the price soar even higher but not providing seat back pockets, power mirrors, driver side height adjuster, music system, speakers, remote locking, adjustable rear headrests and height adjust. front seatbelts etc is shameful. and if the car is priced arnd 9 lak its daylight robbery. hope the engine lives up to the hype else its a terrible deal anyone can get.

by the way the verna crdi is compared to the fiesta tdci 1.4exi which is the cheapest model in fiesta. the standard diesel(the one they started off with) was the 1.4zxi tdci which has more stuff than the verna crdi and is surely gonna be cheaper too. so its only the engine in the verna which is to look forward to!

karanbajaj · 24th September 2006, 19:20

hey insane devil, ur welcome for the pics..glad u liked em..seriously agree with you. the verna is gonne be overpriced. laura/octy story continues...whats happening with the car companies in india!!!! they should have just discontinued the old accent and priced it at the same amount.

Fuelled · 25th September 2006, 02:13

@Karan.

Spot on dude. I too was very disappointed looking at the crdi spec list
and I feel that companies if they have to(to reduce pricing) remove only those features which can be had as optional extras by a customer.

Removing features like height adjustable seats, seatbelts, head rests is just plain stupid.

Regards removing the airbags option.. lets not even go there.. But its so bad that companies dont even bother to provide them for customers who are willing to pay extra for their safety.

I was really expecting to the verna crdi to rock. I guess it still will cause of the monster engine it has. But the spec list has jst been a huge dampner for me

jkdas · 25th September 2006, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuelled

@Karan.

Spot on dude. I too was very disappointed looking at the crdi spec list
and I feel that companies if they have to(to reduce pricing) remove only those features which can be had as optional extras by a customer.

Removing features like height adjustable seats, seatbelts, head rests is just plain stupid.

remove seatbelt ? its against rules and I dnt think they would do away with headrests.

karanbajaj · 25th September 2006, 13:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

remove seatbelt ? its against rules and I dnt think they would do away with headrests.

we were talkin bout them removing height adjustable seatbelts and adjustable rear headrests.

adarsh76 · 25th September 2006, 14:32

Estimated prices for Verna I received from Popular Hyundai, Cochin:

Petrol
Ex-Showroom: 6.3 lakhs
On Road: 6.65

Diesel
Ex-Showroom: 7.8 lakhs
On Road: 8.2 lakhs

23rd September 2006, 00:51	#76
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	It's a tight spot they've put themselves in with the pricing...they can't sell 2 1.6 litre engines (DOHC Accent too) within a lakh or so of each other, so the petrol can't be too cheap. And thus neither can the diesel. But they can't be expensive either, or who's going to buy the Elantra? Which, I may add, is riding a HUGE popularity wave with the price cuts et al.
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23rd September 2006, 03:09	#77
nishant_kingpin BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 335 Thanked: 4 Times	Some of things we can see include the fact that the petrol and diesel variants don’t have much difference on the power output front. The diesel actually is higher. Probably makes sense as the car is higher on price too. Also as some of us rightly pointed out te price differential in segments seems to be blurring basis packaging and trim available on different models.
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23rd September 2006, 20:17	#78
fight_club BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 152 Thanked: 40 Times	what would be the price for top end petrol?
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24th September 2006, 00:43	#79
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Hi, I have found a backdoor to the all new hyundai verna website. Visit http://www.hyundaiverna.co.in.... eum UID ?? Password ???? Now visit http://www.hyundaiverna.co.in/index.html and Thnx me
	() Thanks

24th September 2006, 11:43	#80
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	Hyundai has always played safe on the pricing front, but with the disasters of Elantra and Sonata Embera, I'm not so sure anymore. Nevertheless, they cannot afford to lose out with the Verna, as the company is dying to repeat success after the Accent and Santro. On-road prices between 8.0-8.5 for the fully loaded diesel (having ABS, climate control and airbags, like the petrol variant) should be just about right. Below the Elantra, above the Accent Crdi. Else, Hyundai is playing a dangerous gamble.
	() Thanks

24th September 2006, 13:03	#81
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Dude.. please edit your post coz i also posted the uid and pass and post got delted.. We are not allowed to post usernamd and password.
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24th September 2006, 15:44	#83
alankarm@sancha BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ajmer / Mumbai Posts: 210 Thanked: 3 Times	The price of the top end Petrol Verna should be about Rs.720000 ex showroom Jaipur. This is with ABS Airbag etc. I think. I dont know how they will justify these, as the Corolla is available for about 930000 - 935000 net ex showroom and the Executive for 885000 ex showroom. The executive is expected to cost lesser in the following months. H1 is with ABS Airbag Alloy CD & Cassette player etc.
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24th September 2006, 19:10	#84
Insane Devil BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 987 Thanked: 173 Times View My Garage	@ KaranBajaj, dude, thanks for the pics, great clicks! @ V1p3r: Except for the Rear seat handrest drink holder, nothing looks tucsonish. For around 9lk onroad for the Verna, even more better for ppl to as well go for the Elantra! jus too pricey, IMHO. Hyundai getting this wrong, all wrong! now i see they continuing the old accent and putting in the newer version as the VERNA here. sounds familiar...laura/octavia! Last edited by Insane Devil : 24th September 2006 at 19:12.
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24th September 2006, 19:17	#85
karanbajaj Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 17 Thanked: 0 Times	i was just comparing the equipment levels in the verna crdi and its really disappointing. i mean i can understand if the cut out the big things like climate control and alloy wheels which would make the price soar even higher but not providing seat back pockets, power mirrors, driver side height adjuster, music system, speakers, remote locking, adjustable rear headrests and height adjust. front seatbelts etc is shameful. and if the car is priced arnd 9 lak its daylight robbery. hope the engine lives up to the hype else its a terrible deal anyone can get. by the way the verna crdi is compared to the fiesta tdci 1.4exi which is the cheapest model in fiesta. the standard diesel(the one they started off with) was the 1.4zxi tdci which has more stuff than the verna crdi and is surely gonna be cheaper too. so its only the engine in the verna which is to look forward to!
	() Thanks

24th September 2006, 19:20	#86
karanbajaj Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 17 Thanked: 0 Times	hey insane devil, ur welcome for the pics..glad u liked em..seriously agree with you. the verna is gonne be overpriced. laura/octy story continues...whats happening with the car companies in india!!!! they should have just discontinued the old accent and priced it at the same amount.
	() Thanks

25th September 2006, 02:13	#87
Fuelled BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: delhi Posts: 252 Thanked: 2 Times	Wierd company policies @Karan. Spot on dude. I too was very disappointed looking at the crdi spec list and I feel that companies if they have to(to reduce pricing) remove only those features which can be had as optional extras by a customer. Removing features like height adjustable seats, seatbelts, head rests is just plain stupid. Regards removing the airbags option.. lets not even go there.. But its so bad that companies dont even bother to provide them for customers who are willing to pay extra for their safety. I was really expecting to the verna crdi to rock. I guess it still will cause of the monster engine it has. But the spec list has jst been a huge dampner for me
	() Thanks

25th September 2006, 14:32	#90
adarsh76 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 661 Thanked: 231 Times	Estimated prices for Verna I received from Popular Hyundai, Cochin: Petrol Ex-Showroom: 6.3 lakhs On Road: 6.65 Diesel Ex-Showroom: 7.8 lakhs On Road: 8.2 lakhs
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