cars: Hyundai Eon

Hyundai Eon

The Hyundai Eon is a 5-door hatchback subcompact produced by the Hyundai Motor Company. It was launched in 1 October 2011 in India and in March 2012 in thePhilippines.The Eon is produced in India at Hyundai's Chennai plant for the domestic and export markets as the company's entry level city car (positioned below the i10 and Santro Xing).The Eon was designed jointly between the Hyundai R&D centers in Namyang, South Korea and Hyderabad, India.It is offered with a 814cc 3-cylinder gasoline engine that generates 55 bhp and 75 Nm torque. According to Hyundai's Philippinedistributor, the Eon has a fuel economy rating of 26.3 kilometers per liter.^[5]n January 2012, Hyundai India announced LPG models of Eon as well, with an additional cost of approximately INR 27000 to the available models.