Hyundai Alcazar gets a new 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine that produces 160 bhp and 253 Nm and replaces the 2.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine.
Hyundai newly introduced engine will be seen in the Alcazar, the next-gen Verna that’ll debut on March 21st, and the Creta SUV. This new engine is RDE and E20 compliant, according to Hyundai. This 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine mated with a 6-speed Manual or new 7-speed DCT Transmission that replaces the torque converter automatic transmission with the 2.0 litre petrol engine.
| Type | 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine | 1.5-litre diesel engine |
| Displacement | 1497cc | 1493cc |
| Power | 160 bhp | 115 bhp |
| Torque | 253 Nm | 250 Nm |
| Transmission Options | 6-speed MT, 7-speed DCT | 6-speed MT, 6-speed AT |
The Alcazar that also comes with a 1.5-litre diesel engine that produces 115 bhp and 250 Nm and that’ll will remain unchanged. No updated diesel engine will be included. The new engine also gets the Idle Start/Stop tech and gives a claimed range of 18 kpl for the DCT Transmission and 17.5 kpl for the Manual Transmission. The Alcazar gets six airbags including side and curtain airbags as standard. Hyundai also went ahead and updated the front grille, and new puddle lamps for higher variant.
The Hyundai Alcazar rivals the likes of MG Hector Plus, Toyota Innova HyCross, the new Tata Safari, and the Mahindra XUV700. It’ll be interesting to see the reaction towards this new engine.
The Hyundai Alcazar comes with two fuel options – Petrol and Diesel. Here is the on-road prices of all the petrol variants –
| Variants | Manual | Automatic |
| Prestige Executive 7-str | Rs.18.75 lakhs | – |
| Platinum | – | Rs. 23.04 lakhs |
| Platinum 7-str | Rs. 21.60 lakhs | Rs. 23.04 lakhs |
| Signature | Rs. 22.11 lakhs | Rs. 23.37 lakhs |
| Signature DT | Rs. 22.28 lakhs | Rs. 23.43 lakhs |
| Signature 7-str | – | Rs. 23.37 lakhs |
The diesel variants on-road prices are –
| Variants | Manual | Automatic |
| Prestige Executive 7-str | Rs.19.67 lakhs | Rs. 21.38 lakhs |
| Prestige Executive | Rs. 19.67 lakhs | – |
| Prestige 7-str | Rs. 20.97 lakhs | Rs.22.69 lakhs |
| Platinum | – | Rs. 23.97 lakhs |
| Platinum 7-str | Rs. 22.53 lakhs | Rs. 23.84 lakhs |
| Signature | Rs. 23.10 lakhs | Rs. 23.28 lakhs |
| Signature DT | Rs. 23.84 lakhs | Rs. 24.26 lakhs |
| Signature 7-str | – | Rs. 23.37 lakhs |