Hyundai has launched the Bayon in India at Rs 10.00 lakh ex showroom, going up to Rs 16.69 lakh for the top automatic. Bookings had opened on 23 September and the India spec car was shown on 12 October.
Seven variants, eleven versions
The range runs HX 2, HX 3, HX 3 plus, HX 5, HX 6, HX 8 and HX 10. The three lower variants come only with a manual gearbox. HX 5 and above also offer the iVT automatic, which makes eleven versions in total.
Prices for HX 3, HX 3 plus and the HX 10 manual are still being confirmed, so treat those three as indicative.
One engine across the range
Every Bayon uses the same 1.5 litre petrol engine making 113 bhp and 143.8 Nm, with a six speed manual or the iVT automatic. You do not get more power by going up the range, you get more equipment.
Safety
Six airbags are standard on every variant, along with ESC, hill hold, ABS with EBD and an emergency stop signal. Hyundai counts more than 35 standard safety features.
The driver assistance pack is the part worth reading carefully. Hyundai lists 23 functions, including automatic braking for cars, people and cyclists, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert and adaptive cruise with stop and go. Almost all of it sits on the HX 10 alone. The 360 degree camera comes in on HX 8. Rear disc brakes are also only on HX 8 and HX 10.
Boot space, with a caveat
Hyundai quotes 505 litres, measured with the tyre mobility kit fitted. That kit is standard only on the HX 2, and every other variant carries a spare wheel, so the usable space on the variant you are likely to buy will be less.
Features
The Bayon gets a voice assistant you trigger by saying Hey Hyundai, connected car features free for three years, wireless phone mirroring, a sunroof and ventilated front seats on the higher variants, and ten exterior colours including two matte finishes and two with a black roof.
What is not confirmed yet
Hyundai has not published an ARAI mileage figure for the Bayon, and neither has any listing site. Kerb weight, ground clearance and turning radius are also not out. We have left these blank rather than borrow numbers from another model, and will add them once Hyundai publishes.
One claim worth flagging: the brochure line about 5 star Indian safety standards is marked as an internal assessment, not a Bharat NCAP result, so we have not recorded a crash test rating.