Hyundai’s Exter SUV becomes expensive, know the new price

South Korean automobile company Hyundai Motor has increased the price of Exter SUV. The company launched Exter two months ago. The price of four of its six variants has been increased by up to Rs 16,000. It was launched at a starting price of Rs 6 lakh (ex-showroom). Exter’s top end variant SX (O Connect) has received the lowest price increase of around Rs 5,000. It has dual-tone and automatic gear box. Hyundai has increased the price of its SX(O) Connect variant the most by Rs 16,000. It has manual transmission with dual-tone. Its other variants have become costlier by around Rs 10,400. The price of the top-end variant of Exter has increased to around Rs 10.10 lakh (ex-showroom). There is no change in the prices of its entry level EX and SX(O) Connect variants. It competes with Tata Punch and Maruti Suzuki’s Fronx. For this, the company has given the option of CNG engine along with petrol. Many features have been provided in Exter SUV and it can be helpful in increasing the sales of Hyundai. It has been made available in White color with Black Roof, Starry Night, Fiery Red, Atlas White, Titan Grey, and Black Roof with Cosmic Blue and Ranger Khaki colors. It has six airbags which are not found in any other car in this segment. The company is giving a warranty of three years or unlimited kilometers with it. Exter has a 1.2 liter petrol engine which generates 83 PS of power and 11.6 Newton meter of torque. It also has the option of 1.2 liter bi-fuel petrol and CNG engine, which can generate 69 PS power and 95.2 Newton meter torque. It is available in both manual and automatic variants. Its design is based on Hyundai’s new design system, which has a split headlamp setup with H-shaped LED DRL. There is a turn indicator at the top and a headlamp cluster at the bottom. On the side, the Exter gets squared wheel arches with dual tone alloy wheels. There is a black strip in its rear which is linked to both the tail lamps.