Hyundai came up with two newversions of the Hyundai i20 to compete with extremely popular Maruti’s Swift Diesel, Skoda’s Fabia, TataMotors’ Indigo and Fiat’s Palio in the diesel hatchback segment. i20 now gets a pair of Hyundai’s new and latest engines - a 1.4 litre CRDI (90 bhp) and the1.4 ‘Gamma’ petrol (100 bhp) which is having only an automatic transmission. The1.4 litre CRDi engine is expected to deliver a fuel efficiency of around 20 kmper litre of fuel. Hyundai is very confident to boost i20 sales with these twonew variants. Company is targeting 4,000 units a month, comparing to currentsales of 2,500 units a month.

If you see the i20 Diesel from outsideyou will not find any difference from regular i20. The exteriors are exact sameexcept CRDi badge on the tailgate. Interior is also exact same as in previousi20. The best part of i20 is the way they made the interiors. It’s very comfortable,hugely spacious, great looking dashboard, and also sporty look of steering. Inbuild music system also give nice looks (pretty much same as i10). I20 is equipped with great safety features(like 6 airbags) which gives a great advantage over other hatchbacks. This CRDiengine is very quite as compare to other diesel engines in hatchback. But asyou start the engine, you can easily pick it’s a diesel one. The twin cam motorof 16 valve is very well tuned for better fuel efficiency and low emission. Hyundaii20 is great car for both city and highway and the fact is you will enjoy the ride more.

Now comes the most important part the Price Tag, I can’tconsider it as a cheap deal because it’s base model, Magna, starts from Rs.6.19 lac (ex-showroom – Delhi) and top model, Asta with all options, touchesRs. 7.20 lac. But if you take safety features in consideration then it’s agreat buy and in look and comfort it beats almost all diesel hatchbacks.

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