Hyundai has today announced the name for its upcoming sedan as ‘Aura’. The Korean car maker has also released an official teaser for the Hyundai Aura. As per a few speculations floating around the Hyundai Aura will be the next generation Xcent sedan.
As per Hyundai the name is inspired by the ‘Vibrance of Positivity’ and ‘Spirit to Go the Distance’ of the young passionate achievers. Acknowledging their life-force ‘Zeal to Go beyond Limits’, Hyundai ‘AURA’ is cautiously crafted to deliver ‘Superior than The Most’ to the aspirational Indian Customers.
Like the Hyundai Xcent sedan was based on the Grand i10 hatch similarly the Hyundai Aura sedan would be based on the recently launched Grand i10 NIOS premium hatch. In terms of feature list the Hyundai Aura sedan is expected to come loaded till the brim in typical Hyundai fashion.
In terms of the power plant the Hyundai Aura is expected to come powered with the 1.2L BS-VI Petrol engine at the start. The Diesel engine is likely to join the lineup later. Transmission options will include the 5-speed manual transmission along with the new gen AMT automatic option too.
Hyundai is likely to launch the Aura sedan in a few weeks that would be priced in the ₹6 Lakh to ₹9 Lakh range. The Hyundai Aura will compete with the likes of the Maruti Suzuki DZire, Honda Amaze, Volkswagen Ameo, Ford Aspire in its sub-4meter Sedan segment. Watch this space for all the news and info on the Hyundai Aura sedan very soon.