Hyundai Motor India today launched the new Verna facelift at a starting price of Rs 7.74 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the 1.4 petrol model, while the Verna diesel gets a starting price-tag of Rs 8.95 lakh, also for the 1.4. The car gets refreshed styling, some mechanical tweaks and a little more equipment. The facelifted Verna is called the Hyundai Verna 4S.

In the front, the bumper is reworked as are the foglamp housings. The grille is bigger, bonnet ridged, and the headlamps more angular. At the rear, streaks on the tail-lights give it a faux LED effect and the exhaust is now hidden from view to give the rear end a cleaner look. On the inside, the audio player now comes with 1GB onboard memory to store songs. The steering now gets reach adjust function, and there’s also what Hyundai calls the 'Ergo Lever' located on the inside edge of the front passenger seat, which allows the rear passenger to move the front passenger seat forward to free up more legroom if needed.

Engine options are retained: the new Verna 4S gets a 105bhp 1.4-litre petrol engine, a 121bhp 1.6-litre petrol unit, an 89bhp 1.4-litre diesel motor and a 126bhp 1.6-litre diesel motor. Transmission options include a five-speed manual gearbox, a six-speed manual gearbox and a four-speed automatic gearbox. One interesting change is that manual Vernas no longer get rear disc brakes; however, ABS has been made standard on the entire Verna range.

Additionally, this Verna facelift does get some mechanical tweaks. The diesel engines get a new, low friction coating on their pistons to improve refinement, emissions and efficiency. The rear suspension of the Verna has been tweaked with too. There are new coil springs, a low velocity valve on the dampersand new bump stops.