2020 Hyundai Elantra Spotted Testing In India, Launch To Take Place This Festive Season

by Harish Kumar | 12/08/2019
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The 2020 Hyundai Elantra will experience some exterior and interior updates to compete against the like of best-selling Honda Civic in the sedan segment.

Although the Indian automobile market has been witnessing the massive sales slump in recent times, Hyundai Motor India Ltd seems less affected and manages to clock a good sales number, mainly thanks to the launch of the Hyundai Venue. Hyundai’s first sub-four-metre SUV has gained quite an immense popularity in India and even beats the long-serving market-leader Maruti Vitara Brezza in the sale chart last month.

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After the successful launch of the Venue, Hyundai is all set to introduce the Elantra facelift in India during the festive season.

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Hyundai is also preparing for the arrival of the next-gen Grand i10 Nios this month, followed by the facelifted Elantra this festive season. Recently, the Hyundai Elantra facelift has been spied during its testing on the public roads. The 2020 Hyundai Elantra will sport a host of exterior changes comprising triangular-shaped headlights, refreshed front and rear bumpers, revised fog lamps, prominent cascading front grille and sculpted bonnet. Some other highlighting cosmetic updates to the new Elantra include sportier alloy wheels, new LED taillights along with refreshed graphics.

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The new Hyundai Elantra will compete with the segment-leading Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla Altis and Skoda Octavia.

On the inside, the new 2020 Hyundai Elantra is likely to get an 8-inch touchscreen for infotainment system compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, revised multi-functional steering wheel, updated processor among others. Also, it is reported that the facelifted Elantra will more likely to adopt Hyundai’s Blue Link connectivity as seen in the Hyundai Venue.

The 2020 Hyundai Elantra will be BSVI compliant. It might carry on using the 1.6-litre diesel and a 2.0-litre petrol engine, all of which will be upgraded to meet the BSVI norms. The new Elantra is expected to sit at the price range of Rs 14 lakh – 22 Lakh (estimated, ex-showroom) and rivals the likes of Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla Altis and Skoda Octavia.

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