Hyundai Xcent [2014-2017] User Reviews

Exterior It is a good looking car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Its spacious, easy to drive.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I bought this car in may 2014 and after few kms, I noticed that brake pedal get hard after two three pump in heavy traffic and during reversing also.

I went to dealer (DPM Hyundai Dehradun) and mechanic said it happen in ABS braking and also said that first use clutch and then press brake pedal (feeling irritated with this logic). After a long discussion with GM of DPM Hyundai, they assured me to get a check on 08/06/2014.  Its horrible braking specially in bumper to bumper traffic and during reversing also. Some times car stopped after  1 or 2 feet where i actually want to stop.

GM of DPM hyundai was very supportive. But Mechanics was trying to convince me that it is normal and nothing bad in braking.

Company claims 15 in city but I drive only 300 kms and only getting 10 in city. Not tested on long drive. 

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is good with lots of features

Final Words I dont know brake issue is in all xcent or not but i am unfortunate to have braking problem. Except braking. Its great car.

Areas of improvement Braking.

 If there is anywhere any example , a living example of extreme callousness , opaqueness and shoddy work and dealing then one doesn’t have to go to any “sarkari” office .its right here in the showroom of the company which is apparently promoted by the superstar shahrukh khan ! , Hyundai .

Right from an uncooperative and obviously disinterested staff to opaque and even shady dealings in cars ,  this company has it all.the extreme distress it has caused us cant be described .it drove us to lodge an FIR  against the company .

We booked xcent( silver model) on 13th april  ( receipt  no 30285 under the name of  dr neha chaturvedi ) and our dealer was some mr nitin. And after that the ordeal started.we were told to wait for a month and we will be contacted .naively we went home believing the words of this shady company.while the time we were in the showroom at koncept Hyundai ,green park,hordes of angry customers having a tiff with the sales manager was a regular scene .then we didn’t pay any attention though.around end of april we got a call from mr nitin that our car will be available in a week and to make the payment .then for a few days we spent waiting for nitin to get back to us with the account details .no reply .then we called the Hyundai people and they seemed not to recognise who was speaking .apparentlly nitin had left and no one cared to look into our booking .we were told the car was never dispatched and how did nitin ask us to pay!! Then some mr jahagid was in charge and he said he will let us know .even then we were patiently waiting for the call and thinking that everything is transparent and just and that all is well with the company.then around may 23 this guy called us and told us that the car has been dispatched from Karnataka and the sent us the account details and told us to pay  in the next week once he has talked to us .suddenly he too was nowhere available and finally on 1st june we reached the Hyundai showroom and were told that there was some problem with the car and it couldn’t reach delhi!!! Then we realised their game ; that the car was being blackmarketed , else it was on its way from Karnataka ,how could it disappear in thin air !!!they sold  the car meant for us to the  highest bidder !!! this was confirmed by one mister who called himself tushar.after a long fight with them they again promised that they will get our car in  the next ten days .what followed was a series of negotiations they tried with us asking us to buy a higher end version of xcent or a different colour to what we had booked.when we refused to negotiate then again no communication from them till end of june till we ourselves contacted them.by then more than ten weeks had passed by .we went to Honda showroom and booked amaze which we got in a day on 24th june .the quality of service in Honda was so much superior to Hyundai .we will soon be filing a  court case in the consumer court and also a criminal case soon against the company Hyundai 

I had multiple test drives and booked SX (O). However, there is delay in delivery without any prediction. I was confirmed for delivery for 4-6 weeks in Apr. And now dealer is saying no date can be commited. So, beware of dealers and ready for delays. Go for very small 5-7k booking amount and get cancellation refund rule in writing. Now about car.

Exterior It has balanced fluidic look front, side and rear. Front is same as grand i10 with small changes. Nothing bad. Rear - nothing great. Tail lamps could have been better designed.

 Side profile is good. Some may not like plastic cladding. Diamond cut alloy wheels are great for looks. I'm Spending approx 30k more for these in SX(O) than SX. ABS comes in SX (O) with alloy wheels 😄

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): This is gadgent heavy which made my decision to go for this over dzire and amaze. Amaze is great on engine, but I couldn't stand (or rather sit) by bland dashboard. Dzire was crunch on back seat space. However, dzire is fun to drive even if Xcent and Dzire is having same size engine and technical specifications. I would say except features/gadgets, Xcent is balanced between Amaze and Dzire. Amaze back seat space is great.

Boot space is leading in all these if that is critical for you. However, I'm not sure how Xcent will respond when loaded with luggage and all 5 passanger.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I drove Xcent multiple times test drive with all 5 passanger loaded. The performance of average. You won't feel great as in Dzire. However, cluch, gears shift is butter smooth. I think, this is good vehicle if you are spending most of the milage in city over highway (which is my case)

Fuel economy, I won't be able to comment much. But, we can bank on grand i10's data being same engine is shared.

Ride Quality & Handling Suspension setup is smooth and can easily consume normal road patterns. Handling wise, steering is bit lifeless. With small turning, you can easliy move vehicle. Good for tricy parking spaces. Rear camera is really helpful in this case. If you leave steering for auto centering after taking turn, it may turn little on other side. Getting good judgement of front reach may take some time as visiblity is not great for front end.

Final Words Go grab this (if you can get in time you can wait). Lowest on price in this compact sedan segement with loaded with features.

Areas of improvement Can I get engine from Dzire to have fun to drive and great features and dashboard, large bootspace from Xcent? 😊

Exterior The front and side profile is awesome. The back is bit plain.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Excellent interiors, Good space if you are sitting at the rear. Very comfortable looks up market when u sit in the car.It has convenient storage areas,  and feel of plastic all round, again is quite upmarket for its class.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Very refined petrol engine. Not for car enthusiasts but for people who drive sedately. Having said that it is cool to drive at 2.5 rpms too.Gear shift is butter smooth. Fuel economy is average.

Ride Quality & Handling The ride quality is smooth .Suspension is very good.Handling at corners too is quite comfortable.The seats are comfy, the driving position feels right and the visibility isn't a problem.

Final Words If you want an allrounder, get this car.With all gizoms it VFM. It is indeed a complete family sedan. Enjoyed every aspect of this car. Compared to other cars in this segment, this one surely wins the race.

Areas of improvement Horn, Auto door lock.

Exterior

a) Very balanced Look unlike its older competitors from ; Truly it is not Fludidic design of Hyundai but looks very elegant

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

a) Resoanbly spacious; Leg space in back seats are quite good; Boot space is amazing and best in its class

 b) very ergonomically design and features can be accesses very easily

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

a) Fuel Economy ..it is too early. I will pay attention after first servicing on 5th July. But right now for city driving about 14-15km with ac on

Ride Quality & Handling

a) Drive is smooth. before buying I had taken ride on i10 Grand and I found it quite satisfactory; Xcent is no different; Since Hyundai cars are inherently designed for city driving, very comfortable to drive around, turning radius is also small

Final Words

I feel barring minor drawbacks, what one gets at rs 8L as an overall package is fabulous and I feel I have taken the right decision in going with Xcent  Petrol, top end ver.

Areas of improvement  

a) I had Indica and feel the Width  indside could have been bit more to add some more comfort

b) I drove on highways and clearly above 110-120 km, feels like floating ..however, this is OK and one can not get everything at Rs 8L.

c) single control for both the side mirors - this is surely needs attention. In Indian cities vehcles drive very close to each other due to road width, too many 2 wheelers on the road. So, many a time it is better to keep Non driver side view mirror floded to avoid damage from many senseless drivers. In Xcent, this can not be done. either both open or both remain in folded condition. This should be addressed.  

Exterior The exterior is good with no complains.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The Xcent petrol is a great car. However a basic feature which is the car AC is crap. Basic problem, the AC cuts off too soon not allowing the car to cool down inside. During summer it will be better to drive with the windows down, rather than trying to cool the car with the AC. Have already repaired for AC 2 times in 4 months. The AC was serviced with gas refilling 1st time, while the second time the AC coil had burned out. Its amazing how the coil of a new car burns out within 4 months of use.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Because the car AC cuts veru quickly, it may seem to give better fuel economy. However if u run the AC on 2 or 3 no. then it hits the fuel economy. So either you get fuel economy or you get cooling inside the car.

Exterior It looks nice.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Space is good and that is the only positive thing about the car.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is silent but not powerful. You feel it when you switch on the AC. Fuel economy is bad when driving in city with AC on. Gearbox has major problem. Intially it is smoth but after driving few 100 km it starts showing its real face.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is ok when you drive around 80 but once you go beyond 100 km/h speed you does not feel confident. It does not feel stable on high speed.

Final Words I purchased this car on Dec 2014. I was impressed with specifications like rear AC vent, music system, remote dicky open etc. but once i bought the car i felt it was a bad decision. Gearbox has a serious problem. After driving hardly 100 km i started feeling that shifting to first gear is having some problem. I took the vehicle to Dealer and they told that may be you are not pushing the clutch properly and i thought may be they are right but after 15 days it was getting stuck completely. It happened number of times that i was in traffic and then i was unable to push to first gear then i will apply second gear and then car will move. I again took the car to dealer and this time they took test drive and they also agreed for the same. Car was in the garage for 1 week and then they told that problem has been solved but on the same day while driving back to home i felt the same issue. Again i have to go to the dealer this time they kept the car for around 20 days and then they told problem is fixed.

But now after driving few 100 km i noticed that car pickup dies when switching on the AC. I believe this issue was there since starting but i could not notice because of gear problem. Now gear becomes hard sometimes but still it is manageble but power is very less and sometimes vehicles stopes when you are on some overbridge with traffic and you have to stop in between. This is pathatic. I was earlier using Maruti 800 and even if i have to stop on a hill, my car never ever stopped so it is not my driving skill but it is the problem of the Car.

I would suggest go for Maruti Swift or Swift Dezire or any other company but do not go for Hyundai.

Areas of improvement Gearbox, Engine power.

Exterior Front looks are awesome with the big hexagonal grill with crome and fog lamps also with crome rings and wing mirrors have turn indicator with slight crome accent the genouers cuts and lines on all over the body but overall Fludic desing is toned Down. Side profle looks decent yet smart with watline moulding to protect from small dents and scrtches. one important thing is that rear looks are not as good as on the Grand I10 but boot is nicely integrated. also roof go small micro roof antenna. wnidshild washers are nicely intergragted too. Good saftey feature is That rear defogger is standard in mid spec variant.😎 Very helpful feature is that keyless entry button on the door handle, no need to take key out of pocket simply hit the black request sensonr car will automatically unlock/lock along with side mirrors gets fold when car get locked/unlocked.    

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior Layout is very good and user friendly too, Quality levels are excellent and plastic feels soft on the hand. overall there is no ergonomic issue. Feautres are best in the Segment Even a Segment high, Auto Foldable ORVM's, tilt stering with audio/bluetooth and trip computers controls. center consle is very rich on quality and in features. As there is Mp3/cd/usb/aux/blutooth concetivity and 1Gb internal memory Hardirve also there is a unique feature called sound sestivity setting, as when car's speed increses audio sound goes down. FATC fully automatic climate control A/C is very effective and chills the car in no time along with the rear A/C vents adds to uniform cooling. Gearbox position is very convinent and it is very easy to use. both stearing wheel and gear knob are leather wrapped and crome is geneoursly used. Back sets have armrest with two cup holders and adjustable headrests. Talking about space Legroom and head room are quite good and no one will feels it short. only problem is of the width it is good for 4 persons but not for 5. though quality of seats fabric are good and they will lastlongs even the boots fabric is the best in the segment boot is very large and can swallow weekend trip luggage. Rear Camera and parking sensors are boon in city conditions.  

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox 1.1 U2 Crdi engine is not as qucik as Honda Amaze 1.5 idtec it is not even has that sudden surge of Troque that is been deliverd by 1.3 MJD but this engine impress on NVH levels and power dilivery is linear and on can easily curise on above 100 speeds till 120 kmph after this engine lacks juice. still form 0-100 no one will find any problem and overtaking is not an issue although.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is top notch as NVH levels are low and suspension absorbs most of the bumps and there is minimal body roll. stearing is light and very easy on hand in cramped spaces ride at high or low speed is well stable due to bigger alloys. cornering is not good as that of the amaze. 

Final Words Best to buy car for that person whom want more from less. because Xcent top is nearly 41000 chep than the amaze top variant. Good Features Space and styling and decent engine performance. Best to Buy No Second Thought.

Areas of improvement Engine should be 1.4 CRDI Same as that of i20 or Verna. Rear looks shuold be redesinged and width is to be more. nothing else Overall good Car😄

Exterior I booked  the car the very first day when bookings opened and was one of the first people to receive the vehicle in Hyderabad.I picked up the top end Sx O diesel variant.The front portion of the car is pleasing with the big air dam and nice head lights, it's got a well planted look as far as the front end is concerned. The profile of the car is very balanced and the boot is neatly integrate, the diamond cut 15" alloys add to the profile look and fill the wheel wells adequetly. The rear of the car is bland and narrow. Very simple and plain but we'll suite to the car, maybe something more tdone to the rear styling would have looked overdone, nevertheless it's acceptable.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) This is the place which sold the car to me , the design , fit and finish and features are top notch and would not feel out of place in a car which is a segment higher. The controls on the steering wheel are very intuitive to use and all controls are appropriately placed.the stereo connects easily with the phone and sound quality is quite acceptable. One thing which requires special mention is the gear knob, it's got a very good finish and is of a very high quality. The only grouce I have with car's interior is that the front seats could do with more coushioning and the car does not lock automatically. The ac of the car is very good and makes the cabin a very comfortable Place to be in. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine of the car (diesel) is very responsive in the city and there is minimal turbo lag, the low end and mid range is the forte of the engine and city driving is very comfortable with its linear power delivery, the top end is where the car looses its breath and its advisable to keep the engine in the mid range to use it effortlessly. I've driven the car on highways as we'll and the car can cruise easily at speeds of 120 to 130 , above which you need the work a little harder with gearbox and engine. The gearbox is very smooth and a joy to use. The engine noise in the cabin is minimal as compared to other diesel engined cars. I got around 17-18 kmpl on the highway ( May be due to the spirited driving) and around 13 in city. In extreme traffic conditions it gives around 11.

Ride Quality & Handling The ride quality of the car is not very absorbent and bad patches of road do filter in, the suspension is a bit on the stiffer side, otherwise its pretty comfortable. The handling of the car is very good in the city and the car is very easy to use in the congested roAds of the city, on the highway the ride quality a more than acceptable.

Final Words The built of the car is very good and you get pampered the features on offer, go for the top end models as they are fully loaded and make the car an interesting place to spend time in. If city driving is what you do mainly then you cannot get a better deal at this price.

Areas of improvement The brakes need to have more bite and more colour options should be available.