Hyundai launches next generation Verna in India price starting at Rs 7.99 lakh

Key highlights:

• 2017 Hyundai Verna launches in India priced at Rs 7.99 lakh onwards
• Hyundai Verna petrol variants priced between Rs 7.99 lakh to Rs 12.24 lakh
• Diesel variants priced between Rs 9.19 lakh to Rs 12.61 lakh

Hyundai Motor India launched the new generation 2017 Hyundai Verna in India on Tuesday price starting at Rs 7.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The next gen Verna is the much awaited model as it was launched in China in September 2016.

The 2017 Hyundai Verna petrol variants start from Rs 7.99 lakh and go up to Rs 12.24 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). While the diesel variants start from Rs 9.19 lakh for the base variant and go up to Rs 12.61 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

The new Hyundai Verna is based on the new K2 platform and its design inspiration comes from the new generation Hyundai Elantra that came out last year in India.

The new Hyundai Verna comes a 1.6 litre pertrol and diesel engine which comes mated with a 6-speed manual transmission and is also available in automatic. The petrol engine of the new Hyundai Verna has a displacement of 1,591cc and gives out a maximum power of 121BHP and peak torque of 151Nm. The diesel engine has a displacement of 1,582cc, giving a maximum power of 126BHP and peak torque of 260Nm.

The 2017 Hyundai Verna has six variants, out of which four are manual and two automatic.

Some of the new exterior features in the 2017 Hyundai Verna are projector headlamps, LED DRLs, LED tail lights, Projector fog lamps and 16-inch alloy wheels.

The 2017 Hyundai Verna will get a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system that will support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

This is the fifth generation Hyundai Verna that comes to India after it was first launched in 1994.

In terms of safety the new Hyundai Verna gets dual airbags, ABS and ISOFIX as standard on all variants. The company says that the car has been built with 50% Advanced High Strength Steel in its construction.

The top variants get a total of six airbags in the car.

Some of the other features include Cruise Control, Parking Assist with Reverse Camera, Push Button Start-Stop with Smart Entry and Rear Curtain.

The company also announced that the 2017 Hyundai Verna car buyers will get 3 years unlimited kilometer warranty and the lowest cost maintenance.

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