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Hyundai Could Launch Diesel i10 in India in 2013

The Indian market is still considered to be a growth market, one that could enjoy many of Hyundai’s smaller cars. A new dimension has been added recently, diesel, as engines displacing less than 1.5 liters and running on diesel are rapidly becoming popular.
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To capitalize on this, Hyundai is rumored to be offering a diesel version of the i10 city car in the second half of 2013. This car will most likely be locally produced to keep its price to a minimum.

A 1.1 litre 3-cylinder diesel CRDi variant is available in Europe and is the likely candidate. We’ve shown you that Hyundai is working on a new generation of the i10 which will be ready by 2014. However, the Indian market will most likely be slow in adopting this because of its price competitiveness.

Right now, the i10 is offered with either 1.1 or 1.2-liter petrols, but the diesel could prove to be the pick of the bunch, as it’s expected to offer 75 hp and much more torque.

Story via India Times
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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