In 2008, Hyundai commemorated 10 years of operations in India by initiating a transcontinental drive from Delhi to Paris in two of its i10 Kappa cars. The Hyundai i10 also won the New Straits Times / Maybank Car of the Year Award in the Entry Level Car category two times consecutively in 20. In Malaysia, the Hyundai i10 has also earned recognition through awards such as the Best People's Car in the Asian Auto – VCA Auto Industry Awards 2009, 1st Place in Asian Auto-Mudah.my Fuel Efficiency Awards 2009 in the Compact City Cars Category with a combined fuel efficiency of 5.0 L/100 km, which is not only the best performance in its category but also throughout all the participating vehicles in Malaysia. The car was conferred with the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) by automotive media of the country. The i10 was recognized as "Car of the Year 2008" by various automotive magazines and television channels in India, like BS Motoring, CNBC-TV18 AutoCar, NDTV Profit Car & Bike India and Overdrive magazine. In 2010 Hyundai launched a facelifted version of the i10 in India which uses a Kappa II engine with VTVT Variable valve timing. The i10 based electric car is called BlueOn. Hyundai unveiled the i10 concept Electric at the Delhi Auto Expo in 2009 it was expected to be available in India by 2011. The spark plug of the 1.2L is non-standard.Ī 1.1 liter three cylinder diesel CRDi variant was available in Europe and Indian Market. The i10 also came with a 1.2 liter gasoline Euro 5 compliant engine (called the Kappa engine), with the same CO 2 emissions as the 1.1L version. The i10 was launched with a 1.1 liter 65 bhp (48 kW 66 PS) I4 iRDE engine, the same motor used in the Kia Picanto and Hyundai Atos Prime/Santro Xing but with lower CO 2 emissions. The interior features chrome and silver accents and a new instrument cluster with a gear shift indicator display (on manual models) and a digital fuel indicator. The i10 has a two tone beige and light brown color in certain markets. The rear tail lamps and bumper were redesigned with new reflectors. Hyundai introduced a new front end design inspired by the 'Fluidic Sculpture' design language with new, less angled headlights. In September 2010, Hyundai introduced a facelift for the i10. The car was targeted primarily at the Indian market and intended for production in India, given the popularity of hatchback subcompacts in the country. The development for the concept was codenamed Hyundai PA. Hyundai started development of the i10 to replace the Hyundai Atos. Higher versions have heated front seats, electric sunroof, start-stop system, and, optional, there is ESP. All versions come with four airbags, ABS, front electric windows, air conditioning and an RDS radio/CD player. In Europe, it has four different versions: Classic, Style, Comfort and Eco Blue Version, with a 1.0 liter engine. In July 2008, Hyundai added two variants Sportz and Asta and an additional engine: 1.2L Kappa engine. Integrated CD music system, Electric sunroof and Remote key are optional only in Magna Variant. In India, it originally had three different variants: D-Lite, Era and Magna with only 1.1L iDREZ engine. It was produced in India at Hyundai's Chennai plant for the domestic and export markets. The first generation i10 was announced on 31 October 2007 in New Delhi, India.
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