Hyundai Exter Knight Edition launched in India

Key Highlights

• The Hyundai Exter Knight Edition was launched at a starting price of Rs 8.38 lakh today.
• This special edition is based on SX and SX(O) Connect variants.
• The Knight Edition remains unchanged under the hood.

Hyundai Motor India has added a new ‘Knight Edition’ to the Exter SUV’s lineup in celebration of a year since its launch. The special edition will be available for SX and SX(O) Connect variants of the SUV. Prices for the Hyundai Exter Knight Edition start at Rs 8.38 lakh and go up to Rs 10.43 lakh. The Knight Edition is available for Venue and Creta SUVs as well. 

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Hyundai Exter Knight Edition: Everything you need to know

Here is the full price list for the Hyundai Exter Knight Edition.

Variant	Price
SX MT	Rs 8.38 lakh
SX dual-tone MT	Rs 8.62 lakh
SX(O) Connect MT	Rs 9.71 lakh
SX(O) Connect dual-tone MT	Rs 9.86 lakh
SX AMT	Rs 9.05 lakh
SX dual-tone AMT	Rs 9.30 lakh
SX(O) Connect AMT	Rs 10.15 lakh
SX(O) Connect dual-tone AMT	Rs 10.43 lakh

The Knight Edition adds two new colours to the Exter lineup – Abyss Black and Shadow Grey. It gets exterior design upgrades like red accents on the bumper and tailgate, red brake callipers, black skid plates (front and rear), black side-sill garnish, black alloys, black logos, and special ‘Knight’ badging.

Inside, the Hyundai Exter Knight Edition gets an all-black theme with red highlights. The steering and interior door handles are wrapped in black satin while the black seat upholstery features red stitching. The special edition SUV also features red footwell lighting and red highlights on the floor mats.

Things remain the same under the hood as the Hyundai Exter Knight Edition continues to be powered by a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. This engine can produce a maximum power output of 83hp and 114Nm of torque. It can be paired with a 5-speed manual or an AMT gearbox. The  Exter shares this engine with the Grand i10 Nios, Aura, i20, and Venue.

The CNG variants of the SUV produce a maximum power output of 69hp and 95.2Nm of torque. These variants do not get an AMT gearbox option. The manual petrol variants of the  Exter offer a mileage of 19.4 kmpl, while the AMT variants offer 19.2 kmpl. In CNG guise, Hyundai claims a mileage of 27.10 kmpl for the Exter.

Commenting on the launch of the Hyundai EXTER Knight, Mr Tarun Garg, COO, HMIL, said, “We are thrilled to introduce the Hyundai EXTER Knight, embodying the bold spirit of today’s young Indian buyers. The Hyundai EXTER has received a positive customer response with over 93,000 units sold to date. Leveraging the popularity of Black color among SUV customers, the Hyundai EXTER Knight mirrors the changing aspirations of customers. With its youthful & premium design, the Hyundai EXTER Knight aims to entice customers to traverse the unexplored and bring forth thrilling experience to live the Hyundai SUV life. The color black often symbolizes modernity, elegance, power and sophistication, terms very commonly associated with SUVs, and we are confident that the Hyundai EXTER Knight with its striking road presence and offerings will match the aspirations of Indian customers.”

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Conclusion

Prices for the regular Exter lineup start at Rs 6.13 lakh and go up to Rs 10.43 lakh. The Exter crossed the 1 lakh bookings milestone in November 2023. It has sold 93,000 units to date. The SUV rivals Tata Punch, Maruti Suzuki Fronx, and Citroen C3.