The next-gen Hyundai HB20 has reached Brazil for
local testing, spy shots posted by the Autos Segredos have revealed. As Hyundai continues testing the next-gen HB20
on the South Korean roads, yet another batch of spy photos surface online. The
latest photos, posted on Bobaedream, partially reveal the interior of the 2019
Hyundai HB20.
While the Hyundai
i20 adopted a more mature look in its second generation, the Hyundai HB20 seems
to retain its youthful character in the second generation. Spy shots show that
the redesigned model features the Cascading grille and a beltline with a steeper
rise towards the C-Pillar. At the rear, the redesigned cluster don’t appear to
have a reverse light. It looks like there’s just one reverse light integrated
into the bumper.
Indoors, the 2019
Hyundai HB20 would have wholly redesigned dashboard, centre console, instrument
panel and seats. Like the current Hyundai HB range, it will include a rugged
adventure variant (HB20X) and a sedan version (HB20S) as well. Brazilian
reports say that Hyundai could design the next-gen HB20X to look more SUV-like,
a la the Honda WR-V.
The current models
are available with 1.0-litre three-cylinder and 1.6-litre four-cylinder
flex-fuel engines. While it is speculated that the triplets could receive the
QXi's 1L turbo petrol motor, the company could retire the optional 4-speed
automatic transmission for a CVT, as it did in the i20 with the mid-cycle
update this year.
Hyundai will launch
the next-gen HB20 in Brazil likely in the first half of 2019. The Hyundai HB20
is exclusive to the South American markets, and it should remain so through the
second generation.
