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Hyundai i10 and Aura 2023 Revealed

As the auto festival (auto expo) starts, Hyundai has started from their top popular products.

1. Grand i10 nios and Aura unveiled.
2. Wide range of safety features.
3. Bookings open at 11,000 token amount.

New Hyundai Grand i10 nios
Hyundai i10 is one of the most practical family hatch. Timely Hyundai has made changes on it. First it become muscular, then it became Grand i10 and then in 2019 it became Grand i10 nios. Today Hyundai has released the updated Grand i10 nios.

This time actually the Grand i10 nios gets cosmetic changes. The front grille is revised. The boomerang shaped DRLs are replaced by newly designed Y shaped DRLs. It lies over a set of 15 inch diamond cut alloy wheels which gets new design.

The rear also gets significant design changes. The tail lamp gets halogen bulb inside and the reflector strip meets typical hyundai design by making connecting treatment. The bumper is also re designed where the reflector got re-located. It gets a faux skid plate too.

The grand i10 nios will be available with same engine, transmission and fuel options. Feature wise the Grand i10 nios gets 4 airbags standard across all variants. Apart from this it gets TPMS, ESC, VSM, ABS, EBD, hill hold and optional 6 airbags.

New Hyundai Aura
Hyundai Aura is the sedan version of Grand i10 nios which replaced Hyundai Xcent. It shares almost every elements with Grand i10 nios. This time Aura has also got some cosmetic changes to maintain its position in market.

What actually Hyundai has done with Aura is, they have changed the entire face. It gets new grille and DRLs. The headlamps are retain but an additional grille is connecting the headlamps which we have seen in outgoing hyundai cars.

At the rear it gets connecting LED tail lights and re designed spoiler. Overall the Aura gets some visual tweaks like grand i10 nios. It shares the feature list with Grand i10 nios too. These cars gets a wide range of safety features this time.

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