Hyundai Eon

Hyundai Motor India will reportedly discontinue its entry-level model, the Eon and replace it with a new small car, codenamed AH2 which will go on sale before Diwali (November 2018). The AH2 is the codename for the upcoming new Santro which, as reported earlier, will go on sale in October 2018. The Eon is also being discontinued because it isn’t compliant with the upcoming safety (from October 2019) and emission norms (from April 2020). Speaking to Mint, sources with direct Read More...

The Hyundai Eon Sports Edition has been silently introduced in India. The Sports Edition of the Eon hatchback has been introduced in the country with prices starting at INR 3.88 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Eon Sports Edition features a few visual upgrades to the exterior and new features for the interior. Available only in the Era+ and Magna+ trims, the Hyundai Eon Sports Edition, over the standard trims, features roof rails and side body moulding graphics. Inside, the model features Read More...

Hyundai Motor India has issued a voluntary recall of the Eon hatchback. The company has initiated a service campaign to recall and inspect the 'Clutch Cable Fouling with Battery Cable' of Eon cars produced in the month of January 2015. The aforementioned part will be replaced free of charge. The brand will recall 7657 units of the Eon in India manufactured between 1st January 2015 and 31st January 2015. Eon customers of respective period will be notified in a phased Read More...

Yesterday, Global NCAP released the much awaited and disappointing results of the crash tests they conducted on Indian cars. All the cars failed miserably and bombed their report cards with zero stars. The folks at Global NCAP tested the Hyundai Eon, Mahindra Scorpio, Renault Kwid and Maruti Suzuki’s Eeco and Celerio.  All these cars exhibited dismal protection for adult occupants. Well, this is not the first time that India-made cars have failed crash tests. The same unhappy situation took place when Global Read More...

The 17th Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study by J.D. Power India confirms that Indian car buyers hold vehicle exterior styling as an important factor while buying their vehicles. The study has inferred the fact for the fourth consecutive year with Hyundai and Toyota walking out with three awards each. The India APEAL study is based on owner evaluations during the first two to six months of ownership of the vehicle. Grounded in 30 major cities between May and September 2015, the Read More...

The 2015 India Initial Quality Study (IQS) conducted by JD Power shows new vehicle manufacturing quality in India has significantly improved over past five years. The main focus of the IQS is to assess the problems of owners with their new vehicle specifically pertaining to defects and malfunctions. This quality assessment is carried out during the first two to six months of ownership of the car. All the noted issues are summarized as the number of problems per 100 vehicles (PP100), with Read More...

Maruti Suzuki officially launched the 2014 Alto K10 in India today with the price tag hovering in Rs. 3.06 lakh – Rs. 3.81 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) range. The list of variants got an addition of automatic manual transmission (AMT) option. At the heart of the Alto K10 is a 1.0-litre three-cylinder K-Series engine that produces 67.04 bhp and 90 Nm of torque. So we compare the Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 with its closest rivals to find out how does India’s Read More...

India is a country where entry-level hatchbacks rule and the ones on this list basically guide the market and the choices of customers who go out to purchase these vehicles. All these cars represent the boom and prosperity within this segment and all of them have much to offer to their discerning buyer and contribute a major chunk to the growth of the industry. We pit these city-cars to see what makes them the pick in India's famous entry-hatchback fray by showing Read More...

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), the country’s largest exporter and the second-largest car manufacturer today introduced the new Hyundai Eon 1.0 Litre Kappa engine variant for the Indian market. The new 1.0 Litre Eon will be available along with the current 0.8 Litre Eon. The Euro 5 ready 1.0 Litre Kappa petrol engine is equipped with latest Dual VTVT technology and designed to deliver high engine performance, with enhanced fuel efficiency and low emissions. The advanced 1.0 Litre three-cylinder engine Read More...