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Hyundai has recently updated all its models to give it the Fluidic look. However one car was overlooked and that is the i20. The Hyundai i20 went on sale in December, 2008 and since then got no real facelift. The Korean automaker gave the i20 some chrome last summer but that won’t do the trick [...]

Indian Car market has been dominated by two trends for a long time. One is domination of Hatchback Category and other is the Diesel rule the roost phenomenon. In Indian market, hatchbacks constitute more than two third of total sales of four wheelers. The reasons behind it are not difficult to see. Loads of traffic [...]

Hyundai has equipped the Asta variant of the i20 with a GPS-based Audio Visual Navigation (AVN System). The new AVN system comes as an option with the Asta version with a 2 DIN system sporting a 5 inch LCD display and a touch screen interface with satellite based voice guided navigation to enable one to [...]

The Hyundai i20 has crossed 2.5 lakh units sales milestone since its launch in December, 2008. Of the 2.5 lakh i20 cars sold, over 92,000 units have been sold in the domestic market and nearly 1.68 units were exported to around 80 countries. The company is now introducing the GPS-based high-tech Audio Visual Navigation System [...]

One of the most successful models in Hyundai’s European line-up, the i20 returns to Paris this year, having made its global debut at the 2008 edition of the show. A facelift earlier in the year kept the model fresh, and now the i20 has an even more dynamic profile. Enhancing the energetic character of the [...]

Fuel Efficiency is one of the prime reasons for a car sales and Hyundai knows that very well. Thus they placed Australian Rally Champion Ed Ordynski behind the wheel of an i20 and sent him on a journey from Sydney to Brisbane. Ordynski managed to complete the journey and even went past Brisbane, reaching the [...]

Hyundai India is offering remedies to owners of the i20 who are facing issues with airconditioning and rattles. For AC problems, Hyundai has suggested “i20 ECM reprogramme for AC performance enhancement” and for tackling the rattles, they’ve told to ‘Add Urethane Pad & Yoke Spring for Noise.’ The latter has got to do something with [...]

Hyundai India has relaunched the i20 with two new variants Era and Sportz. The new variants of the i20 will go up for sale immediately and the prices (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the Era variant starts at Rs. 4,51,816/- while as the Sportz, positioned between the Magna and the Asta will be priced at Rs. 531,817/-. [...]

With several small car launches in the past few weeks, the pressure has been on Hyundai and its small car. Thus in order to offer buyers more choices, the company will launch new variants of the i20. Thanks to avid Motorbeam reader Parag Jain, we have got the feature list for you. Click on the [...]

Hyundai India organised the ‘Miles & Smiles Rally 2010’ for its i20 customers in Delhi, covering a distance of approximately 81 kms. The event was sponsored by the Indian Oil Corporation and Wynn’s Mekuba (as associate sponsor) and garnered a phenomenal response with as many as 80 Hyundai i20 cars – both 1.2 litre Petrol [...]