Hyundai Launches Accent Eco!

Now it looks like the season for LPG and CNG, especially the very old cars.Adding LPG to Accent will improve its sales, but LPG tank on spare wheel location is a bit odd. Does the LPG Accent has spare wheel at least?

first the executive, now the eco, next year it will be accent convertible with a V8 engine. :frustration:

amit V8 wrote:first the executive, now the eco, next year it will be accent convertible with a V8 engine. :frustration:

haha :lol!: Very nice one Amit.
I feel its time to say goodbye to ageing Accent for Hyundai, but I've seen few people still purchasing it, Recently one of my neighbour has bought the Accent Executive and modified it!

VT

Accent sold 12,000 units in 08-09!

yeah with the price cut and new executive launched by hyundai, accent is selling around, already CNG was available now LPG too introduced, seems hyundai going all way for its old models before taking it out, and as amit said we might see convertible and V8.lol.

Vibhor wrote:

amit V8 wrote:first the executive, now the eco, next year it will be accent convertible with a V8 engine. :frustration:

haha :lol!: Very nice one Amit.
I feel its time to say goodbye to ageing Accent for Hyundai, but I've seen few people still purchasing it, Recently one of my neighbour has bought the Accent Executive and modified it!

VT

eco is a good move. but i too feel its too outdated now. any news on a new accent??

The Verna that we get here is actually the latest generation Accent. It dosent have any replacement model yet.
As far as the Accent goes, I still love that car. Recently I sat in an Accent Executive and I found the interiors way ahead of the Ikon and even the Dzire. It only needs a few more features like a High-end Audio system, steering mounted controls, electronically adjustable mirrors, seat height adjust, ABS, Airbags to name a few. Interior quality is way better too and the engine is pretty refined and powerful.

but it still is outdated car, generation old model with some here there facelifts, also main problem has been its GC and its crdi engine, hyundai should bring new sedan in indian market and phaseoff this one, which is likely not to happen in our market strategy by other players too.

dcargod wrote:The Verna that we get here is actually the latest generation Accent. It dosent have any replacement model yet.
As far as the Accent goes, I still love that car. Recently I sat in an Accent Executive and I found the interiors way ahead of the Ikon and even the Dzire. It only needs a few more features like a High-end Audio system, steering mounted controls, electronically adjustable mirrors, seat height adjust, ABS, Airbags to name a few. Interior quality is way better too and the engine is pretty refined and powerful.

But still it is an outdated car. Exterior changes are needed.

amit V8 wrote:first the executive, now the eco, next year it will be accent convertible with a V8 engine. :frustration:

what you have said is true, There is a V8 powered accent, Not offered by hyundai but a modified one -


The V8 powered Hyundai Accent. 1.5L + 2 exhaust pipes + shaved ass = 4500HP. It may outrun the Concorde with its ass that probably have a -5.0 coefficient drag.

Source: http://addmorehp.com/2008/05/

Crazy cat wrote:

dcargod wrote:The Verna that we get here is actually the latest generation Accent. It dosent have any replacement model yet.
As far as the Accent goes, I still love that car. Recently I sat in an Accent Executive and I found the interiors way ahead of the Ikon and even the Dzire. It only needs a few more features like a High-end Audio system, steering mounted controls, electronically adjustable mirrors, seat height adjust, ABS, Airbags to name a few. Interior quality is way better too and the engine is pretty refined and powerful.

But still it is an outdated car. Exterior changes are needed.

Why any changes? I say discontinue the car and reduce the Verna's price.


RoadRocket

Road Rocket wrote:

Crazy cat wrote:

dcargod wrote:The Verna that we get here is actually the latest generation Accent. It dosent have any replacement model yet.
As far as the Accent goes, I still love that car. Recently I sat in an Accent Executive and I found the interiors way ahead of the Ikon and even the Dzire. It only needs a few more features like a High-end Audio system, steering mounted controls, electronically adjustable mirrors, seat height adjust, ABS, Airbags to name a few. Interior quality is way better too and the engine is pretty refined and powerful.

But still it is an outdated car. Exterior changes are needed.

Why any changes? I say discontinue the car and reduce the Verna's price.


RoadRocket

If they(Hyundai) plans to continue Accent by launching new variants like eco, executive, etc.., then they can better do something like facelifts, etc..IMO.
Yeah they can also discontinue Accent and reduce the price of overtly priced Verna.

But Verna will never be a fun drive as the Accent. Those who have driven both will agree with me.

why is hyundai targeting on lpg segment?? it launched santro eco firt and now accent lpg? instead of fadingout its older models its introducing a newer versions in them

Hyundai actually doesn't have any model in its portfolio to fit that category.

you mean the sedan category?

yup. well may be not sedan, but saloon category.

i dont think maruthi, tata, toota,ford also dont have any lpg vehicles in its category, infact tata and toyota and ford doesnt have any lpg variants in their portfolio at all

Yup, but fitting a LPG system in any car is not a problem nowadays.

the main thing is that the engine power goes missing once lpg is fitted,

napster wrote:the main thing is that the engine power goes missing once lpg is fitted,

well buddy in india there are people who are more worried about running cost. they are not interested in the cars power. i have even seen people fitting gas kits in their two wheelers to save bucks here we are atleast talking about cars.
then there are the electric bikes which are a rage in gujrat and rajasthan. not seen any in mumbai though. dont know about other parts of the country. even they are not performance oriented.not everyone is a petrolhead :)
different people. different needs. different choices.

if someone needs to save money why dont they get a vehicle which already is an economical vehicle than getting a petrol veicle costing above 5lakhs and installing lpg in it and screwing its engine and power? it hurts

@napstar, only some of us understand this mate.

yeah absolutely this is what people dont understand that why not buy a vehicle which is already cost effective rather then fitting aftermarket kits to do that on the cost of power lost and engine too.

napster wrote:if someone needs to save money why dont they get a vehicle which already is an economical vehicle than getting a petrol veicle costing above 5lakhs and installing lpg in it and screwing its engine and power? it hurts

thackervijay wrote:yeah absolutely this is what people dont understand that why not buy a vehicle which is already cost effective rather then fitting aftermarket kits to do that on the cost of power lost and engine too.

well people do buy cost effective cars like maruti 800. but even that much cost of running the vehicle is much higher for some. so they go in for such modifications to reduce the running cost even more. this all is due to the high rate of poverty in our country.