Hyundai Santro Xing Review

21Oct/070

The Hyundai santro zing is one of the newest cars that is added to this series of cars launched by Hyundai. .It comes loaded with many fresh new enticing features such as remote controlled central locking, front electric windows etc. Also it provides with an option of auto transmission.

The santro xing is powered by a 1086cc transverse four engine that is know or as named by Hyundai the 1.1 litre epsilon. It is rated at 43.3 kw. The clutch of the vehicle is light and the gear shift is positive and very responsive. On flat and level surfaces the Santro Xing can go up to 145km/h on the speedometer quite easily even with the air-conditioner on high. The engine even remains unstressed and cruises. The car has a suspension powered by struts McPherson in front with an H torsion beam for the rear wheels. The car is equipped with ventilated disc brakes in the front and drum brakes for the rear wheels. Even in the absence of the anti-lock break system the car manages to stop smoothly. The new Santo Xing retains the styling similar to its predecessors that is commonly known as the tallboy styling.

The headlights' styling is followed also by the taillights with the very fashionable multifaceted diffusers comprising of clear polycarbonate covers, also the LED brake light is placed the middle of the boot spoiler. The interior of the Santro Xing is more spacious than it appears, with more than adequate head and leg room space. The seats are very comfortable compared to other cars of its class and upholstered in a very pleasant fabric rather than vinyl.

The dashboard has a sunken to look and is provided with two oddment trays that are moulded into it. This leaves many other cars in its class behind as they basically just have an expanse of plastic. The visual instruments such as the speedometer fuel gauge or the coolant temperature is all housed in an oval shaped binnacle. The straight forward controls are housed in a plain black console and the radio or the cd player fits under the very pleasant working air conditioner.

A lidded glove compartment on the left, the two cup holders available between two front seats, the availability of a map pocket on either front door or a plastic storage tray under each front seat provide lots of places to put different things in. Hyundai has also masterfully engineered in many passive safety features. These include vertical and lateral crumple zones, the positioning of side impact bars in the doors and a crossbar also put under the dashboard. The roof panel, rather than moving down under an impact is designed to pop upwards.