Hyundai Verna Surpasses over 25,800 unit Sales since Launch

After bagging Indian Car of the Year 2018 award previously, Hyundai Verna has surpassed 25,800 units sales in just 6 months of its launch.

Written by: Charanpreet Singh

Published: February 21, 2018, 6:56 PM IST

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Launched in the domestic market last year in August, Hyundai Verna mid-size sedan emerged as one of the most popular sedan on offer today. With Indian Car of the Year 2018 award in the bag, Hyundai Verna offers a perfect combination of futuristic design, segment best features and interactive technology. The South Korean automaker has retailed more than 25,000 units of new Verna in the domestic market within 6 months of its launch. Moreover, the company has also sold over 11,000 units in the international markets. As a reminder, Hyundai India recently launched the new Hyundai Elite i20 at Auto Expo 2018 with a price tag of INR 5.34 lakh (ex-showroom). See More: Hyundai Creta 2018 Facelift Spied Ahead of India Launch; Price, Launch Date, Images & Interior

Commenting on the achievement Mr. Y K Koo, MD and CEO, HMIL said, The Next Gen VERNA is a game changer product and highlights Hyundais achievements in developing cutting-edge technology that encompasses exceptional engineering and design. We are honored as Next Gen VERNA has won 25 Awards from eminent Media Houses including the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY 2018). We thank our Customers and Channel Partners for Next Gen VERNAs success in India and world markets. Winning prestigious awards are testament to our commitment to continuously bring-in world-class products with innovation and futuristic technology to Indian market.

Talking more about the sedan, the new Hyundai Verna is offered in both petrol and diesel engine options. The petrol variants are offered with 1.4-litre Kappa dual VTVT and 1.6-litre dual VTVT wherein the former is tuned to make 100 PS of maximum power @ 6000 rpm with peak torque of 132Nm @ 4000 rpm while the latter can make 123PS @ 6400 rpm and 151Nm of power figures. Both the engines are mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox as standard while 6-speed AT is offered on the bigger engine only. The diesel engine, on the other hand, is a 1.6-litre U2 CRDi VGT unit that develops 125PS of power with 260Nm of peak torque and comes mated to 6-speed manual and 6-speed AT unit. Also Read: 2018 Hyundai Elite i20 vs Maruti Baleno Comparison: Price, Features, Mileage, Images & Specs

On the dimension front, the 2017 Hyundai Verna comes with length of 4440mm, width of 1729mm and height of 1475mm along with wheelbase of 2600mm. The all-new Hyundai Verna is offered in 12 variants across 4 trim levels – E, EX, SX and SX (O). Coming to the price point, the base variant of 2017 Verna attract buyers with a price tag of INR 7.8 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) while top of the line unit is priced at INR 12.76 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).