The best Premium Hatchback

Today I'm gonna share my ownership experience of Hyundai Elite i-20. I purchased i-20 in March 2019, I got top of the line asta(o) model in petrol. I considered getting Maruti Suzuki Baleno but I wasn't satisfied by the build quality & the infotainment system & I was attracted towards the i-20 because of simplistic interior design & it has 6 airbags which give a sense of safety. I went to the dealership & booked a metallic grey colour because it just looked mesmerising, I got my car in 10 days & got a discount worth 60k with some free accessories. Coming to the main reason why I fell in love with i-20 is the interior, it's so simplistic yet elegant. The infotainment system is a gem it gets apple carplay & android auto & is really fluid to use without any lag, the reverse parking camera gets adaptive dynamic guidelines which no other car in this segment offers. The instrument cluster gets adjustable brightness which is really useful in the night time, talking about nights it gets automatic headlamps as well, they are a set of projectors which are really effective at night. The air conditioning works really great & there are rear AC vents as well which were not present in Baleno. It also gets rear seat armrest which is a segment-first feature it also gets cup holders in it. The sound system is also good it's a set of 4 speakers & 4 tweeters. The driver side window gets auto-up & auto-down feature which is really useful. It also gets a wireless charger which always comes in handy for me. The glove box is a cooled one I always keep my water bottle in there. The dead pedal is really useful in long journeys & is quite comfortable. The alloys of this car are phenomenal, they resemble the ones in Mercedes cla & are 16 inches in size. All the door handles are covered in chrome which indeed is a premium touch. The front is dominated by a large cascade design grill which makes the car look bolder & the long bonnet gives the front a striking look. The projector headlamps with DRL's look stunning. It also gets a rear wiper washer which is really useful in Mumbai. This car gets a 1.2-litre petrol engine which produces 82 bhp & 114 NM of torque. This car is not for enthusiasts because it doesn't get those powerful figures or is the steering feedback that precise but it perfectly plays its role of a premium hatchback, the ride quality is good suspension is precisely tuned & absorbs most of the potholes which come in its way. The car is stable in triple digits speeds on the highway. It gets a 5-speed manual transmission but I think Hyundai should have given a 6-speed transmission for better flexibility as diesel variant gets a 6-speed transmission. I have driven my i-20 18000 kilometres & the fuel economy in city driving you can get up to 12 kmpl with the air conditioning on & it stretches up to 16 kmpl on highways. One major drawback I feel is that there is no cruise control in this car which Polo offers. The after-sales service is really good from Hyundai, whenever my service is due I get a call from the dealership & those guys also pick my car from my home & I always get it by end of the day. The cost of service is below 4000 rupees including the labour cost. The car is fairly spacious the boot is decent at 285 litres & legroom in the rear seat is above average, there are many small spaces to store stuff, it gets 4 cup holders, 4 bottle holders, 1 sunglasses holder, space in front armrest & the glove box is also pretty spacious. Moving on to pros & cons, pros 1) Best in class infotainment system 2) spaceRear AC vents 3) Most elegant looking alloys 4) Decent fuel economy 5) 6 Airbags 6) Mirrors fold & unfold automatically when I lock/unlock my car Cons 1) Doesn't get auto-dimming inside rearview mirror 2) Rear seat can be improved 3) Not the Best in performance 4) Cruise control is missing. In a nutshell, I just wanna say if you want a premium hatchback loaded with features & you are not an enthusiast then i-20 is the car for you.