Hyundai Discontinue Diesel Variants Of i20 Hatchback

Hyundai i20 Diesel Discontinued

Hyundai offered the i20 with a 1.5L turbo diesel engine. While the same engine is also available with the Creta, Alcazar, Kia Seltos and Carens, the i20 got a wastegate turbocharger with a lower state of tune. The 1.5L turbo diesel engine with a variable geometry turbocharger, which is available with the Creta, Alcazar, Kia Sonet, Seltos and Carens, now complies with the upcoming BS6 phase-2 and road driving emission standards. However, the 1.5L turbo diesel with the wastegate turbo will not be updated to meet the stringent emission standards.

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Hyundai India also discontinued the turbo petrol variants of the i20 equipped with the auto-clutch manual transmission. Currently, the i20 comes with 2 engine options — 1.2L normal petrol engine and 1.0L turbo petrol engine. While the turbo petrol engine comes with a sole 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission (DCT), the 1.2L normal petrol engine comes with either a 5-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission (CVT).

Hyundai are likely to update the i20 and i20 N Line with the BS6 phase-2 and E20 fuel compliant engine options soon. The Grand i10 Nios and Venue have already received the updated 1.2L normal petrol and 1.0L turbo petrol engines.

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The Hyundai i20 and Tata Altroz were the only 2 mass-market hatchbacks offered with a diesel engine. Since Hyundai have now discontinued the diesel variants of the i20, the Tata Altroz remains the only diesel mass-market hatchback available in the market. It is worth mentioning that neither the i20 diesel nor the Altroz diesel offer an automatic option with the diesel engine.

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