The sixth generation Hyundai Elantra arrives in India with a price tag of Rs 12.99 lakhs

Car manufacturer Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Tuesday launched its sixth generation Elantra model powered with petrol and diesel. In a statement issued here, HMIL said the new Elantra comes with manual and automatic transmission and powered with petrol and diesel engines. According to HMIL, the manual transmission petrol powered variant is priced between Rs 12.99 lakh and Rs 16.59 lakh while the two automatic transmission variants are priced Rs 15.89 lakh and Rs 17.99 lakh respectively. The diesel engine manual transmission model is priced between Rs 14.79 lakh and Rs 17.69 lakh while automatic transmission model is priced at Rs.19.19 lakh. “In the pursuit to achieve world’s best technology, the all new Elantra is the culmination of 26 years of continuous and dedicated research by Hyundai Motor. Currently in its 6th generation, the all new Elantra builds upon the momentum and success of its award-winning history with strong value proposition,” the statement quoted HMIL MD and CEO Y.K. Koo as saying. Our sister site reports that the top end variant of the car will come bundled with a reverse parking camera, Vehicle Stability Management, Hill Start Assist, ABS, 6 airbags and all the other bells and whistles expected from such a car. One can expect 152 PS of power and 192 nm of torque from the petrol engine. The diesel variant will deliver 128 PS of power and 260 nm of torque. Fuel efficiency is claimed to be 15 km/l for the petrol variant and 22 km/l for the diesel variant with manual transmission (18 km/l for AT). With inputs from IANS