Ford’s Eco Sport in trouble - Hyundai’s Mini SUV Spotted, to be launched by end of 2014
Ford has made its mark with the Eco Sport SUV and other leading automotive giants are desperately trying to tackle the revolutionary model, head on. Now, it’s the turn of India’s second leading car maker, Hyundai.
Hyundai is the second leading car maker in the Indian market and is looking forward to keep its sale volume going. The Korean automotive giant is looking forward to develop a brand new SUV that can give a tough fight for the Ford’s Eco Sport SUV. Eco Sport is the hot favorite in the Compact SUV segment of Indian market for sure currently and there is no doubt about it. The existing models from rival companies as well as the new launches including upgrades of the existing models have failed to drive the attention of Indian buyers away from Eco Sport.
But it seems like Hyundai may prove itself with a brand new SUV as sources revealed that a test mule of Eco Sport’s rival model has been spotted. As per the information, the upcoming compact SUV is codenamed as Hyundai Mini and the same may get continued. The Mini SUV is going to be developed basing on the CURB concept of Hyundai that was unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show held in the year 2011. But there is no information about this future model as Hyundai has kept the specs and other details secretly.
As the upcoming Hyundai Mini SUV is going to tackle with Eco Sport, we may expect the model to be offered with various engine specifications. Hyundai may opt for a 1.0 liter turbo charged petrol engine for the petrol version whereas the diesel version may get equipped with a turbo charged diesel engine. It is also informed that Hyundai is going to adopt design of the recently unveiled Kia Provo Concept which was one of the finest designs in the segment. As Hyundai has not moved a lip about the upcoming Mini SUV, we have to wait till the official announcement comes. But we may expect the launch of this compact SUV to be launched in the Indian market by the end of next year.
[Source: Motoroids]
