2023 Hyundai Exter To Offer Segment-First Standard Safety Features | V3Cars

16 May 2023
By Amit Saraswat
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Ahead of its global debut and launch, Hyundai have revealed the key safety features of the upcoming Exter small SUV. According to Hyundai, the new Exter will be India’s first sub-4m SUV to offer 6 airbags as standard. Take a look at the Hyundai Exter safety features.

2023 Hyundai Exter Safety Features

Hyundai have revealed that the new Exter will offer 6 airbags — front, side thorax and side curtain — as a standard fitment across all variants. Currently, no sub-4m SUV in the country offers 6 airbags as standard.

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Furthermore, the Exter will also offer E and S options for the entry level variants — offering additional safety features such as electronic stability program (ESC), vehicle stability management (VSM) and hill start assist (HSA).

The higher variants of the Exter offer the following safety features:

Electronic stability program (ESC)
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
Hill Start Assist (HSA)
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Automatic headlights
ISOFIX
Rear defogger
Reverse parking camera
Dual-camera dash cam
All 3-point seatbelts
Seatbelt reminders for all seats

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2023 Hyundai Exter Powertrain And Variant Details

Hyundai will offer the Exter with 2 engines – 1.2L normal petrol and 1.2L petrol CNG. The normal petrol variants of the Exter get 2 transmission options – a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed automated manual transmission (AMT). Take a look at the variant-wise engine and transmission breakdown of the Exter SUV below:

2023 HYUNDAI EXTER VARIANT-WISE POWERTRAIN DETAILS
Variant	Petrol MT	Petrol AMT	Petrol CNG MT
EX	Y	-	-
EX (O)	Y	-	-
S	Y	Y	Y
S (O)	Y	-	-
SX	Y	Y	Y
SX (O)	Y	Y	-
SX (O) Connect	Y	Y	-

2023 Hyundai Exter Launch Details

Hyundai have already opened bookings for the Exter ahead of its launch, which is likely to take place in August. We expect Hyundai to hold the global debut of the Exter small SUV in June and series production could kickstart in July 2023. The Exter is likely to be priced around Rs. 6.5 lakh and rival the Tata Punch, Citroen C3 and the non-turbo variants of the Nissan Magnite, Renault Kiger and Maruti Suzuki Fronx.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.