Hyundai has confirmed the launch of the new 2013 Elantra in India. The Korean automaker is bullish on the luxury car segment and is betting big on the new Elantra and Sonata to bring it sales in a segment which it hasn’t been able to crack till date. The company will announce the prices of the Hyundai Sonata by the end of this month and will start deliveries early next month. This will be followed by the introduction of the Hyundai i20 Facelift in April, after which the new Elantra will be launched by September 2012. The Sonata is available with a 2.4-litre petrol engine but the Elantra will be offered with both petrol and diesel engines.
“We would fill the vacuum in the premium car space with two new cars lined up this year. We are targeting much larger volumes with the new cars. Both these are global models developed on the same aggressive ‘fluidic design concept’ that has been accepted well by Indian customer in the new Verna making it the segment leader in mid-size cars” Arvind Saxena, Director (Marketing and Sales), Hyundai India, said.
The Hyundai Elantra will be offered with a 1.8-litre petrol and 1.8-litre diesel engine. These engines will be mated to a 6-speed manual and automatic gearbox. The new Elantra will be priced right above the Fluidic Verna, filling the void between the Verna and Sonata. Expect a starting price of Rs. 11 lakhs for the base petrol, going all the way upto Rs. 14 lakhs for the top end diesel auatomatic. The Hyundai Elantra will fight the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet Cruze and Skoda Laura for market share. Both the Elantra and Sonata will be assembled at Hyundai’s Chennai facility, helping the company in pricing these vehicles aggressively.
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Thats fine!!!
Good looking car..inside out,In this category people will be looking for Comfort,From the pictures i don’t think it has space as much as Fluence,Jetta.Hyundai should learn from other manufactures to provide Comfort and luxury rather then Style& Features.Look at Corolla Altis it is not a looker but then its luxurious and has comfortable cabin(Reason for its success).
Certainly this car is going to be a hit…cruze and corolla’s dominance in this segment is going to end with avante’s arrival in the indian market…theres no doubt why this car was the highest selling car in america…it has got everything to be the most desired car….
i do agree this car is stylish n an eye turner…but i would still prefer jetta n laura in this segment due to their ride n built quality….!!!
Wow Faisal, so Hyundai is bringing the 1.8 liter petrol mill to India after all!!
Around September this year, Hyundai might debut its world class 1.6 T-GDI petrol mill in the elantra worldwide.
Ganesh, tentatively the 1.8-litre is coming but you never know till launch.
great post! the best looking hyundai ever. hyundai should have retagged it to avante, and done away with boring elantra label (which was a disaster earlier).
Dis fluidic design has changd fotunes fr hyundai.n it grows on u evn mr. elantra a butiful car no doubt.cruze looks equally good though.
I hope Hyundai launchers the elantra in India with 1.6 TGDI power. Something of a late launch candy ;)
Ganesh, doubtful but you never know.
i think this is verna sibling. hyundai doesn’t hve 2nd design in his mind he keep all his vehicles in same style category. shame on u hyundai ( New possiblities )
the design is really different, and it requires a good design acumen to know elantra ain’t same as verna. design resemblance being a commonplace now, many manufacturers are building on from a unique design theme (fluidic in this case).
just looking for this car (only diesel version), but september is too long is there any chance to get before september