| Hyundai Santro | |
| Manufacturer: | Hyundai |
| Aka: | Hyundai Atos |
| Production: | 1998–2015 2018–2022 |
| Class: | City car (A) |
| Body Style: | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout: | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
The Hyundai Santro is a city car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai between 1998 and 2014. The nameplate was revived in 2018 to replace the Eon, and was produced until 2022. The "Santro" nameplate was applied during its first generation to the Atos Prime model, while the second generation is a standalone model.
Hyundai derived the name Santro for the Indian market from Saint-Tropez, a French city famous for fashion, because the company wanted to project it as a ‘fashionable’ car.[1] [2]
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The first generation Santro was introduced in 1998 and went on sale in early 1999. It was also sold in Europe as the Atos Prime and in South Korea and Indonesia as the Kia Visto. It was also known as the Santro Zip in India from 1998 to 2006.
Before the Kia Visto was replaced by the Kia Picanto in 2004, the facelifted Santro was launched in 2003. It was known as the Santro Xing in India from 2003 to 2014.
| Second generation (AH2) | |
| Aka: | Hyundai Atos |
| Production: | 2018–2022 |
| Assembly: | India: Chennai (Hyundai India) |
| Platform: | Hyundai-Kia K1 |
| Related: | Hyundai Grand i10 (AI3) |
| Wheelbase: | 24001NaN1 |
| Length: | 36101NaN1 |
| Width: | 16451NaN1 |
| Height: | 15601NaN1 |
| Predecessor: | Hyundai Eon |
The second generation Santro was launched on 23 October 2018 in India. This marked the return of the Santro nameplate in India after four years since the last generation was discontinued and nearly twenty-five years since the start of production. It was positioned below the Hyundai i10.[3] The model was powered by a 1.1-litre Epsilon G4HG petrol which produces 690NaN0 at 5,500 rpm and 10.10NaN0 torque at 4,500 rpm. A bi-fuel version of the engine that uses both petrol and CNG is also available. Transmission options consisted of a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed automated manual.[4]
It was one of the Top 3 Urban World Cars of 2019.[5]
The second generation Santro was discontinued in 2022.
The Indian version of the Santro with driver airbag scored 2 stars for adult and child occupant protection in the Global NCAP's frontal offset crash tests under its Safer Cars for India project in 2019 (similar to Latin NCAP 2013).[6]
| Global NCAP scores (2019)[7] | ||
| Adult occupant stars | ||
| Adult occupant | 6.74/17.00 | |
| Child occupant stars | ||
| Child occupant | 15.00/49.00 |