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Hyundai Eon

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Manufacturer
  
Hyundai Motor Company

Production
  
2011–present

Class
  
City car

Also called
  
Hyundai Atos Eon

Model years
  
2011–present

Hyundai Eon

Assembly
  
Chennai, India (Hyundai India)

The Hyundai Eon, or Hyundai Atos Eon, is a city car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai. It was launched on 1 October 2011 in India, March 2012 in the Philippines, June 2012 in Vietnam, and June 2014 in Sri Lanka. It is also sold in El Salvador, Chile, Panama, and Colombia.

Contents

The Eon is produced in India at Hyundai's Chennai plant for the domestic and export markets as the company's entry level city car (positioned below the i10 and Santro Xing).

Design

The Eon was designed jointly between the Hyundai R&D centers in Namyang, South Korea, and Hyderabad, India. It is offered with an 814 cc three-cylinder petrol engine that generates 55 bhp (56 PS) and 75 N·m (7.6 kg·m) torque. According to Hyundai's Philippine distributor, the Eon has a fuel economy rating of 26.3 km/l (62 mpg‑US). The car is equipped with 13-inch wheels fitted with 155/70R13 tires.

In January 2012, Hyundai India announced LPG models of Eon as well. These models have a 34 liters toroidal tank with an additional cost of approximately INR 27000 to the available models.

In the May 2014, Hyundai released a variant of the Eon with the 1.0 l Kappa II three-cylinder engine also found in the European Hyundai i10 and Kia Picanto. The motor generates power of 68 bhp (69 PS) at 6,200 rpm and peak torque at 94 N·m (9.6 kg·m) at 3500 rpm.

Variants

As of 2014, there are six variants for the Indian market:

  • D Lite - Heater and four blowers, child lock, chrome radiator grille, engine immobilizer, rear seat belts, cup holder, remote tail gate release, low fuel indicator and two-tone beige and brown interiors.
  • D Lite Plus - This has the same features as D-Lite but has an air conditioner, power steering and hubcaps.
  • Era Plus - Tinted glass, body colored bumpers, metallic finish centre console, front power windows, driver side central locking and electric power steering.
  • Magna+ (0.8 l) - Front and rear speaker grille, utility options like rear parcel tray, 2 DIN Radio+CD+MP3 Audio with two speakers in front, USB port, auxiliary-in port and a digital clock.
  • Magna+ (1.0 l) - Same as the 0.8 l variant, minus the audio system, tilt steering, and adjustable side mirrors.
  • Sportz - Keyless entry, front fog lamps, driver side airbag, body color outside mirror and door handles, metallic finish three-spoke steering wheel unlike other variants which have a two-spoke version.

    • The Philippine market version is offered in three variants: GL (similar to the D Lite Plus, but with front power windows included), GLX (same as Era Plus, but with body-colored side mirrors) and GLS (equivalent to the Sportz, but with 7" LCD touchscreen, back-up sensor, adjustable headrests and side mirror turn signal indicators).

    Marketing and positioning

    The Eon is positioned to compete with the Maruti Alto in India and the Suzuki Celerio in Southeast Asian markets.

    Future

    As Eon monthly sales have reached 10,000 units (half of the Maruti Alto 800 and K10's sales) in India, Hyundai is giving the car a facelift for the 2014 model year.

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    References

    Hyundai Eon Wikipedia
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