Next Gen Hyundai i10 1.2 Kappa2 road test review

The i10 has been a hot favorite among the Indian car buyers ever since it was launched, and has always sold in good numbers. After about three years of its launch, however, the car required a good makeover, not just from the outside, but from the inside, and from under the bonnet as well if Hyundai wanted to keep its charm intact. Hyundai have responded to the need in the form of the new, facelifted i10, what they prefer calling the Next Gen i10, and have changed quite a lot of things for the new i10 to be termed as just a ‘facelift’. The changes are more than skin deep and make this perky little car a better VFM proposition. So what all is new? Let’s have a look.

Design
The most prominent change that you witness on the new car is its entirely altered front grille. That hexagonal grille is the new identity for the Hyundai family of cars. Just like Audi’s goatee grille and BMW’s kidney grille, that hexagon is going to be the hallmark of every future Hyundai, and will be the most recognizable aspect of the new Fluidic Sculpture design philosophy adopted by the Korean carmaker. This hexagon on the i10 is divided in two, horizontally, by a slat which also serves up as a mount for the number plate. The lower portion of the hexagon which becomes an air dam, is flanked by tho black trapezoidal slots (on lower variants), which serve as fog lamps in the higher variants of the car. The i10 is the first car in its class to offer ORVM mounted turn indicators.

next gen Hyundai i10 grille and headlamp
That hexagonal grille is going to be a standard design cue in all future Hyundais. Notice the new detailing within the headlamp

In its newest avatar, the i10 looks more athletic than cute. There are complex lines around the front grill, featuring more chiseled than plain surfaces. The headlamps too now have some detailing within to add some more character to the front.
The i10 is unchanged in profile, save for the body coloured rub rails, but as you proceed towards the rear, the newly incorporated design changes make an appearance. The tail lamp cluster has been redesigned, and the rear bumper too is new.

next gen Hyundai i10 tail lamp

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2 thoughts on “Next Gen Hyundai i10 1.2 Kappa2 road test review”

  1. iam using i10 new gen from last 4-1/2 months with single hand maintainance, looks are very good, performance also satisfactory.. but its is giving very bad mileage of only 10kmps per lt on highways..
    this is the drawback in i10 new gen 🙁

  2. iam using i10 new gen from last 4-1/2 months with single hand maintainance, looks are very good, performance also satisfactory.. but its is giving very bad mileage of only 10kmps per lt on highways..
    this is the drawback in i10 new gen 🙁

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