Hyundai Eon to compete with Alto, likely to be priced at Rs 2.5 lakh

The small car from Hyundai India, Hyundai Eon is expected to hit the Indian roads in the month of October, well ahead of Diwali. Hyundai Eon is going to be positioned by the Korean auto brand to challenge Maruti Alto in the segment. Almost with the same length and dimensions with many more features, Hyundai Eon price for the base variant is likely to be around Rs 2.5 lakhs. Hyundai Eon has borrowed Hyundai Verna’s “Fluidic” design, which had taken upon the challengers Honda City and Volkswagen Vento in the segment. Hyundai expects to place the top variant of the Hyundai EON, lower than the base variant of Hyundai i10.

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Hyundai EON is a small car developed to meet the Indian car market demands offering a higher ground clearance and is the smallest car manufactured by the Korean auto major so far. Hyundai Motor’s R&D in co-ordination with famous designers including Dilip Chhabria of National Institute of Design had worked together to develop the Hyundai EON, which is endowed with sporty design and functional interiors. The other features included in the car are key less entry, driver air bags, front power windows, fog lamps, central locking and two tone interiors. The car is basically targeted for the youth and the first time buyers. According to Hyundai Eon review, the hatchback is believed to come with a 814 cc engine to churn out a peak power of 56 PS and a peak torque of 7.65 Kgm. The small car is expected to come with the same automatic gearbox as that of Hyundai Santro to offer a top mileage of 21.1 kmpl.

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At present, while the Korean auto brand is directly targeting the best-selling hatchback Maruti Alto in the segment, the other rival from Maruti India is going to be the new version of Maruti 800 which is likely to be launched by next year. Hyundai EON is supposed to be launched in both petrol and LPG variants, restricting the diesel engines to the high-end models of Hyundai India. Hyundai Motors, which is popular for its entry-level cars is expecting to make use of the current sluggish car market to its benefit as during the current economic slowdown, people are more inclined to opt for a good value for money proposition in terms of car purchase.

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