2016 i20 & i20 Active Get Dual Airbags from Base Variant; ABS Absent

2016 i20 get standard airbags, no ABS on lower trims and a re-jig of the lineup…

As we say competition is good! Started by Ford’s new Figos, followed by Maruti, Mahindra and others, airbag offerings from base variant onwards (standard or optional) is gaining importance these days. Hyundai, which has often ducked the safety quotient by saying “all our cars meet Indian safety norms” (despite some of them fairing abysmally bad in NCAP tests), is now forced to introduce certain safety features in their cars.

Autocar reports that the company has made certain changes to the new 2016 model year of i20 and i20 Active. Let us list all of them quickly…

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2016 i20 Changes

  • Dual front airbags are offered on both the cars and are standard across the lineup.
  • For some weird reason, ABS is still a ‘premium’ feature in Hyundai’s dictionary and is missing from the lower Era and Magna trims.
  • i20 Sportz (O) is now discontinued.
  • Top of the range i20 Asta (O) gets projector headlamps with cornering function and LED DRLS. It also comes with 16 inch diamond-cut alloys.
  • No changes to the engine and transmission combinations have been made.

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Instead of the current 6 trims, new 2016 i20 will be offered in five trims. Hyundai has not updated the official website/brochure yet but the cars are reportedly going to get launched soon.

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