Hyundai i20 is on its way to
receiving a facelift which should cover everything from the front fascia to the
rear end, as well as slight interior upgrades.
While the finished model might wear Hyundai's new
hexagonal grille, this particular prototype doesn't seem to. Other front
features we can expect are updated headlights with bolder LED DRLs, as well as
a new bumper design with round fog lamps.
The rear should also feature new LED taillights with
updated graphics, which look very Mercedes-like with long sweeping patterns,
unlike before when you had three distinctive patterns.
The
facelifted i20 will come with tailgate-mounted license plate mounts, instead of
having them on the bumper, like on the current model. This probably gave
Hyundai engineers more freedom when working on the rear bumper design.
While there probably won't be any massive changes to
the interior, you can expect some new trim materials, and perhaps even new dials
and an updated infotainment system. No word as of yet on anything involving the
powertrains, but even those might get updated in order to offer customers
better fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions.
As for a launch date, even though we haven't heard
anything, it's unavoidable that the updated Hyundai i20 will sooner rather than
later need to compete against massively improved rivals such as the all-new
Ford Fiesta or the all-new VW Polo, not to mention the rest of the supermini
pack.
Cr : Carscoops
