Its South Africa arrival postponed from the end of last year to this year for reasons not known, Hyundai has revealed price and specification details of the facelift i20 on its website.
The changesThe first mid-life overhaul afforded to the third generation i20, which premiered months before the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the Indian-made models arrival on local soil also comes with an extensive line-up streamlining involving a reduction in manual models, and return of the sporty N Line as flagship variant.
Externally, the i20s reworked faade consists of a new grille with a honeycomb pattern, new taillight clusters, a redesigned rear bumper and a new front bumper with L-shaped air inlets on the side.
Reserved for the N Line are the bumpers and extended door sills from the i20 N, an N specific grille, an imitation rear diffuser and model specific 16-inch alloy wheels.
Same drivetrainsOn the specification front, the mentioned streamlining has seen the range drop from eight to five derivatives, and the long standing Motion and Fluid trim level denominators retired in favour of Premium, Executive and N Line.
