Mar 26, 2010 12:59 PM
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(Updated Jun 20, 2010 04:51 PM)
It was 14 Oct 2009, My father decided to buy Hyundai Santro/ but I insisted my father to buy i10 magna (1.1 litre.) because it looks modern and has more features than Santro and its its mileage is also good and easy on wallet..
.Hyundai i10
Hyundai launched its new car i10 that is first to make a world debut from India. The car is powered wit 1.1 liter, iRDE petrol engine and is aimed to give great fuel efficiency to its users. The company Hyundai Motor India is aiming to achieve a target of 20% market share as compared to the current 18%.Hyundai i10 is a compact car and also is less expensive car in the range.
The car will be launched in London in March 2008. Cost wise the car is slotted between Santro and Getz in India and it will also be considered to be a replacement for Santro in the western markets. The company is currently testing the car in Chennai. The market is dominated by many mid range cars like Chevrolet spark, Zen Estilo, WagonR and Tata Indica Xeta and the new car will have to compete with these.
Look of the car
The i10 is a five seater and has five doors having length 3.56 m and width 1.59 m .The car is compact and spacious. The wheels of the car are pushed out to increase the space inside the car. The initial models of the car are launched with an inbuilt AC and electric front windows, central lock system, body color bumpers and six speaker stereos.
A proper tailgate is added feature rather than just a piece of glass. The car looks are very attractive with the black bumper and added black color mirrors.
Engine, Power, Torque
The car is powered with 1.1-litre iRDE petrol engine that generates a power of 66.7PS at 5500 rpm and torque of 10.1 kgm(7.44lb-ft) at 2800 rpm. The car is fitted with sunroof, rear spoiler, leather wrapped steering wheel, key-less entry, leather wrapped gear knob. The engine is fitted with an option to go for manual or automatic transmission. The gearshift is located on the centre console to provide more space inside.
Like a Satro , Hyundai’s new i10 also has the same wheelbase (2380 mm/94 inches) the length of the car is increased by 1550 mm/61 inches as compare to Santro. Hyundai i10 is wide in comparison to Santro by 70mm/2.8 inches.
Comfort and Safety:
The car is styled like Ford verve having steeply raked windscreen and ellipsoidal glass area. The rear of the car has the tail lamps similar to Santro .The interior of the car are best in the market that involve dashboard integrated center console instead of floor shift pattern.
The safety facilities in most of the popular models are integrated to the car like the seat belts with pre-tensioner, anti-lock braking system(ABS), impact sensing auto door unlock system, 4 airbags, child seat fittings that can be fitted in the front, passenger side cut of switch and the mounted stop lamp.
Engineering and Style:
The car popularly known as Pa is powered with gasoline engine producing 65 horsepower, diesel car is rated to give 75 hp and the company will be bringing the 1.2 liter engine soon in to the market.
iRDE(intelligent Responsive Drive Engine) petrol engine with five speed manual transmission indicate the car is driven intelligently and has innovative designs and is safe luxurious car .The car has the alphabet “i” to indicate inspire that is mostly found in Hyundai brand cars .The i10 belongs to the A segment cars of Hyundai. The new dash that looks simple is equipped with smart controls and the three spoke steering wheel is provided for easy control and drive.
Special features
Tremendous interiors, good space
Power is 66.7 PS at 5500 rpm, Torque is 10.1 kgm at 2800 rpm
Engine is 1.1 litre engine / iRDE -i10 (pa)
Length of car is 3565 mm/140 inches
Wheelbase is 2380 mm/94 inches similar to Santro.
Fog lamp in the front
Alloy wheel and rear wiper
A good midsize car
Positive and negative specification of the car:
Positive specifications of the car
Luxurious interiors
Gear lever position is good
Gear box placement is good
Spacious car
Seats are comfortable and drive is easy
Tubeless tyres are present.
