Hyundai Verna has received an overwhelming response from the customers since its launch and has already clocked over 20,000 bookings pan India.
Commenting on this, Arvind Saxena, Director – Marketing and Sales, HMIL, said, “We are pleased to receive an overwhelming response for the new Verna from our customers. In order to cater the strong demand, we are trying to increase the production to help us reduce the waiting period and clear the backlog of bookings at the earliest.”
The new Fluidic Verna is integrated with four engine options – 1.4-litre VTVT delivering 107PS at 6300rpm of maximum power and 13.8kgm at 5000rpm of peak torque, the petrol 1.6-litre VTVT engine with 123PS at 6300rpm maximum power and 15.8kgm at 4200rpm peak torque, the Common Rail diesel 1.4-litre CRDi with 90PS at 4000rpm max power and 22.43kgm at 1750 – 2750rpm of peak torque and the diesel 1.6-litre VGT CRDi, with range topping 128PS at 4000rpm max power and 26.5kgm at 1900-2750rpm of peak torque.
Both the 1.6-litre petrol and the diesel engines are mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission while the manual transmission option is available with all the four engine options. The super-efficient 1.4-litre petrol engine gives a mileage of 17.43kmpl (ARAI figures) while the 1.4-litre diesel version clocks 23.5kmpl (ARAI figures) making the new Verna the most fuel-efficient car in the segment.
