Hyundai Verna SX ABS The Beast - Pros and Cons. Review on Hyundai Verna

I had booked my Verna VGT Sx ABS and I had driven this car many many times as many of my friends owns it.

Here is my personal review which I experienced while driving this Beast

Verna pros and cons:

Pros:

1. Very First line for this car A BEAST. Best engine I had even seen produced in India. 1.5L, 110 HP @ 4000 RPM, DOHC, VGT and torque of 236 nm @ just 1900~2750 RPM. Actually they are small bores and longer strokes as compare to any other car launched in India and this concept of small bores and longer strokes are used in the drag cars. along with the fact they have a compression ration of 17.8 which makes this car a rocket and how can we forget Awesome Gearbox used in it to make this car to touch 200 plus kmph mark.

   
   




2. VGT makes your Verna a really thrust one at just 2k RPM. It will start like a normal car but as soon as you reach 2k RPM. Suddenly a thrust in the car and you will feel as if you are digging into the seat. This Turbo really really works at lower RPMs too and just 2k RPM.

   
   




3. Talking of the torque of this Beast. 236 nm @ just 1900~2750 RPM. No matters if 5 people are sitting in the car with AC on. It will make all the 5 pessengers sitting the car as if they are really digging in the seats after 2k RPM and at high speeds. No Comments on this if 2k RPM can bring a thrust then what about Turbos working at higher speeds? A Rocket on a highway touching your needle from 100 kmph to 200 kmph.(Recommended only if one knows and having experience of handling cars at this speeds). It can again give you the same feeling if you are running it at 130 kmph and wanna boost it to 180 kmph. A short ans. Beast will dig you to it's seat.

   
   




4. Very good Space Utilization and Comfort like space utilization at dashboards, doors, sunglass holder and awesome feature of Drivers Arm rest(Very userful if you are stuck in a jam or driving on a highway for comfort).

   
   




5. Climate control.

   
   




6. Awesome Braking with disc brakes in a rear and front wheel along with ABS.

   
   




7. I found people saying about its handling at high speeds. Dunno what they ment by that? I had driven this beast 202 kmph yesterday itself on Express Way and found no trouble making this car running at 175 kmph from left to right and right to left and zig zag cuts bet. the cars running on the roads.

   
   




8. Very Very Effective AC. The Demo car was burning like a Cooker and started AC and within 2-3 min. of time the temperature was normal and after less than 10 min. time I guess I had a chilling effect of AC and that too when blower was at 3.

   
   




9. Security of rods in the doors and compilation is very good in Verna to absorb energy at the time of front impacts.

   
   




10. Mileage of 17-18 kmpl in cities(only if a person knows how to get max. amount of mileage in the cities with normal driving) and saves a lot of money invested on the cars.

    
    




11. Shear Raw Power with Great Mileage which gives you Fun and Saves a lot of money in your fuel investments as compare to petrol cars.

    
    




12. Height adjustable seats and steering which will surely gives you a comfortable ride.

    
    




13. Verna as a Hyundai don't make hypes like Maruti Do like "M-series engines" "Dohc" "bla" "Bla bla" "Bow Bow". A simple slogan "Feel It" and you will really feel it.

    
    




14. Good news Hyundai is working well for their after sales service like normal services and spare parts. Verna and Accent have the same price for the services and parts. My Accent's Latest services costs me just approx 2500 Rs.

    
    




15. Very good gear shifts and I can change gears with just one finger very easily.

    
    




16. A Trip Computer installed with Gauge cluster which record distance travelled, average speed, average fuel consumption, and display real time fuel consumption information.

    
    




17. 14" Alloys.

    
    




18. Kenwood Music System.

    
    




19. Electronic side mirror adjustment hydraulic power steering.

    
    




20. International Standard gearbox. very good protection. Many people felt reverse gear is an issue to pull the lever and then go for reverse gear, but it is a security measure. What if you car is running at 5th gear and one wants to go for 4th gear and by mistake any person who is not good in driving hits reverse gear by chance. a "CCCHHHHIIII" sound will come and if by chance reverse gear applied then a boom to the gearbox.

    
    

Cons:

1. Cheap plastic used and not to the expectation of the price(AC Flaps).

   
   




2. Boost Space just 352L but one can compromise as the design is compact and it is designed for high speeds. Not a big issue.

   
   




3. Not a great front design.

   
   




4. AirBags.

   
   

Now in short.

None of the car is perfect. So, I compromised plastics interiors and 352L boot space is good enough if you are going with the family and ofcourse design.

If anything is left or if anything is wrong, everyone is most welcome to write his / her comments as pros or cons. All Critics and appriciation are also most welcome.

Now comes the rating:

As a Family Car: 3.5 out of 5. due to lack of space as compare to SX4 I had deducted 0.5 points. and 0.5 deducted for not providing airbags and 0.5 deducted for cheap plastics. Full points to Power and Shear Pleasure and other features.

As a Speedy Freak: 4.5 out 5. 0.5 marks deducated for not providing airbags and cheap plastics.

and most of all:

5 out of 5 for it's engine performance.

If any ques or suggessions or discussions everyone is most welcome.