Hyundai has just released the upcoming and much awaited EON compact car expected to be launched in India during mid-October. The official sketches show a package offering compact exterior dimensions and spacious as well as functional interiors. The design is subjective, and we feel its flowing on to the road.
Earlier it was being said that the Eon will replace the Hyundai Santro but the good news for the Santro fans is Hyundai don’t have any such plans and both small cars will be sold side by side. We must note that the Santro was Hyundai’s first offering in India more than a decade back and has been selling in good numbers till date, largely because of the trust factor, space and fuel economy. The Santro has paved the way for the i10 and the Eon. The trust factor Santro built for brand Hyundai cannot be acquired through media campaigns or brand ambassadors.
The Eon will be priced a touch below the Santro and it has only one objective – to destroy the Maruti Alto which clocks over 25k units even on bad months. The Eon brings more class, well appointed interiors, a sizable boot and visually more stunning design.
It is being highly anticipated that the Eon will be priced somewhere around 2.5 lakh which pits it against the Alto.
Santro and Eon are totally different segment cars, Eon is a good choice against Alto, but Eon is composed of 814cc engine which is likely to have pick-up problem when the a/c is switched on, on the other hand there won’t be any similar problem in Santro, power is also more in Santro, technically awared customers will opt for Santro over Eon, Still Eon will make a very good market as its an entry-level product with many features.
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Santro will sit above Eon in the lineup. Eon will be compact than Santro… more in line with Alto K10. So thats the role of Santro… for people who want more space & comfort.
That’s a good news that Santro will continue. Even if it’s outdated it still looks good, is more spacious then i10, cheaper tall boy car from Hyundai family and most importantly its an icon because Hyundai was recognized due to Santro. Ideally EON is like Suzuki A-star wearing fluidic suit, yet spacious but many customer won’t like the look and profile. For them Santro is the answer at roughly same price range.
If Santro also gets curvy and sexy ..
so whats the role of santro? It has no purpose at all..