Before the 2023 new-generation Hyundai Verna takes the wraps off on March 21, the company has revealed everything you need to know about its safety features.
Standard Safety Features
The 2023 Hyundai Verna will get a plethora of active and passive safety features as standard. The suite will include the following: –
- Six airbags (driver, passenger, side & curtain)
- Automatic headlamps
- ABS with EBD
- 3-point seatbelts for all seats
- Seat belt reminder for all seats
- Speed-sensing auto door lock
- Impact-sensing auto door unlock
- Emergency stop signal (ESS)
- Follow me home headlamps
- ISOFIX child anchorages
- Lane change indicator
- Anti-theft alarm
- Rear defogger
- Keyless entry
- Rear parking sensors
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Other Safety Features
The above-mentioned features are just standard fitment, and as you move up the variants list, there will be even more safety features, including: –
- Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
- Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Hill start assist control (HAC)
- Electric parking brake
- Front parking sensors
- All disc brakes
- Auto-dimming IRVM
- Cornering lamps
and most importantly…
- Hyundai SmartSense, which is essentially Hyundai’s jargon for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). This will comprise level-2 autonomous features, such as: –
| Hyundai SmartSense (ADAS Suit) |
| – Adaptive cruise control – Forward collision warning – Lane-keeping assist – Lane departure warning – Driver attention warning – High beam assist – Safe exit warning – Lane following assist – Leading vehicle departure alert – Rear cross-traffic collision warning – Rear cross-traffic collision-avoidance assist |
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Comfort and Convenience Features
As for creature comforts, Hyundai has left no stone unturned, offering tons of premium comfort & convenience features, such as –
- Dual-screen setup for the infotainment and digital driver’s display
- Switchable type infotainment & climate controller
- 8-speaker Bose sound system
- Front ventilated and heated seats
- Automatic climate control
- Rear AC vents
- Ambient lighting
- Wireless smartphone charger
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Engine Options
- The upgraded version of the Hyundai Verna will be a petrol-only model.
- It will be offered with two engine options: a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol (115PS/144Nm) and a new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol unit (160PS/253Nm).
- A 6-speed manual transmission will be standard.
- The naturally aspirated petrol mill will also get the option of a CVT, whereas the turbocharged motor will get the choice of a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT).
