The recently launched sub 4 meter sedan Xcent from Korean car-maker Hyundai has been a huge hit right from day one of its launch in the country. The sedan seems to be a perfect blend of quality, reliability and efficiency. Based on latest update from sources, the Xcent sedan clocks about 450 bookings on a daily basis. Rakesh Srivastava, Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), said to PTI, “Since March, when the prices of the car were disclosed, we have received more than one lakh inquiries, 40,000 test drive requests and around 11,000 bookings for the car. On an average, the company is getting around 450 bookings for the car per day. Around 52 per cent of the bookings are for the petrol version while the rest 48 per cent are for the diesel variants of the car.”
The Hyundai Xcent sedan is available in Petrol and Diesel variants. The petrol version is powered by 1.2 Litre kappa dual VTVT engine, whereas the diesel version shall be powered by 1.1litre U2 technology engine. The Hyundai Xcent is placed in straight line of competition with the likes of Maruti Dzire and Honda Amaze. As per sources, the car may also be available with an automatic transmission apart from a regular manual version at a later date. Safety factor has been given due importance by the Korean car-maker. The production version is stated to be loaded with Anti-lock braking system, rear defogger, dual airbags, central locking, rear parking assist and central locking. Hyundai Xcent has been launched in the Indian market with an attractive price tag of 4.66 Lakh (Ex-showroom Delhi). The diesel version is offered at a starting price of Rs 5.56 lakh
Speaking more on industry trend, Srivastava added, “The good news is that industry is expected to grow in single digit in this calender year and the company would do better than the industry. Last year, our market share stood at 20.7 per cent. We believe we will further increase our market share. We will do better than the industry.”
