2020 Hyundai Verna Facelift vs Competition - Price, Specs, Dimensions, Mileage Comparison

Hyundai Verna vs Rivals | Price Comparison

Hyundai Verna prices start from Rs. 9.31 lakh (ex-showroom) and it rivals the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, Honda City, Toyota Yaris, Skoda Rapid and Volkswagen Vento in the segment. The complete price list of the petrol-powered Verna is as follows.

2020 Hyundai Verna petrol facelift manual comes with 4 variants: E, S, SX and SX(O).

• Hyundai Verna starts at Rs. 9.03 lakh. Verna 1.5L petrol E costs Rs. 1.54 lakh more than Skoda Rapid's entry-level variant, which is the most affordable petrol car in the segment.
• 1.5L Petrol SX(O)  is Verna's most expensive variant with the petrol manual powertrain. It is priced at Rs. 12.68 lakh and that makes it more affordable than the most expensive petrol manual C-segment sedan, Honda City ZX, by Rs. 47k.

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Hyundai Verna petrol automatic comes with 3 variants: 1.5 SX, 1.5 SX(O)  and 1.0L Turbo SX(O).

• Hyundai Verna petrol automatic starts at Rs. 12.03 lakh. Skoda Rapid is the cheapest petrol automatic sedan in the segment. The Verna SX 1.5L petrol automatic costs Rs. 2.54 lakh more than that car.
• 1.0L Turbo SX(O) is Verna's most expensive variant with the petrol automatic powertrain. It costs Rs. 14.07 lakh and that makes it more affordable than the most expensive petrol automatic C-segment sedan, Honda City ZX, by Rs. 38k.

Hyundai Verna diesel comes with 3 manual variants and 2 with automatic transmission.

• Hyundai Verna diesel starts at Rs. 10.73 lakh. Verna S+ diesel is the most affordable diesel manual variant in the segment.
• There isn't much competition in this regard, as the Verna and new City are the only cars with diesel engines.
• Verna SX(O) diesel is priced at Rs. 14.03 lakh and that still makes it more affordable than the most expensive C-segment diesel manual sedan, Honda City ZX, by Rs. 67k
• Diesel automatic powertrain option is only available with Hyundai Verna in the segment.

Hyundai Verna Petrol vs Rivals | Engine Comparison

Hyundai Verna facelift gets a 1.5L petrol 4-cylinder engine that makes 115PS of maximum power and 144Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 6-speed manual and a CVT type automatic transmission. The Hyundai Verna petrol manual has a fuel-efficiency of 17.7kmpl while the automatic claims to return a figure of 18.45kmpl.

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The 2020 Verna also gets a 1.0L 3-cylinder turbo petrol engine that makes 120PS of maximum power and 172Nm of peak torque. It is only available with a 7-speed DCT type automatic transmission and returns a fuel-efficiency of 19.2kmpl.

• Verna petrol’s fuel efficiency is acceptable for the segment.
• Honda City 2020 produces 121PS of power. It is the most powerful engine in the segment, having 6PS more power than Verna 1.5 and 1PS more than Verna turbo.
• Rapid and Vento turbo have the best torque output in the segment of 175Nm. It’s 3Nm more than the Verna turbo and 31Nm more than the Verna 1.5.
• Maruti Suzuki Ciaz has the best fuel-efficiency figure of 20.65kmpl with the manual and 20.04kmpl with the automatic transmission.

Honda City 1.5 Diesel vs Rivals | Engine Comparison

Hyundai Verna is available with a 1.5L diesel engine with a 6-speed and a 6-speed torque converter type automatic transmission. The power and torque output of this engine are 115PS and 250Nm, respectively.

• Hyundai Verna diesel produces 115PS of power. It is the most powerful diesel engine in the segment.
• Verna’s 1.5-litre diesel engine produces 250Nm of peak torque. It has the best torque figures in the segment.
• With a manual transmission, Hyundai Verna has the best fuel-efficiency figure of 25kmpl.
• Verna is the only car with diesel automatic transmission, it has the claimed fuel-efficiency figure of 21.3kmpl.

Verna's diesel engine offers the best torque in this segment, so it is expected to offer better driveability compared to new Honda City diesel. If you're looking for a car with low running cost, then Verna is better but the new City also has similar fuel efficiency.

Hyundai Verna vs Rivals | Dimension Comparison

Hyundai Verna is 4440mm long, 1729mm wide, 1475mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2600mm. A wider body normally results in better shoulder room and a higher roof makes ingress & egress easier. A longer wheelbase usually results in more cabin space. It has a boot space of 465 litres. A larger boot allows you to carry more luggage. Verna has a 165mm ground clearance, it rides on 195/55 R16 tyres size and has 45 litres fuel tank capacity.

• Honda City 2020 is the longest car in the segment. It is 109mm longer than Verna.
• Honda City 2020 is the widest car in the segment. It is 19mm wider than Verna.
• Toyota Yaris is the tallest car in the segment. It is 20mm taller than Verna.
• Maruti Suzuki Ciaz has the longest wheelbase in the segment. Its wheelbase is longer than the Verna’s by 50mm.
• Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and old Honda City have the biggest boot space in the segment measuring 510-lt. The Verna’s boot space is only 4 litres more than the Skoda Rapid, which has the smallest boot space.
• Toyota Yaris's ground clearance of 175mm is the best in the segment.

Amongst all the C-segment sedans, Toyota Yaris has the highest ground clearance and the shortest wheelbase. Together, this combination gives it the best breakover angle to go over tall speed breakers with ease. The new City is the biggest car in this segment and it’s likely to have the best cabin space.