I20 - A car meant for special people.

Finally I got the delivery of I20 Magna (Petrol) Color Crystal White on January 13, 2010. And after paying Rs 11,000 to RTO got the number of my choice i.e. 4444. I have selected this car over Swift Vxi, Punto Active and Aveo UVA. As I wanted a Car which looks different from the crowd and also VFM, me and my family finally decided to go for I20 after couple of Test Drives. I have driven this car about 400 kms and here I laydown my point of view regarding this car :

 

1. Looks, Design, Exteriors : No doubt it is amongst the best in this segment in looks and exteriors. Hyundai has fully used the 4000 mm bracket for tax saving benefits and keeping down the price (but still it is costly). It looks a big hatchback with smart curves and designers have applied a lots of mind in designing this car. There are not many I20s on the road but surely they are head turner.

 

2. Interiors : Every thing inside the cabin seems well positioned. First of all it gives a look of truly luxurious car with lots of space in driver's section. Tilt and adjustable steering and driving seat gives extra facility to driver of any height for optimum comfort. Front screen monitor showing the outside temperature, trip meter (km/mile), clock and date, all 4 power windows etc., gives it a comfy look. Inbuilt MP3 player produces very good quality music. EPS is really so smooth and speaks itself that what a power steering should be.  There is slightly less space in rear seats when driver adjusts the seat, but it is not a big issue, rear seats are comfortable enough. USB port is missing in this variant and company should think about this.  

 

3. Performance : Lots of things have been said about its performance like it is underpowered, sluggish, slow in pickup, highway driving is not good. But my experience is that any one who go for this car knows that it is equipped with 1200 cc engine and knows its limitation. So I was also well aware about this fact that same engine is fitted in I10, then how will it give the optimum performance. But my confusion was cleared when I first time had a test drive of this car. There is nothing unde power issue if you drive in the appropriate gear and pick is really too good in first gear considering the 1200cc engine, and then you can change the gears accordingly to the speed. But it is not possible to drive the car at the speed of 20 at forth gear. Engine is well refined and truly noise free. In the cabin, with all the windows closed, you can hardly hear any sound. Only on rough and uneven roads, some humming sound comes from the tires, which is a normal thing for all cars. On highways, you can easily go upto the speed of 100 with good stability and control. Over 100, EPS stops working and seems that engine is doing extra effort to pull the car. And at the speed over 120, overtaking is bit annoying, so better to change gear before overtaking at this speed.

 

Fuel Economy : Presently i am getting 13.5 in very congested city driving and about 18 on highways. (It is a rough estimate, actual mileasge can tell you after 1000 kms.)

4. Conclusion : It is a car for the people who don’t want to follow the crowd. Though highly priced, but looking to features, size, space and comfort, it is worth paying the extra cost. In the cost of this car, you can easily get a sedan but not the luxurious feeling. Also the sales show that people are really going for this car. I am fully satisfied with this car and highly recommend this car to the people of same thinking as mine.

Exterior, noice free engine, super smooth gears and EPS, spacious, boot, music system, monitor.USB port missing, slighly noisy on uneven roads