Hyundai will launch the facelifted Elantra
diesel in India by next month. The company had launched the facelifted Elantra
petrol in the country in October last year. The facelifted Hyundai Elantra will
get the same diesel engine in India that is offered in the Kia Seltos.
It will be the 1.5-litre CRDi VGT
turbocharged four-cylinder unit that produces 115 PS at 4,000 rpm and 250 Nm of
torque at 1,500-2,750 rpm. This engine was being tested in the Hyundai i30 in
India during its development. It is BS-VI compliant and is going to be offered
in the 2020 Hyundai Creta and the 2020 Hyundai Verna as well, which will be
launched on 16 March and 26 March respectively.
The new Hyundai Elantra diesel will be offered
with a 6-speed manual transmission and even a 6-speed automatic transmission.
It will be sold in the same grades as the new Hyundai Elantra petrol: S, SX and
SX (O). The manual transmission will be available in the S and SX grades and
the automatic transmission will be available in the SX and SX(O) grades.
The prices of the 2020 Hyundai Elantra
diesel will likely start between INR 16.50-17.00 lakh*. For reference, the
prices of the petrol variants start at INR 15.89 lakh* and go up to INR 20.39
lakh*. Internationally, the next-gen 2021 Hyundai Elantra will be unveiled on
the 18th of this month.
