Hyundai Xcent a compact sedan in India priced at Rs 4.66 lakh

India's second largest passenger carmaker Hyundai has launch its all-new compact sedan Xcent, which is based on its Grand i10 hatchback platform, at an introductory price of Rs 4.66 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) the the entry-level petrol variant.

The Xcent will go head to head with Maruti Suzuki's blockbuster Swift DZire and comes in three basic trim options – entry, S and SX. There are also option packs available on the S and SX variants which are better equipped, while the petrol variant can also be had with an automatic gearbox.

Design wise the Xcent boasts of a well integrated boot which is not the case with some of the car's competitors. If it isn't already obvious the car offers extra storage space in the form of a boot. The interiors are exactly the same as those in the Grand i10 while the build quality is definitely a notch above the competition.

Like most Hyundai cars the Xcent comes feature packed in comparison to other cars in its class. Some of the more pronounced offerings are 15-inch alloy wheels, an infotainment with 1GB of onboard storage, automatic air-conditioning and a cooled glove-box. On the safety front the car can be had with ABS and dual front airbags.

Under the hood of the Xcent it's much the same story as the Grand i10 upon which it was built. The car is equipped with a 1.2-litre Kappa petrol engine churning out 83 PS of power and can be either mated to a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic gearbox. The diesel engine on offer is Hyundai's 1.1-litre U2 CRDi which makes 71 PS of power and like before is mated to a 5-speed manual box only.

The company claims the petrol variant of the car returns 19.1 km/litre of the fuel when mated to the manual box, while the automatic variant manages 16.9 km/litre. The diesel car boasts of a 24.4 km/litre mileage, with all figures being certified by ARAI.

Hyundai Xcent HIGHLIGHTS

First-in-Segment Features

• Rear AC vents
• Smart key with push button start
• Rear parking camera and sensors
• 15” Diamond cut alloy wheels
• 2 DIN audio with USB, CD player with 1 GB internal memory
• Auto folding mirrors
• Electro-chromic mirror
• One touch electric trunk opening

Other Features

• Antilock braking system (ABS)
• Rear arm-rest with cup holders
• Glove box cooling
• Steering mounted audio controls and Bluetooth
• Dual Air-bags
• Rear parking assist
• Rear defogger
• Steering mounted controls

SAFETY

Xcent offers active and passive safety measures to occupants such as Dual Airbags, Antilock braking system (ABS), rear parking assist, central locking, rear defogger are integrated to offer higher safety to occupants.

Petrol (Manual)
Entry: Rs 4.66 lakh

S: Rs 5.32 lakh
S Option: Rs 5.57 lakh
SX: Rs 6.22 lakh
SX Option: Rs 6.47 lakh

Petrol (Automatic)

S O: Rs 6.28 lakh
SX O: Rs 7.19 lakh

Diesel M/T

Entry: Rs 5.56 lakh
S: Rs 6.23 lakh
S Option: Rs 6.48 lakh
SX: Rs 7.13 lakh
SX Option: Rs 7.38 lakh