Upcoming: Hyundai Grand i10 Facelift Coming To India In Early 2017

By Carandbike Team

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Published on January 5, 2017

Highlights

Updates to the Grand i10 facelift will be largely cosmetic
The interior may also receive subtle changes & new features
The new Grand i10 will borrow the current model's engine range

The Hyundai Grand i10 first arrived in India in 2014 and since then has been selling pretty well. It in fact was a car that ushered in a new segment into the Indian car market and in fact stirred things around. Yes, till date there has been no update or facelift of the Grand i10 and yet it gets its fair share of attention. Hyundai has managed to sell more than 1 lakh units of the car from April to December 2016. So, the car still has a huge market and which is why a facelift will bring in more moolah. Hyundai will launch the facelift of the Grand i10 in the first half of 2017. We've already seen the new face of the Grand i10 as it was premiered at the Paris Motor Show 2016. As with facelifts, the Grand i10 too will see a whole bunch of upgrades to the feature list. The car gets a bolder-looking hexagonal grille with integrated LED DRLs, and also receive new 14-inch alloy wheels, a comparatively sporty rear bumper, and a slightly redesigned tailgate and rear bumper. The dimensions will remain unchanged. The new Grand i10 will come with see climate control as well as a touch screen entertainment system The new Hyundai Grand i10's cabin will retain the overall design, though it will get new upholstery, light illumination, an updated MID unit, and possibly automatic climate control and a touchscreen infotainment system on the top-end variants. We might also see Hyundai bringing in some changes on the safety equipment front. The driver side airbag is already available as part of standard equipment, but we might see ABS being added to the standard equipment kitty. The Grand i10 Facelift will see a host of upgrades The Hyundai Grand i10 facelift will retain the current model's engine range: the 1.2-litre Kappa petrol and 1.1-litre iRDE diesel engines. Transmission options on the current Grand i10 include a 5-speed manual gearbox as standard for both petrol and diesel engines, while the 4-speed automatic is offered only with the petrol unit. We expect Hyundai to introduce the car in the first half of 2017 and it will be priced between Rs. 5 lakh - Rs. 7 lakh. The facelift is a much needed one as Maruti Suzuki is gearing up the Ignis for launch which will come under a similar price bracket. For all we know, Hyundai is just playing the waiting game to see what the Ignis has to offer. There's more competition on its way this year as the new-gen Swift will be launched too, so we wait to see what Hyundai has to offer.