Hyundai verna is my favourite car. I am having this from last 3 years. Its new model has very atractive and sharp looking. It has many features which make it unique. It has larger head lights and fog lamps. It has inbuild music player with 1 gb internal memory in which we can store our favourite music tracks. It has comfortable seating and space inside. It has good break control. Power stearing is fantastic. We enjoy its ride very much. Must drive this car.
When I first saw the Verna, its side and rear profile looked largely similar to the outgoing model. However an all-new front fascia gives it a refreshing look. The updated Verna gets larger projector head-lamps, redesigned bumper, new boomerang shaped fog-lamps, dual-slat chrome grille and a bigger airdam.
As I mentioned above, the rear profile hasn’t received any major changes save for the new LEDs on tail lamps and new reflectors on the bumper. As far as the side profile goes, the diamond-cut alloy wheels add more appeal to the car.
Get inside the car, and you will see the same old dashboard, infotainment system, steering wheel, and controls. The music system, however, now has 1 GB internal memory, which allows you to store your favourite music tracks without worrying about carrying a USB around with you. The ambience is light inside the car; the top-end variants get perforated, light cream coloured leather seats.
The door trims, too, sport leather. The entry- and mid-level variants also get similar seat covers albeit with fabric. Thanks to the high-quality plastic, the surface feels good to touch too. Though old, the dashboard still has a far more practical layout than many of its rivals. The speedo- and RPM-meters are easy to read, and the onboard computer shows you data like average fuel economy, distance to empty, external temperature, eco mode status etc.
The front seats offer decent lower-back and under-thigh support, and the driver’s seat has all the adjustments including that for height. While the front seats of the car are fairly comfortable for long drives, the rear seats can get a bit tiring. Even though the company claims to have improved under-thigh support in the rear bench, I am of the opinion that it could still do with some improvement.
Moving on; since it was a mid-life facelift, I didn’t expect major updates under the hood, but I was thoroughly impressed when I drove the car. After driving the car for about 100Kms, I can say that the engineers at Hyundai have worked really well, for it feels a lot better to drive as compared to the exiting model. While the old model offered excellent ride quality on city roads, its performance during high-speeds was rather questionable. I believe its softly-tuned suspension and light steering was ill-suited for such speeds. So, for me, it was always a city car; suited for uneventful roads and speeds up to 130-140Km/h. However, the updated model feels a different car altogether, thanks to the stiffened suspension and heavier steering. The car’s ability to absorb undulations is far better than that of the old model. The recommended route for the drive allowed us to test its capability on city-roads, highways and broken surfaces. Just so you know, we were three folks in the car, and all of us agreed that its ability to handle almost every type of terrain was impressive. On uneven roads, where its closest rival Honda City still fumbles, the updated Verna shines.
Also with the slightly heavier steering, the car gives you the confidence to keep pushing it, quite unlike the old model. That said, the steering feedback and the car’s stability on high-speeds are still debatable. Even when you are driving the car on flat surfaces in straight lines, you need to steer a little to keep it straight.