Hyundai has launched the new BS6 Elantra diesel that comes with the same engine of Creta. The prices start at Rs 18.70 Lakhs.
Hyundai has launched the new BS6 Elantra diesel, after being discontinued for a couple of months. Elantra is now the first and only sedan in this segment to come with a BS6 compliant diesel engine. Out of the earlier four sedans in this segment, Corolla Altis and Skoda Octavia were discontinued last month.
BS6 Hyundai Elantra diesel comes with a 1.5 Litre turbo diesel engine that also comes on Kia Seltos, Hyundai Creta and Verna. The engine is good for 115 PS and 250 Nm of peak torque. The diesel sedan comes mated to a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed torque converter AT. Earlier, it came with a 1.6 Litre diesel unit that produced 128 BHP and 260 Nm, making it a lot more powerful.
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In the premium executive sedan segment, only Elantra and Honda Civic are left. The latter will soon get a BS6 diesel engine and its bookings are also open. However, Elantra will continue to remain the only one in its class to offer a diesel-auto combination. Civic will come with a 6-speed manual gearbox.
The prices of Elantra diesel now start at Rs 18.70 Lakhs for the SX variant and Rs 20.65 Lakhs for the SX(O) variant. Even the petrol comes in the same two variants. There are no base variants on offer with Elantra. Recently, it also got a facelift which gave the sedan a couple of new features and minor cosmetic tweaks.
New features on the Elantra include wireless charging, front ventilated seats, a new instrument console with MID, Auto Cruise Control, 10-way adjustable seats with lumbar support and the Bluetlink technology from Hyundai Venue. Safety features include Hill Hold Control, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, Front Parking Sensors, Rear Parking Camera, Front and rear disc brake, Six airbags and ABS with EBD.
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The other engine on Elantra is the same 2.0 Litre NA petrol engine that came earlier. The unit guzzles out 152 BHP and 196 Nm of peak torque, mated to a 6-speed MT and a 6-speed AT. Cosmetic upgrades include new DRLs, bigger cascading grille, new alloy wheels, and refreshed bumpers.
