Yes!! it was indeed a revolution of sorts. A revolution which has changed the company's fortunes. It was purely a shell design innovation aimed at increasing the aesthetic appeal. All the products which came out of Hyundai's stable after this fluidic design has been really standing out and could easily pass of as a premium segment vehicle. I wonder how the company has rewarded the persons behind this fluidic concept.
Thanks to this innovative design, the new Hyundai Verna seems to be ages ahead of the outgoing Verna. If the outgoing Verna looked "plain Jane", the new one is a "HOT Jane" a Ramp material.
My cobrother booked one (diesel version) on March 2012 and eventhough the promised delivery date was September 2012, he got hands on the vehicle on April 2012 itself. Reason stated was that the color he booked (purple) was not of any demand. He was lucky Joe, forhe got it before the Tax rise proposed by the Government. Infact this is one of the colors, which in my opinion is best suited for Verna. But people of my State think otherwise.
Before I go into a detailed review the pros and cons
The pros
- The most beautiful sedan inside 20 Lakh segment (She's a sexy lexy!!!!).
- The softly tuned suspension and low Ground clearance results in a butter smooth drive (she guarantees comfort !!)
- Seat cladding simply embraces you from the back. (She will hold you closer)
- Power is more than sufficient, with minimal turbo lag. (Itz fun to take her for a spin !!)
- Superb noise insulation, and you won't feel that it is a diesel. (She has a husky tone !!)
- No diesel clatter and no vibration inside the cabin (She's elegance personified !!!)
- Airbags and ABS in the middle variant itself (She guarantees safety !!)
- Gizmos, gizmos and more gizmos. No need of any external add ons as the vehicle comes factory fitted with reverse cam, powerful stereo with USB input, bluetooth pairing, on board information system and a hell lot of others. (She's fully loaded !!!)
- A veeeery big boot, something which the Indian's like (hmmmmm Now you know why shez a sexy lexyyyy!! )
The cons
- STRICLY a four seater !! Before leaving your company, put your boss in the middle seat of the back row and take him for a ride. There is nothing more you can do to him.
- Bad underthigh support in the back seat.
- Low GC and softly tuned suspension means scrapping of bumps in the great Indian roads, especially when the vehicle is fully loaded
- Service cost seems to be on the higher side (Based on the input received from the service centre regarding the costs, Average cost of normal paid service comes to around Rs.6500/-). Free services with oil changes cost above 3500/-.
- It is difficult to avoid a jerk during gear shift. (It seems to be a matter of getting used to driving this vehicle and as the vehicle gets older this problem slowly subsides)
- It is really hard to find more cons !!
