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{{distinguish|Hyundai Accent|Hyundai Xcient}} | {{distinguish|Hyundai Accent|Hyundai Xcient}} | ||
{{Infobox automobile | {{Infobox automobile | ||
| name = Hyundai Xcent | | name = Hyundai Xcent | ||
| image = Hyundai Grand i10 1.0 GL Sedan 2017 (33541605345).jpg | | image = Hyundai Grand i10 1.0 GL Sedan 2017 (33541605345).jpg | ||
| manufacturer = [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] | | manufacturer = [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] | ||
| aka = Hyundai Grand i10 sedan<br>Hyundai Grand Metro Taxi (Colombia) | | model_code = BA | ||
| production = 2014–2020 | | aka = Hyundai Grand i10 sedan<br>Hyundai Grand i Smart (Laos)<br>Hyundai Grand Metro Taxi (Colombia) | ||
| assembly = India: [[Chennai]] ([[Hyundai Motor India | | production = 2014–2020<br />2018–2023 (fleets only) | ||
| assembly = India: [[Chennai]] ([[Hyundai Motor India|HMIL]])<br>Vietnam: [[Ninh Bình]] (Hyundai Thanh Cong Vietnam) | |||
| designer = | | designer = | ||
| class = [[Subcompact car]] | | class = [[Subcompact car]] | ||
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| related = [[Hyundai i10#Hyundai Grand i10|Hyundai Grand i10 (BA)]] | | related = [[Hyundai i10#Hyundai Grand i10|Hyundai Grand i10 (BA)]] | ||
| engine = {{Plainlist | | | engine = {{Plainlist | | ||
*1.2 L ''[[Hyundai Kappa engine#Kappa II|Kappa II]]'' [[ | *1.2 L ''[[Hyundai Kappa engine#Kappa II|Kappa II]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]] ([[Petrol engine|petrol]]) | ||
*1.1 L ''[[Hyundai U engine|U-Line]]'' [[Straight-three engine|I3]] ([[Diesel engine|diesel]]) | *1.1 L ''[[Hyundai U engine|U-Line]]'' [[Straight-three engine|I3]] ([[Diesel engine|diesel]]) | ||
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The '''Hyundai Xcent''' is a [[subcompact car]] produced by the South Korean manufacturer [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]. Based on the [[Hyundai i10#Hyundai Grand i10|Hyundai Grand i10]], the Xcent is a [[sedan (automobile)|sedan]] manufactured by [[Hyundai Motor India Limited]] in [[Chennai]].<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/autoexpo2014/hyundai-launches-compact-sedan-xcent-diesel-petrol-variants-to-hit-market-in-march/article1-1180167.aspx |title=Hyundai launches compact sedan Xcent; diesel, petrol variants in market by March |author=Banergi, Sumant |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2014-02-04 |access-date=2014-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207061709/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/autoexpo2014/hyundai-launches-compact-sedan-xcent-diesel-petrol-variants-to-hit-market-in-march/article1-1180167.aspx |archive-date=2014-02-07 }}</ref><ref name="Economic Times">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-05/news/47049312_1_indian-market-amaze-indian-car |title=Hyundai joins compact sedan race with Xcent in muted Indian market |author=Chauhan, Chanchal Pal |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2014-02-05 |access-date=2014-02-07}}</ref> The Xcent was launched on 12 March 2014, being conceived to fit in the popular sub-4 metre sedan segment in India which emerged after the government imposed larger tax for cars longer than {{convert|4000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name="Economic Times" /><ref name="Economic Times 2">{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/auto/automobiles/hyundai-xcent-sedan-launched-at-a-starting-price-of-rs-4-66-lakh/articleshow/31886357.cms |title=Hyundai Xcent sedan launched at a starting price of Rs 4.66 lakh |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2014-03-12 |access-date=2014-03-13}}</ref> It is also sold in markets outside India as the '''Hyundai Grand i10 Sedan'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyundai.com/mx/es/Showroom/Cars/Grand-i10Sedan-2015/PIP/index.html |title=Hyundai Grand i10 Sedan |publisher=[[Hyundai Motor Company]] Mexico |access-date=2015-01-08}}</ref> | The '''Hyundai Xcent''' is a [[subcompact car]] produced by the South Korean manufacturer [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]. Based on the [[Hyundai i10#Hyundai Grand i10|Hyundai Grand i10]], the Xcent is a [[sedan (automobile)|sedan]] manufactured by [[Hyundai Motor India Limited]] in [[Chennai]].<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/autoexpo2014/hyundai-launches-compact-sedan-xcent-diesel-petrol-variants-to-hit-market-in-march/article1-1180167.aspx |title=Hyundai launches compact sedan Xcent; diesel, petrol variants in market by March |author=Banergi, Sumant |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2014-02-04 |access-date=2014-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207061709/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/autoexpo2014/hyundai-launches-compact-sedan-xcent-diesel-petrol-variants-to-hit-market-in-march/article1-1180167.aspx |archive-date=2014-02-07 }}</ref><ref name="Economic Times">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-05/news/47049312_1_indian-market-amaze-indian-car |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210082055/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-05/news/47049312_1_indian-market-amaze-indian-car |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |title=Hyundai joins compact sedan race with Xcent in muted Indian market |author=Chauhan, Chanchal Pal |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2014-02-05 |access-date=2014-02-07}}</ref> The Xcent was launched on 12 March 2014, being conceived to fit in the popular sub-4 metre sedan segment in India which emerged after the government imposed larger tax for cars longer than {{convert|4000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name="Economic Times" /><ref name="Economic Times 2">{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/auto/automobiles/hyundai-xcent-sedan-launched-at-a-starting-price-of-rs-4-66-lakh/articleshow/31886357.cms |title=Hyundai Xcent sedan launched at a starting price of Rs 4.66 lakh |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2014-03-12 |access-date=2014-03-13}}</ref> It is also sold in markets outside India as the '''Hyundai Grand i10 Sedan'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyundai.com/mx/es/Showroom/Cars/Grand-i10Sedan-2015/PIP/index.html |title=Hyundai Grand i10 Sedan |publisher=[[Hyundai Motor Company]] Mexico |access-date=2015-01-08}}</ref> | ||
==Marketing== | ==Marketing== | ||
In September 2014, Indian actor [[Shah Rukh Khan]] | In September 2014, Indian actor [[Shah Rukh Khan]] signed with Hyundai Motors India to be the brand ambassador for the Xcent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shah Rukh Khan as brand ambassador for Hyundai Xcent in India |url=http://carandme.com/media/news/shah-rukh-khan-to-be-new-brand-ambassador-for-hyundai/ |publisher=CarAndMe.com |access-date=2014-09-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622132422/http://carandme.com/media/news/shah-rukh-khan-to-be-new-brand-ambassador-for-hyundai/ |archive-date=2015-06-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shah Rukh Khan roped in as brand ambassador for Hyundai Xcent | url=http://www.zigwheels.com/news-features/news/shah-rukh-khan-roped-in-as-brand-ambassador-for-hyundai-xcent/19766/ |publisher=ZigWheels.com |date=2014-09-18 |access-date=2014-09-25}}</ref> | ||
==Discontinuation== | ==Discontinuation== | ||
In June 2019, Hyundai Motor India | In June 2019, Hyundai Motor India confirmed that the production of the Xcent would be discontinued by 2020 in India, the reason being that the Xcent nameplate was being used for taxi purposes. The Xcent would be replaced by the [[Hyundai Aura]] in 2020. The Xcent would be sold alongside the Aura as a fleet sales only. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="200" heights=" | <gallery widths="200" heights="118"> | ||
File: | File:2017 Hyundai Grand i10 Sedan.jpg|Hyundai Grand i10 sedan (Chile) | ||
File:Hyundai Grand i10 1.2 GL Sedan 2018 (43595270634).jpg|Hyundai Grand i10 sedan (Chile | File:Hyundai Grand i10 1.2 GL Sedan 2018 (43595270634).jpg|Hyundai Grand i10 sedan (Chile; facelift) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Subcompact cars]] | [[Category:Subcompact cars]] | ||
[[Category:Cars introduced in 2014]] | [[Category:Cars introduced in 2014]] | ||
[[Category:Cars discontinued in 2023]] | |||
[[Category:Cars of Vietnam]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:06, 30 December 2025
The Hyundai Xcent is a subcompact car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai. Based on the Hyundai Grand i10, the Xcent is a sedan manufactured by Hyundai Motor India Limited in Chennai.[1][2] The Xcent was launched on 12 March 2014, being conceived to fit in the popular sub-4 metre sedan segment in India which emerged after the government imposed larger tax for cars longer than 4,000 mm (157.5 in) in length.[2][3] It is also sold in markets outside India as the Hyundai Grand i10 Sedan.[4]
Marketing[edit | edit source]
In September 2014, Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan signed with Hyundai Motors India to be the brand ambassador for the Xcent.[5][6]
Discontinuation[edit | edit source]
In June 2019, Hyundai Motor India confirmed that the production of the Xcent would be discontinued by 2020 in India, the reason being that the Xcent nameplate was being used for taxi purposes. The Xcent would be replaced by the Hyundai Aura in 2020. The Xcent would be sold alongside the Aura as a fleet sales only.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Hyundai Grand i10 sedan (Chile) -
Hyundai Grand i10 sedan (Chile; facelift)
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Banergi, Sumant (2014-02-04). "Hyundai launches compact sedan Xcent; diesel, petrol variants in market by March". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chauhan, Chanchal Pal (2014-02-05). "Hyundai joins compact sedan race with Xcent in muted Indian market". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ↑ "Hyundai Xcent sedan launched at a starting price of Rs 4.66 lakh". The Economic Times. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ↑ "Hyundai Grand i10 Sedan". Hyundai Motor Company Mexico. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ↑ "Shah Rukh Khan as brand ambassador for Hyundai Xcent in India". CarAndMe.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ↑ "Shah Rukh Khan roped in as brand ambassador for Hyundai Xcent". ZigWheels.com. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
External links[edit | edit source]
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