The Hyundai Alcazar is expected to have a big impact in the 7-seater SUV segment
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is preparing to launch the Alcazar in India next month. The three-row SUV is based on the well-received second-generation Creta mid-size SUV, and it was supposed to debut a few weeks ago, but the return of the health crisis forced the country's second-largest automaker to postpone its plans.
The Alcazar will be available in six and seven-seater configurations, with minor outward differences from the Creta. The Tata Safari, MG Hector Plus, and the new Mahindra XUV700 will all be competitors. The Hyundai Alcazar, unlike some of its competitors, has a long wheelbase, which allows for the extra inside room as well as huge boot space.
It will be driven by 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol and a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and is expecte...