New 2018 Hyundai Santro Launch Live Updates: Price, Specifications, Features

The new 2018 Hyundai Santro will replace the Eon in the company's line-up in India and will be the company's entry level hatchback in the country. This will see it take on cars like the Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Renault Kwid, Tata Tiago among others

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New 2018 Hyundai Santro Launch Live Updates: Price, Specifications, Features View Photos
The petrol engine of the new 2018 Hyundai Santro offers a mileage of 20.3 kmpl

The new 2018 Hyundai Santro is all set for launch today. The company has already provided a whole bunch of details about the car and we've had a small drive of the car too. In fact, we've given you a first drive report already. 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the Santro badge and the company is bringing in an all new version of the car which now comes with more feature offerings. Sources have shared with carandbike that the small car has notched up 14,208 bookings within the first 9 days of pre-bookings having been opened for a token of Rs. 11,100, on October 10 2018.

Also Read: Hyundai Santro Key Features Explained

Under the hood, the new Hyundai Santro features a 1.1-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that comes from the company's Epsilon engine family. The motor is capable of churning out a maximum of 68 bhp and develop a peak torque of 99 Nm, and Hyundai says that it's already BS-VI ready. Additionally, the 2018 Santro will also come with a factory fitted CNG kit, which can hold up to 8 kg of gas, and offer a reduced power output of 58 bhp, while developing the same 99 Nm of peak torque. Transmission duties are taken care of by a 5-speed manual gearbox in both the versions, however, the petrol trim also gets an optional 5-speed automated manual transmission (AMT) unit. The AMT unit is developed by Hyundai in-house and uses an electric actuator instead of a hydraulic, which is controlled by a separate electric unit. The petrol engine offers a mileage of 20.3 kmpl

Also Read: Hyundai Santro All You Need To Know

The 2018 Santro will also be available in a special version with a new paint shade - Diana Green, which will also have a set of green accents on the inside including the round AC vents, audio knob and around the gear lever. It will also come with a set of green seatbelts!

 

Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Exterior details revealed
The Hyundai Santro gets unique Z shaped character lines, front sees a cascading grille with chrome while the rear bumper gets a dual tone treatment
Oct 23, 2018
Hyundai Santro Product Details Revealed
The Hyundai Santro is built around 6 pillars 

Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Colour Options
The company has announced that there will be a total of 7 colours on offer namely - Typhoon Silver, Polar White, Stardust (dark grey), Imperial Beige, Marina Blue, Fiery Red, and that Diana Green.
Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Interior
The dashboard takes inspiration from an elephant and it's quite clear in these sketches
Oct 23, 2018
Hyundai Santro Exterior Design
The new Hyundai Santro gets the cascading grille which is a signature of the brand 
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Evolution Of The Hyundai Santro Design
The tall boy design continues on the 2018 Hyundai Santro, however the design has evolved and the Santro is longer with dynamic character lines
Oct 23, 2018
Hyundai Santro History
The Hyundai Santro was the first tall boy hatchback from the company in India making it a  spacious car
Oct 23, 2018
Hyundai Santro Exterior Design
Sangyup Lee, Head of Hyundai Styling, Vice President talking about how the company's designers frequently come to India to study the requirements of customers. 
Oct 23, 2018
Hyundai Santro India History
The Hyundai Santro was first launched in 1998 and production of the car ended in 2014
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Hyundai Santro Bookings
Hyundai received more than 15,000 bookings when the car was first launched in the India and bookings were opened back then
Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Platform
The Hyundai Santro is built on 6 pillars and the the company has managed to get more than 23,500 pre-bookings in the past 13 months. This accounts for 3 months of production volume says Koo



Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Launch Live Updates
Hyundai India's MD, CEO, YK Koo on stage talking about the new Santro and how it's back after all these years. He says that the Santro is a global model and will be made in India for the world
Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Launch Live Updates
The stage is set and things have started to roll. The Santro will be launched today and of course actor Shahrukh Khan is also expected to be at the event 
Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Live Updates
And it has started. The Hyundai Santro is all set to be launched in India today and here are all the live updates 
Oct 23, 2018
2018 New Hyundai Santro Launch Updates
Things are about to start and it's a big day for Hyundai for sure. 
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2018 Hyundai Santro Rear Seat
Hyundai says that it has taken care that the rear seats on the Santro are ergonomically designed to provide better back support and enough space for 3 passengers

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2018 Hyundai Santro Power Window Switches
The new Santro will also have power window switches in the centre just below the gear lever bezel
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2018 Hyundai Santro Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)
Hyundai says it has developed the gearbox in-house, and not gone shopping like all of its rivals did. The cost advantages of doing that will probably hold out for Hyundai only in the long run, but the company expects 25-30 per cent of sales to come from this variant. 

Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Colour Options
Hyundai has already announced that the 2018 Santro will be offered in a total of 7 colours  - Typhoon Silver, Polar White, Stardust (dark grey), Imperial Beige (as seen in the pictures), Marina Blue, Fiery Red, and that Diana Green. Here's a spy shot of  the Santro sporting the Marina Blue colour. Read all about the colour options here 




Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Wheels
The new Santro will also only come with a set of steel 14-inch wheels with wheel covers and there are no alloy wheels on offer - even on the top of the line Asta variant.




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2018 Hyundai Santro Factory fitted CNG
The 2018 Hyundai Santro comes with a factory fitted CNG. The CNG variant is only available with the manual transmission variant and the cylinder size is 8 kg
Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Engine Specifications
The all new 2018 Hyundai Santro is equipped with a 4-cylinder 1.1-litre Petrol engine with low vibrations, superior performance and high fuel efficiency. The petrol version puts out 68 bhp and there's 99 Nm of torque on offer. The car will be the first Hyundai model to offer in-house developed Smart Auto AMT Technology and will have a factory fitted CNG option. The mileage on the car is 20.3 kmpl. Power with the CNG stands at 59 bhp. 
Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro NVH Levels
Hyundai says that the 2018 Santro comes with a quiet cabin and there's a lot that the company has done to isolate the noise from the cabin
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2018 Hyundai Santro Ride Quality
The 2018 Hyundai Santro comes with McPherson struts up front, while the rear gets a coupled torsion beam axle. The company says that the Urethane bump stopper helps to stabilize the body and reduce body roll. 

Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Infotainment system
The 2018 Hyundai Santro will be the first car in its segment to come with Apple Carplay, android Auto, MirrorLink and even voice recognition

Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Diana Green Asta Variant Spy Shots
The Asta variant of the 'Diana Green' Hyundai Santro will have matching green bits around the dashboard and AC vents. The same outlined treatment will also continue around the gear shifter console. What we especially like though is the little attention to detail that includes green accents on the infotainment control knobs and the round side AC vents at both ends of the dash.

Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro Infotainment System
The 2018 Hyundai Santro will get the 7-inch touchscreen that we have seen in other Hyundai cars and will come with smartphone connectivity options like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto besides the usual Bluetooth and Mirrorlink. There is also a voice commands option on it. 

Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro AMT Interior Spy shots
We got some spy shots of the cabin of the new 2018 Hyundai Santro which revealed that the AMT gearbox will not be available on the 'Asta' variant. That said, Hyundai has ensured that even the Sportz is fairly well loaded with features like the touchscreen infotainment system, as seen in these images.
Oct 23, 2018
2018 Hyundai Santro First Drive Review
We got a chance to briefly drive the all new 2018 Hyundai Santro and the new petrol engine of course was the talking point as also the AMT which is offered for the first time on a Hyundai car
Oct 23, 2018
Hyundai Santro Exterior Design
The 2018 Hyundai Santro gets a tall boy design. It gets well placed accent lines on the body, especially when viewed in profile, which go well with the overall design and the new Santro is most certainly a lot more curvy than its predecessor. The car will come standard with a set of halogen headlamps and Hyundai will not have a projector setup and an LED daytime running light on offer just yet.

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