Hyundai Verna [2011-2015] User Reviews

Hello,

I had been reading the reviews (a bit old and new) and trying to digest the things. The whole purpose is - I'm currently driving a small car (Zen) and want to upgrade to a Sedan. My requirements are- Good power, Decent mileage and sturdy on roads (I experience a lot of prob with the current car as its too small, tyres are thin etc).

I have done some assessment based on the reviews (yet to take any trial). I had Fiesta, Verna, SX4 and City in my mind. However, reading the reviews, I'm getting inclined towards Verna diesel now. Can you experts please let me know on following?-

1. Steering problem: Some people shared their exp regarding the steering getting towards left when the hands are off. Is this still existent (as the review was a little older)?

2. Braking: Is it still an issue (with the latest roll outs)?

3. Headlights: Not enough strong?

4. RPM monitoring during gear shifting for better mileage: My current car has no RPM monitor. I do not know how one should use for gear shifting. Can somebody help me here?

5. I heard it costs too high per servicing. Is it true? What is the real servicing cost and is it worth?

 

Exterior Great looking car for the first time from Hyundai. Looks like a BMW from the back and side profile though not so great from the front but then Hyundai wants to make the hexagonal shape standard on all their cars.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior is very pleasant in Beige. The features provided are endless. Steering mounted controls, USB, Aux, Bluetooth, Start Stop all very great. Front seating is great with the seats fitting you snugly though the back seating is just Ok more to do with the thigh support and the high windows in the back. Rear view isnt great since the adjustable head rests block the view to a great extent.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is decent but not as fun as the previous verna which was a rocket. Overtaking in the older verna was a jiffy but the new diesel seems to take a little more effort. The 0 to 100 KMPH dash though shows as 10.5 seconds. Gearshift is very decent on this version and I hope the fuel economy should be around 17km realistically in city driving with AC turned on though ARAI claims 22 kms to a litre.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Great for city traffic. Yet to try it on the highway. The steering is very light and great for city conditions but gets your scared at high speeds on the highway. Yet to try it out.

 

Final Words A very good overall package from Hyundai. Best looking amongst Honda, Vento and the Linea. Great diesel engine and many features which will give the other cars in this segment a run for its money.

 

Areas of improvement Better control at high speeds.

 

Looks, FeaturesNone

Exterior

 The car is a looker from all angles and looks muscular and mean. Mind-blowing creases and lines. A head turner in all colors. White is a show stopper.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Feature loaded and extremely value for money deal. Segment first feats like rear view camera is an added safety benefit. Good rear seats with decent leg room and amazing front seats with decent lumbar support.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Very smooth and refined engine. 128PS and 265nm torque is a pleasure to drive! Gearbox is smooth and slots into place without much effort. This is the cars USP and does well. It has a linear power delivery and does not snap your neck when the turbo kicks in post 1800rpm. It has a continuous surge of power and never feels out of breath.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Soft suspension, very comfortable in city. A bit bouncy in the highway, but definitely not a deal breaker.

Final Words

 Best sedan in C2 segment by far. Closest rival are the Skoda Rapid and Ford Fiesta. Verna beats them by a mile in overall performance.

Areas of improvement  

 Boot space, music system, boot access from rear center arm rest, auto window up.

 

Fluidic design, driving seat, engine refinement, linear power delivery, comfortable, smooth gearboxNo boot release button in the trunk for SX, average stereo, rear seat too low

 

Exterior Excellent.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Front seats are too low to be of comfort.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Excellent.

Ride Quality & Handling Ground clearence is too low. You are always tense while driving about the humps and gutters on the Indian roads. You do not always ride on the highways; that too have un-predictable gutters. Excellent while riding on the smooth highways. Excellent power and you can relax your legs on the long drives. I drove it for an hour continuously.

Final Words I was very thrilled and was planning to book one after reading the initial write-ups on the auto magazines and their e-brochure. I badly needed a replacement for my Accent CRDi that is faithfully serving me for last 5 years. It never got me in to any breakdown troubles so far.

But I was totally dis-heartened when the bottom center hit at the first lowest hump where even my Santron and Accent CRDi does not even mind! I was test driving on my regular route from home to office. Also felt like sitting on the car-floor with the too low positioned front seats. The suspension is tooo soft; hence the first problem. Both these points are important to me since I drive quite a lot on my Accent.

It would have been nice to name it as 'Fluidic' instead of the failure 'Verna'. Hyundai should have learned from the success of the Accent and the way they had to bring it back to the market. The main success of the Accent variant are its comfortable seating position and the ground clearence. I have decided to wait for a few months to see whether Hyundai is going to do something about these points. Otherwise may opt for Renault Fluence.

Areas of improvement Increase the ground clearance.

Increase the seat height or provide a facility to pump UP the seat.

Would have loved if the front seats were power adjustable at least on the top variants.

Everything else is excellent.

Most of the features loaded at a very good priceEven on a low hump, the center bottom hits; Front seats are very low

I purchased verna in Dec 2006.Till Sept 2008 I drove 45000 km. Since the beginning I was not happy because low mileage (13.5km/lt overall) , also at high speed (> 140km/lt) it lacs stability & safety as it should be. After 5000 km running i came to know that inners of tyres are going. After detailed enquiry I got the inf that company has given wrong tech. details of alignment. Since March 2008 Overall vehicle is giving the trouble Initially engine oil got mix with coolent, with that my vehicle was at workshop for 15 days Post repair vehicle is quit noisy with drastically reduced power inspite of repeated visits to workshop.Later on front suspension rod was at fault. After few days again small fault in altornator cost me the price of vehicle battery and the journey is still on.Good style averagecomfortHigh noise High maintainance Poor fuel efficiency

I am an old user of the reviews and feels that it is my duty now to post my input after purchasing new Verna Diesel SX top end on 17th July 2009. Let me compare all the available diesel options in the Indian market. This is based on test drives and study of the technical specs along with practical experience.For 1 to 4 or complete review visit http://praveengju.blogspot.com/ 5.Verna SX diesel top end- This is the last product which I am reviewing. The vehicle is very powerful with good gear shift and transmission. My brother too bought this car three months back. Since we already have ford fiesta so after buying Verna I was able to compare the two with more details. Except good engine and good ground clearance Ford fiesta scores well above the Verna and also it is at least Rs.80,000/- cheaper. I will elaborate these differences in my next review with a comment on mileage and other aspects in Verna. One thing which I would like to mention here that fully loaded Verna with 6 air bags and other safety features is priced at $ 12,000 in USA which comes out to be Rs. 6 lacs after assuming one $ is equal to Rs. 50/-. Verna SX top end here in India is priced at Rs. 8.06 lacs ex -showroom Delhi (with no airbag option even in top end). Now you guys can well judge how these overseas car companies like Hyundai and every car company I should say are fooling we Indians and treating us a second grade citizens who will accept their greed and also say thanks to them for giving us wonderful product and services!!!!!!! In the end you can well imagine the state of mind of a prospective buyer like me to choose a product which is value of hard earned money. With not many options available, one has to balance the pros and cons of any product to buy a particular product for his use. Car manufacturer here in India are working and behaving like uncontrollable industry who do not have any Government Regulators who can monitor their unfair trade practices and pricing with concern for mandatory safety and emission norms. One glaring example of making money by these companies is not passing the 4 % excise duty cut benefit to the customers as announced in March 2009 budget. And even Government of India did not take any action on this unlawful activity. I have tried to convey my views and research in the form of this review which has helped me to understand about various cars and ultimately settling for Verna in this case. I hope viewers will be benefitted from this input and it will help them in removing the doubts and confusions while deciding for the car with in their budget and needs. People are welcome to respond to my review. Some people who have vested interest for some particular companies are advised not to poke in the discussion forum to misguide the genuine buyers. I too faced hard time to recognize these people in mouth shut and exclude their biased view before final decision to buy my car. In my next review I will write again about the performance of my new Hyundai Verna diesel car and comparison with other car i.e. Ford fiesta in the family.Powehousesuspension not so smooth, value for money I doubt

 

Exterior Awesome looks inspired by the Fluidic design. Makes others envy you.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Decent interiors with biege finish, could have been made more rich for the price the car is quoted.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Pretty smooth drive, transition is smooth, and pickup too. Not in the initial RPM due to the BS-4 lag but car does great in 3rd and higher gears. Milege is not so good.

Ride Quality & Handling Easy to handle, doesnt give you  a mid size car feel. point and shoot in any direction u want.

Final Words Overall its a good car. Sexy styling but little costly for the money we spend. The best part is- SPARE PARTS ARE TOOO MUCH CHEAP FPOR THIS CAR. 2 TIMES LOW THAN OLDER VERNA AND HIGHLY COMPETETIVE TO MARUTHI SPARE PARTS. DAMN CHEAP

Areas of improvement Could offer a better music system. it sucks!

Styling, Styling and StylingLess milege, light body

 

Exterior Its simply superb. The aerodynamic looks from the side and the stylish view from the back of the car are simply unbeatable.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The front seats and the leg room is sufficient enough to make a person with height of 6.2 drive or sit in the car with ease. The air conditioner and the auto climate control are really good. The A.C. is really powerful enough that it can make the car cool within 3-4 minutes even in summer (i haven't experienced it though, but saying this on experience). The strearing is really really soft and gives better control at high speed. However, its grip could be a little slippery as the stearing is very much finished. The stearing mounted controls are also better specifically with the in-built bluetooth controls. The controls on the door are suffiecient with all functions available in the luxury cars. One area of imrpovement could be to solve the mismatch of the colour of Dashboard and the car interior with one having grey colour and other with Jute. Overall nice interiors.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Justifying what I have said in the title, a car for people travelling on highways...have your feet on the accelarator and take the car on the highway. I guess there would be hardly any moment where you need to push the car to overtake any other vehicle. The riding is so smooth that you never come to feel that the car has actually touched the speed limit set by the government for indian roads with one gear still in your bucket. 😉 However, if one take a look of the same thing from the other mirror, it is the biggest issue with this car that it has a 6+1 gearbox. I have Verna CRDi 1.6 done with about 500+ KMs in couple of months but I harldy got a few instances where I can drive the car on Top Gear. Going into a little dip, it takes about 80+ KMPH of speed to enter the car into 6th gear. Considering the roads in our contries and traffic in cities like Metros where there is highest client base of such cars, the 6th Gear of the car is the actual "Villion". It can spoil the mood of speed and fuel economy both sometimes.

Ride Quality & Handling Well a car with the highest pick up, proper balance, effective braking and smoothest handling is a difficult combination to find. The default speed of first two gears is a little high, but one gets addicted to it in couple of drives. I would just say a single liner here to explain this. Have a test drive of the car and experience it. Noone can change your mind after it.

Final Words Simple the best in the segment. If you find even some room to get out of the queue of waitinglist for this, grab the opportunity and purchase it. Let the other company's new models/variants come to the market, someone will hardly beat it in terms of driving pleasure. Fuel ecoomy is simply the great (I wont use the greatest, since verna is car to enjoy driving, not a car to save your money). Till now I am getting 16 on city road and 18-20 on Highways.

Areas of improvement Gearbox (make it 5+1 if any chance), Rear Sit in centre (Common issue faced by all).

Aerodynamic Looks, Performance in terms of power and fuel economy, Better Suspensions6+1 Gearbox, Low-height and less comfortable rear seats

 

Exterior Fluidic verna has made it the best on this segment, honda city is nothin in frnt of this vehicle.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior is nice, gear positioning nice, steering controls attracted me much, bluetooth connectivity butoon, spaceous and comfortable.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Power is just like a 2 litre engine, 0 to 100 is with in 9 seconds. 140 is a very stable and comfortble speed in indian roads.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality n handling is pakka perfect for this vehicle, superb feeln v r geting and nice riding position.

Final Words Super vehicle for this cost f price, Hyundai had done wel to make the fluidic verna a big success!! I liked its power and comfortable handling. you know this vehicle has a very nice driver seat. sitting on that feels we are the king. abs and airbags add to its safety.

Areas of improvement Mileage, nothing else.

liked steering controls, style, power. interiors, handlingmileage, headlamp washers etc