Hyundai Santro Explained

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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First generation (MX; 1998)

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; 2018)

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.

Safety

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]

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Global NCAP scores (2019)[7]
Adult occupant stars
Adult occupant6.74/17.00
Child occupant stars
Child occupant15.00/49.00

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20 October 2018. New Hyundai Santro launch on October 23; six reasons why company feels it will be winner again. 29 December 2019. The Financial Express. en-US.
  2. Web site: 8 November 2021. What does this French Riviera resort town have to do with the Indian automotive industry?.
  3. Web site: 2018 Hyundai Santro Review . Siddharth Vinayak Patankar . . 2018-10-29 . 2018-11-06.
  4. Web site: 2018 Hyundai Santro First Drive . Siddharth Vinayak Patankar . . 2018-10-09 . 2018-11-13.
  5. Web site: Kaushik. Chhavi. 2019-03-07. 2019 World Urban Car Award: Hyundai Santro Among Top 3 Finalist. 2020-12-06. India Car News. en-US.
  6. Web site: Hyundai Santro receives two-star Global NCAP rating. 2019-12-15. Autocar India. en.
  7. Web site: Results. GLOBAL NCAP.