I test drove the Hyundai i20 Asta Petrol for a friend last week. Basically, he is in search of his next car which is basically a hatch upgrade. At the moment he’s driving a Fiat Palio and obviously he wants something better than that.
i20 Asta Good and bad
Image courtesy: Hyundai India
What’s good?
- Loads of features (Electrically foldable ORVMs, Multi-display, Good looking alloys, ABS, Airbags etc)
- Good passenger head/shoulder room
- Good gears and drives like a bigger car
- Decent brakes and ABS is effective
- 295L of boot space – probably near best in the class
- Tilt and telescopic steering
- Cooled glove box
What’s bad?
- Over pricing (30-40K overpriced)
- Bad suspension (and hence the ground clearance feels even lower)
- Coffee-coloured plastics (heard they are changing it soon)
- Cheap looking multi display
- Bad spring action on steering
- Ineffective a/c
Detail review
You can read my detailed test drive results of Hyundai i20 Asta Petrol here
Happy Motoring!