Citing Hyundai Motor Europe sources, a new report
from carandbike claims that the Hyundai Styx will celebrate its world premiere
at the New York International Auto Show on 17 April 2019. Codenamed ‘Hyundai QXi’, the new
Hyundai SUV will measure under 4,000 mm in length, and particularly in India,
will go up against the nation’s top-selling SUV Maruti Vitara Brezza as well as
the Tata Nexon and Mahindra XUV300.
India is likely to get the Hyundai QXi as the
‘Hyundai Styx’, but others may get it with a different name such as the Leonis.
IAB understands that the company has already applied to trademark Styx in India
and South Korea last year. The engine options too will vary depending on the
market. One can expect the 1.0-litre T-GDI turbocharged three-cylinder petrol
engine as a standard fitment, a motor that is available in various B- and
C-segment Hyundais globally.
In India, it is said that the Styx will arrive as
the country’s first Hyundai to use the 1.0-litre T-GDI engine, producing 120 PS
and 171 Nm of torque. A diesel engine is also planned, an all-new 1.5-litre
unit that produces 115 hp and 250 Nm of torque. The familiar
1.2-litre Kappa Dual VTVT naturally aspirated petrol engine is under
consideration.
The Hyundai Styx will reach Indian dealerships in
April, just days after its world premiere. Kia Motors will utilise this
platform for their own sub-4 metre SUV that will debut at the Auto Expo 2020.
