Here Are The Best Tyres For Hyundai Exter

The Hyundai Exter might be compact but is punching above its weight with its bold SUV-like design and feature-rich cabin. Here, we discuss the best tyre options available for the Hyundai Exter:

• The Hyundai Exter is available in seven variants – EX, EX (O), S, S (O), SX, SX (O) and SX (O) Connect. 
• The EX, EX (O), S and S (O) variants have 165/70 R14 tyres, while the SX, SX (O) and SX (O) Connect ride on 175/65 R15 tyres.  
• The Exter gets segment-first features like a dashcam, wireless charger and sunroof. 
• The 1.2-litre 83 PS petrol engine of the Exter is offered with 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT gearbox options.

SUVs are the need of the hour for all car makers, and even in the sub-compact car category, people expect cars to have SUV-like designs. The popularity of Tata Punch in the sub-compact SUV category is a testimony to it, which encouraged Hyundai to launch the all-new Exter in the same space. The Hyundai Exter has been positioned below the Venue as the Korean carmaker’s most affordable and smallest SUV.

About design, the Hyundai Exter has a bold and visually dramatic design, which includes H-shaped LED DRLs and halogen projectors within squared housings at the front. Even the tail lamps at the back come with H-shaped LED inserts. The split design for the front grille, thick-looking front and rear skid plates, wheel arch mouldings and roof rails give the Exter the visual appeal of a bold-looking SUV.  

Hyundai Exter cabin feels fresh and wide, which is available in three options of trim inserts for the all-black cabin. It is equipped with new-age features like an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a fully-digital instrument console, automatic climate control, a push start-stop button, a wireless charger, a dashcam and a sunroof. All the variants of the Exter come with six airbags as standard.

The Hyundai Exter gets a 1.2-litre four-cylinder 83 PS petrol engine with both the transmission options of a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed AMT. The mid-spec variants of the Exter can also be had with CNG versions, which are available with a 5-speed manual gearbox. 

Hyundai Exter Tyres & Wheels

There are multiple variants in which Hyundai Exter is being offered in the Indian car market, all of which have their types of wheel and tyre combinations. The base-spec EX and EX (O) variants come with basic steel wheels with no wheel covers, while in the S and S (O) variants, these wheels get full-wheel covers. All these four variants come with 165/70 R14 tubeless tyres.

Moving to the higher-spec variants – SX, SX Dual-Tone (DT), SX (O) and SX (O) Connect, all these variants come with 175/65 R15 tyres. However, while the SX variant has 15-inch steel wheels with a dual-tone design, the SX (DT), SX (O) and SX (O) Connect have 15-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels. All the variants of the Hyundai Exter have the 165/70 R14 tubeless tyre as their spare tyre.

Tyre Options & Price

The Hyundai Exter might have been introduced as a premium sub-compact SUV, but its target audience looks after affordability as their highest priority when buying a new car. For such buyers and cars like Exter, the tyres should be long-lasting and fuel-efficiency oriented, thus being pocket-friendly in the long run. 

At the same time, the tyres for cars like Hyundai Exter should offer decent grip levels and traction, especially while making sharp turns in city conditions. Following are all the suitable tyre options for all the variants of the Hyundai Exter:

Best Tyre Options for Hyundai Exter – 165/70 R14 (EX, EX (O), S and S (O) variants)

Best Tyre Options Hyundai Exter – 175/65 R15 (SX, SX (O) and SX (O) Connect variants)