Hyundai i20 Active global debut in March 2015

Hyundai has officially confirmed that it will reveal the Active i20 next month. The pseudo SUV - based on the B2 segment Elite i20 has been crafted at Hyundai’s design centre in Russelsheim, Germany. The crossover will take on the likes of the Fiat Avventura, Volkswagen Cross Polo and Toyota Etios Cross and the global debut will take place in India.

The South Korean car maker has also released official renders of the crossover, though recent spy shots have revealed the primary styling cues already. Apart from an increase in ground clearance and select tweaks on the interior, the updates include black cladding around the skirting and bumpers, silver roof rails, newly designed alloy wheels, a new exterior paint shade and circular fog lamps at the front and back.

The car also features projector headlamps, silver skid plates, a rear spoiler and the thicker eyebrows above the headlamps indicate the likely addition of LED DRLs. The front grille has also been placed inversely as compared to the Elite i20 and skips the metallic honeycomb mesh for 5 black slats. The fuel filler cap gets a silver finish and the variant nomenclature may be similar to that of the Hyundai Verna.