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8 upcoming Hyundai cars: New Santro, Carlino, Creta, Grand i10 and more

Hyundai is set to launch eight new cars in the next three years and all of these would be either new or replacement models.

Hyundai is planning a major overhaul of its current model line-up for the Indian market in the next three years. The South Korean carmaker will introduce eight new cars in India by 2020. Three of these eight upcoming cars -- the AH2 hatchback (2018 Santro), QXi sub-4m SUV (based on the Carlino concept) and Kona Electric SUV -- will be launched before 2020. Hyundai’s MD & CEO, YK Koo, has now confirmed that the rest of the cars will be replacement models and not facelift or cosmetic updates of existing ones.

In a recent interview, Koo told CarDekho, “We are planning to launch eight new models within the next three years. Out of the eight, five will replace current cars from our portfolio. And out of the eight, one will be an all-electric SUV, while two models are the AH2 and QXi small SUV. So out of the eight, two are new segment products and one is an EV, while the other five will replace the current models.”

Upcoming Hyundai AH2 hatchback was spied testing recently

Of the existing Hyundai car models in India, the Elantra, Tucson and the Verna won’t see a generation change in the next couple of years. The Tucson facelift was revealed earlier this year (overseas) and the Elantra facelift was spied (outside India) recently. The Verna also received a generation change in 2017. So, these products will only get mid-life updates in India in the next couple of years.

Hyundai Tucson facelift

As a result, Hyundai has six nameplates to transform from scratch -- the Eon, Grand i10, Xcent, the Elite i20, i20 Active and the Creta. We initially thought that Hyundai might discontinue the Eon once the AH2 hatchback, which might be called Santro, settles in the market. However, Koo clarified that the Eon won’t be discontinued. If Hyundai is to continue with the Eon post 2020, then it will have to undergo a structural change to pass the upcoming BNVSAP (Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Program) crash test norms. And that hints towards a generation change for the small car.

Hyundai Grand i10 facelift

Hyundai updated (introduced facelift of) the Grand i10 and Xcent in 2017, and the Elite i20 and Creta in 2018. So these cars might see a generation change in the same order. We know for a fact that the next-gen Creta will share its platform and engines with the upcoming Kia SP Concept-based SUV. The SP Concept is based on a reworked Creta platform and will be offered with BSVI petrol and diesel engines. The SP Concept-based Kia SUV will be launched in September 2019.

Hyundai Creta facelift

Since the i20 Active only received a dual-tone paint-job and feature updates in 2018, Hyundai might introduce yet another update along the lines of the 2018 Elite i20 facelift in the near future and give it a full-cycle refresh only after it’s done with launching these eight products in India.

Hyundai Kona Electric

The 8 models that we expect Hyundai to introduce in the next 3 years are:

Car name

Expected launch

2018 Hyundai Santro (AH2 hatchback)

October 2018 (confirmed)

Hyundai Carlino (QXi)

April 2019 (confirmed)

Hyundai Kona (electric SUV)

Second half of 2019 (confirmed)

New Eon

2019

New Grand i10

2020

New Xcent

2020

New Elite i20

2020

New Creta

2021

Disclaimer: This article has not been edited by Deccan Chronicle and is taken from a syndicated feed. Photos: CarDekho.

( Source : CarDekho )
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