2020 Hyundai Verna Diesel Variants Explained - Which One To Buy?

What Is The Price Of The 2020 Hyundai Verna Diesel?

The Hyundai Verna facelift is offered in 5 variants, namely - E, S, S+, SX and SX(O). It comes with the choice of 2 petrol engines: a 1.5-litre normal petrol engine and a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol; and a 1.5-litre diesel engine. Out of these variants, the Verna diesel is offered only in 3 variants, namely: S+, SX and SX(O).

The Verna diesel is available with both manual and automatic transmission options. The diesel Verna’s pricing starts at Rs 10.73 lakh for the base S+ MT variant, while the top SX(O) AT costs Rs 15.18 lakh. 

Hyundai Verna Variant wise Features

Hyundai Verna S+ Variant 

The 2020 Verna diesel’s range starts with the S+ variant that is priced at Rs 10.73 lakh. The Verna S+ diesel is similar to the S petrol, but is Rs 1.36 lakh more expensive than the S petrol variant owing to its diesel engine.

When safety features are concerned, the Verna S+ variant offers all the standard safety features along with features such as Front Seatbelt Pretensioners, Speed-sensing Auto Door Lock, Impact-sensing Auto Door Unlock, Day/Night IRVM and ISOFIX.

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This variant offers key functional features such as: Front & Rear Power Windows, Rear AC Vents, Tilt-adjustable Steering, Keyless Entry, Electrically Adjustable ORVMs and Front & Rear Armrest. It’ll come with body coloured bumpers, door handles and ORVMs and dual-tone steel wheel covers. The S+ variant offers you a front USB charger and sunglass holder as additional features over the E variant, which is the base model of the Verna petrol range.   

In terms of entertainment features, the S+ variant offers an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. This system comes with 4 speakers and steering-mounted audio controls. 

The S+ diesel offers similar features to that of the S petrol variant. The following table offers you a look at all the features of the S+ diesel variant over the E petrol variant:

On the whole, as a base variant, the Verna S+ diesel offers all standard and some added features. It doesn’t lack anything major, but for some buyers the lack of features such as height-adjustable driver seat and electrically foldable ORVMs might be felt. Nevertheless, for the buyers who have a strict budget to follow and wish to go for the Verna diesel, the base S+ variant is a perfect choice that will keep them happy with its features. 

Hyundai Verna S+ vs SX Variant 

The Hyundai Verna SX diesel-MT comes for an additional premium of Rs 1.4 lakh over the S+ variant. 

The Verna SX variant comes with a number of additional safety, functional and style related features. Starting with the safety features, over the S variant, the SX variant offers features like: Rear Parking Camera, Rear View Monitor, Auto-dimming IRVM, Rear Defogger, Projector Headlamps & Fog Lamps and Cornering Lamps. This variant also adds front tweeters to enhance the audio output. 

The SX variant comes packed with several modern-day functional features, which have now become must-have for many buyers. These include: Electrically-foldable ORVMs, Automatic AC and Height-adjustable Driver Seat. Apart from these, there are other noteworthy features like: Keyless Entry with Push-button Start/Stop, Automatic Headlamps, Cruise Control, Wireless Phone Charger, Rear Windshield Curtain and Smart Trunk, which is a hands free boot unlocking system. 

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In terms of styling features, the most important add-on is a sunroof. Apart from this, the SX variant also offers digital TFT-type instrument cluster, chrome door handles and 16-inch alloy wheels, along with leather wrapped steering wheel and gear knob. 

According to our internal data, Verna SX offers great value for its additional premium of Rs 1.4 lakh owing to its number of added features. Because of its long feature list, most buyers would be happy with the SX variant, and thus, the Verna SX 1.5 petrol-manual variant is our top recommendation. 

Hyundai Verna SX vs SX(O) Variant 

Hyundai Verna 1.5 diesel-manual SX(O) top variant is priced at Rs 14.03 lakh and costs Rs 1.9 lakh more than the SX variant.

 
The SX(O) variant offers some added safety, entertainment, functional as well as style features over the SX variant. In terms of safety features, the biggest add-on are curtain airbags, which are available only in this variant. Apart from this, the other important added safety features include - Electronic Stability Control, Hill Start Assist, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System and LED Headlamps. 

As Hyundai has already announced earlier, all its new car models will be coming with connected car tech, which means added internet connectivity related features. In the case of the Verna, only the top SX(O) variant gets this connected car tech. 

Apart from these, this variant also boasts of additional features like Ventilated Front Seats, Telescopic Steering, Adjustable Rear Headrests, Diamond-cut Alloys and Leather Upholstery.

As per our internal data, for its additional features, the SX(O) variant’s additional premium of Rs 1.9 lakh is a bit pricey. This is pretty disappointing, as despite some important safety features, we are not able to recommend the SX(O) as a value-for-money variant for the buyers. 

Hyundai Verna Automatic Variants

Hyundai Verna SX Automatic Variant

The Verna’s middle SX variant is the entry-level variant for the automatic transmission range. The Verna SX diesel automatic offers the same features that are offered in its manual counterpart. The Verna SX diesel automatic variant is Rs 1.15 lakh more expensive than the SX diesel manual.

The Verna SX diesel automatic variant’s safety and entertainment features are mentioned in the table below: 

The following table shows all the functional features of the SX variant: 

Verna SX variant’s style related features are mentioned in the table below:

The Verna SX automatic is Rs 1.15 lakh more expensive than the SX manual. According to us, if you wish to go for an automatic variant of the Verna, then the best choice is the SX variant in terms of features as well as value.

Hyundai Verna SX vs SX(O) Automatic Variant

The Verna SX(O) variant, with the 1.5-litre diesel engine, is priced at Rs 15.18 lakh and is Rs 1.9 lakh more expensive than the SX variant.  

Here as well, all the features that are available with the SX(O) manual variant, are also offered on the SX(O) automatic. 

You can check all the added features that come in the Verna SX(O) variant in the following table:

As per our internal data, its added features do not justify the SX(O) variant’s additional premium of Rs 1.9 lakh. This is disappointing, as we can't recommend the SX(O) as a value-for-money variant for the buyers, despite the fact that it offers some important safety features.

Which Variant Of The 2020 Hyundai Verna Diesel Should You Buy?

After analysing all the variants of the 2020 Hyundai Verna facelift, it is very apparent that whether you wish to go for the manual or the automatic variant, the SX variant offers the best features and value package on the whole. Thus, the SX variant is our top recommended variant. In the Verna diesel manual range, if your budget is restrained, then you can also go for the base S+ variant, as it covers almost all the must-have features. In the case of both manual and automatic transmission variants, the SX(O) variant is quite expensive. 

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What Are The Colour Options Of The 2020 Hyundai Verna?

The 2020 Hyundai Verna is offered in 6 monotone exterior colour options: Blue, Silver, Red, Grey, White and Black. We think that the Verna looks very attractive in the Blue colour.