We’ve received spyshots of the new Verna testing near the Chennai plant from our reader Reuben and along with it some speculation on the drivetrain options. Indian Autos Blog speculates the new Verna can be strapped with two diesel engines – 1.4-liter and 1.6-liter producing between 90bhp and 115bhp.
The 1.6-liter diesel engine might be the chosen candidate to receive the 4-speed Automatic Transmission which our reader got very close to in January. Overseas markets get the new 6-speed automatic but its chances in India are slim.
The 1.4-liter diesel engine might come from under the i20′s hood with a 6-speed manual transmission. It will form the basic variants in the new Verna range. The 1.6-liter could be an all-new unit serving on the range topper.
The new Verna is expected in India by the end of April this year. Perhaps Hyundai should offer two petrol engines producing over 100bhp to flame the VW Vento and Honda City.
If Hyundai ends up offering four variants on the new Verna, it’s almost certain that the existing Verna will be laid to rest. We have to wait for an announcement from Hyundai before drawing to any conclusion.
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I think u guys r right. Hyundai will surely take out the Verna and most probably Accent. They may price the 100 bhp 1.4 petrol from 6 lakhs. The price range may go upto 10 lakhs, for the fully loaded 1.6 diesel with 130 bhp (the only diesel engine it has according to the brochure in Hyundai International website) with AT. From photos uploaded in Autocar India it is mostly clear that we won’t get the tiptronic AT seen in the brochure in Hyundai International website. We may get the boring 4 speed but I hope we get at least a 5 speed one instead. All this means that we consumers may have 2 petrol and 2 diesel engines to choose from. Discontinuing the old sedans will give Hyundai more time to concentrate on the new one.
They may also price the car differently just to make sure that the i20 market isn’t affected due to this. Otherwise they may face the problem Honda faced with Jazz due to City being just a tad more expensive. Hyundai might give only 130 bhp 1.6 petrol and 1.6 diesel both with AT options and price it from 7.5 lakhs upto 10 lakhs.
@majid – I just can’t agree with you on this. Verna had good ride comfort and handling was not the best but predictable and safe just that the steering feed back wasn’t there. I had used a Verna CRDi ABS for three years and used it for 1,45,000 km without a glitch.
have a verna crdi 2009 …ride and handling of verna is worse…hatchbacks n smaller cars have better ride ,handling n suspension…rest da car is gud with a gem of n engine..