Hyundai i20 Active

The i20 Active by Hyundai is a crossover hatchback, which the automaker terms as a “Sport Styled Vehicle.” With Toyota, Volkswagen and Fiat already competing in this segment, let’s find out what the Hyundai i20 Active has to offer.

EXTERIOR
As the i20 Active is based on Elite i20’s platform, the designing of the i20 Active resemble to that of the Elite i20, albeit with a few essential tweaks, which include additional body cladding, roof rails and aggressive looking bumpers. The front fascia off the i20 Active features a multiple (vertical) slat radiator grille, projector headlamps with LED DRLs and huge fog lamps, along with dual tone bumpers, pseudo bull bar, and skid plates. The side profile also features lower body cladding, silver roof rails, and a large waistline. At the rear, too, the i20 Active features a dual tone bumper with additional cladding, along with 3D 3-step LED tail lamps.

INTERIOR
The interior theme of the i20 Active depends on the exterior shade of the car. The interiors are a strong built quality and the seat cushioning is good too. The dashboard is neatly laid out and resembles to that of the Elite i20, but a few changes have been made like the bright highlights on the AC vents, central console, gear knob and both the row seats.
The fit-finish and build quality is good, along with the seat cushioning and the seat upholstery is stitched in the same color, as the interiors. It also features a twin-dial instrument cluster, displaying all the necessary information
As it is a Hyundai product, the i20 Active comes loaded with features like push button start/stop, all power windows, fully automatic AC with cluster ionizer, electrically assisted power steering with tilt & telescopic adjustability, rear AC vents, glove box cooling, clutch footrest, intermittent variable front wiper, and electrically adjustable ORVMs, along with passenger vanity mirror, ticket holder, front map lamp, lane change indicator and luggage lamp.

ENGINE, PERFORMANCE & FUEL ECONOMY
The i20 Active is offered with both diesel and petrol options.
The i20 Active petrol is powered by the 1.2L Kappa 4-cylinder 16-valves dual VTVT engine, which produces 83Ps of power and a peak torque of 115Nm and comes mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. While the i20 Active diesel is powered by a 1.4L U2 CRDi 4-cylinder 16-valves DOHC engine, which churns out 90Ps of power and a peak torque of 220Nm, and comes mated to a 6-speed manual transmission.
The ride and handling is also sorted with independent McPherson Strut suspension with coil spring in the front and couple torsion beam suspension with coil spring at the rear.
Also the i20 Active is well-equipped with front disc and rear drum brakes.
For the safety aspect, Hyundai has equipped it with dual front and side/curtain airbags, ABS with EBD, reverse parking sensors/camera, front fog lamps, central locking, smart pedal and impact sensing auto door unlock, along with clutch lock, keyless entry, immobilizer and dual horn.

CONCLUSION
The Hyundai i20 Active, being a best-in-class product and also being based on Hyundai’s most selling premium hatch, Elite i20, is the perfect proposition is this segment which the automaker has to offer. It competes with the likes of Fiat Avventura, Volkswagen CrossPolo and Toyota Etios Cross.