Hyundai Xcent, the elongated Grand i10, has freed-up space from the website. It doesn’t come as a surprise. Honestly, ever since the company planned the Aura sedan, the Xcent had to bow out of duty. The Aura, which went on sale in January 2020 and is based on the Grand i10 Nios, will try and make Hyundai’s case in the sub-4 metre sedan space. That said, the company still has the Xcent Prime listed on the website. For the uninitiated, that’s specifically designed for commercial use.

The Xcent was available with a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder diesel and a 1.1-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engines. The former produced 74bhp/190Nm, whereas the latter pumped out 82bhp/114Nm. As standard, both came coupled to a 5-speed manual transmission. However, only the petrol mill was available with an automatic option. Both powerplants in question live on to serve in the Grand i10 Nios and the Aura. Expect Hyundai to slowly fade out the Xcent’s donor car – the Grand i10.

With the Xcent gone, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) now has ten products for personal use. The range starts with the Santro and goes up to the Hyundai Tucson. The company also offers an all-electric car called the Kona Electric.

Ever since India has started to ease out of the strict lockdown enforcement, HMIL has been quite active. In October 2020 alone, it silently added new base variants to Verna’s and Creta’s portfolios. The Creta, which was launched in March this year, surpassed 1.15 lakh bookings and, only a week or so ago, HMIL became the first carmaker to cross the three-millionth export mark. Soon, the company will introduce the all-new i20. Reports suggest that will happen sometime next month. It will be a feature-rich affair with at least a couple of turbocharged engine options. When it launches, it will reignite the rivalry with models like the Tata Altroz, Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Honda Jazz, Volkswagen Polo and the Toyota Glanza.