Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 23: Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta, here today unveiled the Fifth Generation ‘Verna’ at Pace Hyundai.
CEO Pace Hyundai, Sahil Mahajan, Siddharth Dhar (GM Sales) and others were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, CEO OF Pace Hyundai said that this mid-size sedan will compete with the Honda City and Maruti Suzuki Ciaz.
The price for The Fifth Gen ‘Verna’ is Rs 7.99 lakh for the base variant and goes all the way up to Rs 12.1 Lakhs (all prices ex-showroom) for the top spec variant. Built on the advanced high strength steel (AHSS) body, the next-gen Hyundai Verna gets adequate weight control, enhanced performance and fuel efficiency as compared to the previous model. Interestingly, the new Hyundai Verna will only be available at this price for the first 20,000 customers. After which, the car’s price will increase after a revision.
The next-generation sedan by the South-Korean car manufacturers gets styling from its older sibling Elantra. At the front, the 5th-gen Verna gets projector headlamps and LED DRLs along with chrome accented grille. The car continues to have a coup-ish sloping roofline. At the rear, the car gets LED tail lamps as on Elantra. It also gets shark fin antenna as on the Creta.
The new-gen Verna is available with two engine options – 1.6-litre Dual VTVT petrol engine that churns out 123 Ps of power and 1.6-litre U2 CRDi VGT diesel engine that punches out 128 Ps of power. The engines will be mated with 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission which company claims to be tuned to provide high fuel efficiency.
The new Verna gets 7-inch touch screen infotainment system with Bluetooth, USB, Apple Car Play, Android Auto support. The interior features a two-tone dashboard with chocolate brown colored top dash and a beige lower half. It also gets a sunroof and rear windshield blinds along with cruise control, rear AC vents, ventilated seats, and fold down hand rest for rear passengers.
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