2023 Hyundai Aura facelift revealed in India, booking starts at Rs 11,000

Hyundai India has unveiled the 2023 Hyundai Aura facelift in India. The bookings of the compact sedan can be done by paying a token amount of Rs 11,000. The facelifted of the Aura is the first upgrade after its launch in 2020. The sedan will be showcased at the upcoming Auto Expo 2023 and will be launched later.

The facelift version of the Hyundai Aura brings a bunch of cosmetic upgrades over the former model. However, from the core the sedan remains the same as the engine on it continues to be the same as that of its predecessor.

Key Changes

When it comes to the design, the front profile of the car gets some changes. The grille is split in two halves. The upper and lower grilles are separated by the Hyundai logo. While the upper grille runs between two headlights and is small one, the lower grille is a bigger one and houses two DRLs.

The DRLs are inverted L in shape and are present a t both sides. Apart from that there is the presence of a boot-lid spoiler at the rear. It should be mentioned that the previous model also offered boot-lid but it was an optional item. The facelifted variant offers it as a standard.

Other design elements on the car are more or less the same. The side profile of the facelifted Aura is the same and it gets diamond-cut alloy wheels along with Z-shaped LED taillamps. The shark fin antenna is also retained on the Aura facelift.

The sedan is available in six different colours including a new Starry night colour.

Internal Features

The internal features on the Aura facelift include 8-inch infotainment screen, Android Auto/ Apple CarPlay, auto climate control, rear AC vents, auto headlights, electric ORVMs, push start/stop button and much more.

Safety features

In terms of safety, the Hyundai Aura facelift gets up to 6 airbags. While 4 airbags, ABS and EBD are offered as standard features, ESC, hill-hold control and 6 airbags are offered as optional feature. The other features are ISOFIX, burglar alarm, seat belt reminder, reverse parking camera sensor, speed sensing auto door lock etc.

Engine

The engine of the sedan is offered in three variants a 1.2-litre Kappa petrol manual, a 1.2-litre Kappa petrol Smart Auto AMT, and a 1.2-litre Kappa petrol with CNG. The 1.2-litre petrol engine offers 82bhp of power and 113.8Nm of toque. On the other hand, the CNG variant offers 68bhp of power and 95.2Nm of toque.