Hyundai Xcent review, test drive

Hyundai's answer to the Maruti Dzire and Honda Amaze is finally here, and we've just gotten behind the wheel. Here's our first impressions.

Published on Mar 28, 2014 03:03:00 AM

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Hyundai Xcent

That the Xcent looks nice is no coincidence – Hyundai had a sedan in mind when it launched the Grand i10, the car the Xcent is based on.

At 407 litres, the boot is the largest in its class.

The top Xcent SX variant comes with leather-wrapped steering wheel, a leather wrapped gear knob with chrome coating, and push button start/stop in addition to what you get on the S. This variant also gets a reversing camera, driver and passenger airbag, and 14-inch alloy wheels along with the option of choosing 15-inch diamond-cut alloy wheel. The Xcent also gets two airbags and although ABS is optional.

You get all of this at quite a reasonable price. Petrol variants start at Rs 4.66 lakh and go up to Rs 6.47 lakh for the top SX (O) variant while the diesel starts at Rs 5.56 lakh and goes upto Rs 7.38 lakh which means the Xcent is cheaper than the Honda Amaze and Maruti Dzire. As is, the Xcent, with its attractive looks, long list of features, appealing interiors and frugal engines looks set to shake up the segment.