Hyundai Xcent

Synopsis

Hyundai India recently unveiled its first sub 4-meter sedan in India based on its last year hatchback Grand i10 and to attract the fans of its recently discontinued Accent, has given it the name, Hyundai Xcent on February 4, 2014 and is showcased completely at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo. It was launched on March 12, 2014 and will compete with the likes of Honda Amaze and Maruti Swift Dzire. It is a stylish, distinctive and a high tech sedan with a trendy persona to primarily attract the young customers. Let's check this compact sedan in detail.

Exterior

The exterior of Hyundai Xcent gives a stylish look and it resembles very much with the Grand i10, except its boot. It has got a sleek front radiator grille with a thin chrome bar and the company's logo embossed at the center, bright sweptback smoked headlamps, a stylish bonnet, a stylish and body colored front bumper with a chrome finished hexagonal air dam in black, an integrated spoiler design and fog lamps in matte black finishing, a steeply raked front windshield, 15-inch diamond cut alloy wheels with 175/60 tubeless radial tires, elegant side profile, chrome finished door handles, body colored, auto-folding and electric ORVMs with integrated turn indicators, stylish rear chrome garnishing, a sporty antenna at its rear top, its stylish wraparound tail lamps with chrome inserts and sporty dual-toned rear bumper with two reflectors to make it a complete beauty with a fuel tank capacity of 43 litres. The length of Hyundai Xcent is 3995mm, width is 1660mm and the height is 1520mm and wheelbase of the car is 2425mm for a comfortable and stable ride.

Interior

The interior of Hyundai Xcent is also a perfect synonym of style, comfort, space, technology and luxury. It has got a dual toned beige and black interior, a spacious and perfectly designed dashboard, a powerful AC with automatic climate control system and two vents at the corners and two in the central console, a brightly illuminated instrument cluster with a speedometer, tachometer, trip meter and fuel indicator, rear air-con vents, a push-button start, rear parking camera, central armrest with two cup holders, electro-chromic mirror with rear camera display, multiple storage options in door trims and central console, one-touch electric trunk opening, a cooled glove-box, rear armrest cup holder, power windows with controls on driver side door, leather upholstery, leather clad gear shift lever, leather wrapped power steering with audio and Bluetooth controls and an efficient 2-DIN music system with USB, AUX-in, CD/MP3 player and 1GB of internal storage memory. The company is also claiming of a huge boot space capacity of 407 litres which is largest in its class and a large headroom, legroom, shoulder room and knee room.

Engine and Gearbox

Hyundai Xcent is available in both petrol and diesel. The 1197cc, 1.2L, 4-cylinders, 16-valves, MPi dual VTVT Kappa petrol engine has a maximum power of 81.9 bhp at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 114 Nm at 4000 rpm and is mated with a 5-speed manual and a 4-speed automatic gearbox. The 1120cc, 1.1L, 3-cylinders, 12-valves, 2nd generation U2 CRDi diesel engine has a maximum power of 71 bhp at 4000 rpm and a maximum torque of 180 Nm at 1750 rpm and is mated with a 5-speed manual gearbox transmission.

Company Claimed Mileage

The company claimed ARAI certified mileage for the manual petrol, automatic petrol and manual diesel variants are 19.1kmpl, 16.9kmpl and 24.4kmpl respectively.

Brakes and Suspension

Hyundai Xcent has got disk brakes at front and drum brakes at rear. The suspension system includes McPherson strut with coil springs at front and a coupled torsion beam axle at rear.

Safety Features

As far as safety is concerned, it includes optional ABS, dual front airbags, fog lamps, smart key with push button start, seat belts, rear defogger, reverse parking sensors, power windows, internal rear view mirror with day and night modes and structural rigidity and body robustness with the help of anti-corrosive steel and ring structure.

Shades

Hyundai Xcent is available in six shades: Pure white, Passion Red, Twilight Blue, Pristine Blue, Sleek Silver and Phantom Black.

Variants and Price

Hyundai Xcent is available in 12 variants which includes base manual petrol, manual petrol S, manual petrol S(O), manual petrol SX, manual petrol SX(O), automatic petrol S(O), automatic petrol SX(O), base diesel, diesel S, diesel S(O), diesel SX and diesel SX(O) in six beautiful shades at an ex-showroom, Delhi price range of 4.66-7.38 lakhs, which may vary.

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