RAZZO: Hyundai Elite i20 Sportz (Diesel) Ownership Review

[Abby007]

Congrats for your car fellow member. I have booked the elite in sportz optional variant. I have a query regarding the same. I saw the same variant in petrol standing at the showroom for delivery but the gear knob was same as that of magna trim i.e. non leather wrapped as the one seen on your car. If u have the knowledge please tell me that is the gear knob of petrol and diesel differ in same variants?

 

[singh890]

Congrats for your car fellow member. I have booked the elite in sportz optional variant. I have a query regarding the same. I saw the same variant in petrol standing at the showroom for delivery but the gear knob was same as that of magna trim i.e. non leather wrapped as the one seen on your car. If u have the knowledge please tell me that is the gear knob of petrol and diesel differ in same variants?

First of all congratulations on your booking and now coming back to your question I am not sure buddy but when I was taking TD's I saw a sportz variant petrol and it had the regular gear knob and even a diesel version had a normal one. Infact I was under the impression that I'll be delivered with the same model without leather gear knob.

 

[Abby007]

Thanks for your reply buddy. The issue is that in April 2015 Hyundai cut some of the features in the elite. That included leather wrapped gear knob and steering wheel on sportz and sportz opt variant. I referred to two dealerships before making the booking. At one dealership the sales person showed me a car due for delivery which was the sportz diesel version but it had the same leather wrapped steering wheel. On the other dealership on which i booked my car i saw the petrol version of sportz opt but it had the gear knob of magna variant. The reason of my worry is that i do not like the gear knob of magna variant at all and after investing so much money if i do not get my desired wish i would be a bit disheartened. Could you please tell me when did you bought your car this will clarify me of the current situation. Was it before or after April?

 

[singh890]

Thanks for your reply buddy. The issue is that in April 2015 Hyundai cut some of the features in the elite. That included leather wrapped gear knob and steering wheel on sportz and sportz opt variant. I referred to two dealerships before making the booking. At one dealership the sales person showed me a car due for delivery which was the sportz diesel version but it had the same leather wrapped steering wheel. On the other dealership on which i booked my car i saw the petrol version of sportz opt but it had the gear knob of magna variant. The reason of my worry is that i do not like the gear knob of magna variant at all and after investing so much money if i do not get my desired wish i would be a bit disheartened. Could you please tell me when did you bought your car this will clarify me of the current situation. Was it before or after April?

I bought my car in September 2015 and the reason for that difference might be that the dealers have mixed lot which include new and old both models. Do you have VIN no. of your car?

 

[Abby007]

I bought my car in September 2015 and the reason for that difference might be that the dealers have mixed lot which include new and old both models. Do you have VIN no. of your car?

I have just booked my car and expecting the delivery after a month or so. Presently i do not have any information about the vin. I might have as soon as the car reaches stockyard.

 

[singh890]

I have just booked my car and expecting the delivery after a month or so. Presently i do not have any information about the vin. I might have as soon as the car reaches stockyard.

Ask your dealer to provide the VIN number because as soon as you book a car and one is allotted to you can ask for the VIN number.

 

[TSIVipul]

@Abby:
Since you have gone for Sportz(O), I would suggest you to add 20k more and go for Asta. Asta variant gets a good number of extras as compared to the Sportz(O) and hence is a much VFM version with even more premium feeling.

BTW congrats for booking the car, it's an awesome vehicle in itself.

 

[Abby007]

Ask your dealer to provide the VIN number because as soon as you book a car and one is allotted to you can ask for the VIN number.

Thanks for the info buddy i was not aware of this fact. Will surely contact the dealership about the same. In case what is the manufacturing month of your car?

@Abby:
Since you have gone for Sportz(O), I would suggest you to add 20k more and go for Asta. Asta variant gets a good number of extras as compared to the Sportz(O) and hence is a much VFM version with even more premium feeling.

BTW congrats for booking the car, it's an awesome vehicle in itself.

Ya sure Vipul. My heart is so going for the Asta one. But the issue is that my father is not agreeing to the same as it is 25k more costlier than the sportz (O) on road Delhi.

Also my father saying that he is not finding anything useful in the asta. Also Hyundai is not offering any discount on the elite and i do not like to argue with my Dad.

So everything is now on hope. The sales person assured me that in case i want to change the variant i shall let him know 20 days prior. Still hoping for the best; fingers crossed. Nevertheless, thanks for your wishes and your opinion. Will surely post a review of the same once i get the delivery.

 

[singh890]

Razzo crossed the 10K mark today and has been sent for the second service. I called the dealership and asked them if they could pick the car from my place. And they sent a driver to pick the car within 30 mins as per the discussion. Now lets see how good of a work they do in terms of service

 

[singh890]

Sorry for updating the thread bit late as I have been very busy with my work and family commitments. Well the service bill was bit on the higher side as I decided to use synthetic oil hence the bill was Rs 7019/-.

Attaching the bill for reference.

 

[sarveshmundke]

I have been trying to pen down my ownership review for my new acquisition, Elite i20 Sportz – Diesel or RAZZO (That’s an Italian word for Rocket), Why rocket? Well i20 is definitely a small diesel rocket, just push the accelerator and it will ask for more and more.
Well I am not that great of a writer but I’ll try to give my best here and cover everything that I can. I have divided my ownership review in different parts for a better reading perspective.

How all this began:
I was happy driving my XUV AKA DRACO with a niggle free ownership and satisfied with the FE of 12 kmpl in City and 14-16 on highways but my daily running started increasing from march onwards but I really didn’t paid that much of attention to it and work kept me busy. My XUV went for its 70K service in August and that was the time when I realized that my XUV has done over 70K kms and it’s not even 3 years since we bought it. And I calculated my monthly running which came upto 2000-2200 kms a month. And I have planned to keep the XUV for atleast 5 years. So if I keep driving the XUV then it will be almost 1.5L kms plus with this rate at the end of 5 years and will give me low resale with that amount of kms on the ODO and more fuel cost for me per month.

Secondly I had bought a used Octavia last year in March for my local running with the intention to switch cars for my daily usage and I always wanted to buy one as I was a big fan of this beast. I got a good deal and bought a 2005 1.9Tdi Rider model. But my parents and brother loved it so much that I used to hardly get my hands on it.  Then wedding bells rang for me this year in February hence Octavia was used extensively. But I had to sale it off due to the NGT ban stuff and again got a very good and mouth watering offer and I gave away the Octavia after using it for almost 1.4 years and we did almost 18-20 K kms in that period.

Now we were left with 2 cars in the garage (Eon and XUV) and again short of 1 car which will be used for highway trips and should be diesel. On the other hand since my usage had increased we definitely needed a diesel workhorse.

Which Car to buy:
Now the most difficult and confusing question was which car? We were left with Eon and XUV, I was using the XUV and EON was my dad’s ride for city purpose back home but we need another car for highway purpose as they regularly come to Gurgaon. So should we buy a Sedan, SUV or a hatch. On the other hand keeping my monthly running in mind, why not go for an option which solves both the problems. Hence we decided to go for a Hatch and send XUV back home to my parents and we fixed a budget of 9 Lacs OTR for our new car.

Contenders:
Now the options that we shortlisted were as following:
- Swift ZDi
- Polo Highline
- Elite i20 Sportz
- Honda Jazz
- Punto
- Dzire
- Figo Aspire

TD Report:
Swift: It’s a real fun to drive hatch with really nice pickup, it feels as if you just have to touch the accelerator and it will just run like a horse. Front seats are wide and the leg room is decent for a hatch while the rear seats and leg room are ok-ok for my liking but definitely better than polo. Interiors look nice but somehow it gives a feeling of decent cost cutting.
Polo: It was the best car of all when comes to drivability. I really loved that grunt and the suspension. The way it goes through pot holes and the stability is very good. Somehow I felt that the space management is really poor in this car. Front row leg room is okay but the second row leg room is too cramped and the boot is too huge but for the cost of rear leg room. They could have managed it in a way where they could have reduced the boot little bit and increase the rear leg room.
Honda Jazz: The engine was refined but it’s on a louder side and engine noise is easily audible in the cabin and does not match with the i20. Also I felt that the Jazz suspension is stiffer but the cabin felt roomy and really liked the ODO with blue light. But the pricing is on the higher side too hence we dropped the Jazz.
Punto: I have driven my cousin’s Punto which he bought 2 months back and the car does feel solid and very stable but the interiors didn’t appeal me and the Fiat ASS plus the lower resale value kept me away from this car.
Dzire/Aspire: Well to keep it short both the ladies in the home were against these sub 4 meter sedan thing and straight away said NO. So Happy Wife happy life.:-).
Elite i20: Where do I start with, the looks are stunning and the interior is just awesome and very well laid out. Also the great part is the 6 speed gear box plus the overall space is very well organized which results in decent space in the first and second row with good amount of boot space as well. Drive-ability of this car is really good with superb handling. The steering feels more alive as compared to previous gen i20. Everyone liked the i20 from each aspect after taking couple of TD’s. So after struggling with choices and lot of confusion we finally made the choice and decided to go with i20 Sportz.

Booking and Delivery:
We booked the car on 7th September at Dee Emm Hyundai, Gurgaon with Rs 10000/- Actually my cousin took delivery of his Creta AT that day. So I had accompanied him and booked the car and they promised to deliver the car on 14th September. And I was happy because I was getting the delivery within a week. So I had one week for getting all the formalities done and my loan processed. And everything went smooth and Bank gave me the DD on 14th morning and I reached Dee Emm Hyundai around 3:30 PM with my family and took the delivery around 4:30 PM. The delivery ceremony was done in a nice manner with some music and pack of cookies. The ODO stood at 11 kms at the time of delivery. We headed to a fuel bunk and got the tank full and then straight away to temple to get the blessings from almighty god.

Price/Freebies/Discounts:

Ex-Showroom: Rs. 754258/-
Registration: Rs 61741/-
HSRP Charges: Rs 365/-
Zero Dep Insurance: Rs 23230/-
Handling Charges: Rs 6990/-
OTR: Rs 846584/-

Pre Booking Quotation:
Ex-Showroom: Rs. 754258/-
Registration: Rs 63241/-
HSRP Charges: Rs 365/-
Zero Dep Insurance: Rs 28844/-
Handling Charges: Rs 6990/-
Essential Kit: Rs 1500/- (Perfume, Divinity, mud flaps and mats).
OTR: Rs 855198/-

Discounts: Got the Essential kit for free (Perfume, Divinity and mud flaps). Didn’t opt for the mats as I had planned to get them from aftermarket. Got the zero dep insurance for the price of regular one. Than another RS 1500/- off after some more negotiations. And then I got them to make that OTR amount to a round figure to Rs 846000/-. So overall I was able to get Rs 9198/- as discount from them.
Freebies: 4 liter diesel coupon.

bro
what was the waiting period of your car ?

 

[singh890]

bro
what was the waiting period of your car ?

I got the car within 7 days I guess. As we had bought 3 cars altogether. 1 elite i20 and 2 Creta. So they arranged one for me earlier.

 

[Y@sh]

hi,
i read your review and its amazing and informative too, and so your pics. They are lovely. i must say, your car looks even more amazing after mod. I have bought the same sportz version but used one , though its just 2500 km. i noticed on the next day that boot lamp is not present in the boot. i was shocked to realize that, weather my car has been modified, can you please confirm if you have lamp in the boot. and if not, have you added after market.? can we do that ? also can you review the earth -1 performance compared to good year and bridgestone / michelin.

thanks,
Yash