The Santro has been designed in Korea by Hyundai's chief
designer Park Jong-Suh. The distinguishing feature of the car is its unique "tall
boy" design, which allows easy entry and exit. The high driving position, large
windshield and the A-pillar slope allows greater all-round visibility. Apart from the above, the Santro has several features for
comfortable commuting -
The Santro has several advanced safety features like:
The car is powered by a 12V SOHC 1000 cc Epsilon
engine. The multi-point Fuel Injection System with dual-intake valves feeds the right
amount of fuel that the engine needs.
The Santro offers McPherson Strut Suspension in the front with stabiliser bar, offset coil
springs and hydraulic dampers. In the rear you have torsion beam axle, 3-link coil springs
and hydraulic dampers. The car has disc brakes in the front and self-adjusting drums in
the rear with vacuum assisted booster.
The GLS1 is the deluxe model and has additional features:
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Length | 3495 mm |
| Width | 1495 mm |
| Height | 1590 mm |
| Unladen Weight | 776 Kg |
| Ground Clearance | 172 mm |
| Wheel Base | 2380 mm |
| Power | |
| Type | Hyundai Elipson Engine, In-line 4-cylinder 12-Valve SOHC |
| Piston Displacement | 999 cc |
| Max. Power | 55 bhp @ 5500 rpm |
| Max. Torque | 8.4 kgm @ 2500 rpm |
| Fuel System | |
| Multipoint Fuel Injection | |
| Fuel Tank | 35 litres |
| Transmission & Gear Box | |
| Type | Manual - 5 forward (all syncromesh), 1 reverse |
| Suspension | |
| Front | MacPherson Strut with Stabilizer Bar |
| Rear | Torsion beam Axle, 3 - link Offset coil springs, Hydraulic Dampers |
| Steering | |
| Type | Rack and pinion |
| Turning Radius | 4.4 metres |
| Brakes | |
| Type | Booster assisted dual circuit |
| Front | Discs |
| Rear | Self-Adjusting Drums |
| Tyres | |
| Tyre Size | 155/70 R 13 Radial |
| Performance | |
| Max.Speed | 136 kmph |
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