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The name Santro automatically reminds me of the 'sunshine' car and its advertisements with Shahrukh Khan. Over 20 years ago, Hyundai, a Korean carmaker and very new to the Indian market, brought in a car that went on to set new trends. It was the Santro that promoted the ‘tall-boy design’ and many new features for an entry-level car. Fog lamps, power windows and tech like fuel-injection with power steering was revolutionary for our market. And then, the Santro was updated a few times before it was finally discontinued in 2014. However, it's now back with drastic changes made necessary by changing times.

The Tiago has won our previous comparison tests against the Celerio petrol and the Kwid. However, its real test is about to get underway now that we have the all-new Hyundai Santro in the picture. Here's how they stack up. 

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So if you are headed to the Hyundai dealership, you will see the Xcent right beside the Santro and for just Rs 2000 more

Although this new Hyundai small car carries the well-known Santro brand name, it is essentially a replacement for the now defunct i10. It sits in between the Eon and the Grand i10 and will go up against the Tata Tiago and the Maruti Celerio.

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Here below are the unique highlights of the newly launched Santro in India. 

So here is a spec comparison between the new Santro and the updated Datsun to see how they both fare on paper. 

Here below are the variant-wise feature list for the new Santro –

Here is how the new Santro compare against its rivals in our competition check.  

After so much anticipation, spy shots and official brief preview

Here is a list of everything else that you can buy -

The Hyundai Santro has been launched in India at Rs 3.87 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi).

Will be offered in five trims and with a factory fit CNG and AMT options