Next-gen Hyundai i20 borrows Venue's twin screens, and that's the right call
Hyundai has dropped a fresh teaser of the fourth-generation i20, this time showing the cabin. The premium hatchback gets twin screens that look identical to the Venue's setup, along with a new steering wheel. The car is expected to break cover around the 2026 FIFA World Cup kickoff on June 11.
What was announced
Hyundai has released a second teaser for the next-generation i20, this time focused on the interior. The image confirms a fully redesigned dashboard built around two large digital screens housed in a single curved binnacle, mirroring the layout introduced on the latest Hyundai Venue.
Hyundai is spreading the Venue's twin-screen cabin into the i20, and that single decision could rewrite the premium hatchback pecking order.
Both displays in the teaser are expected to measure 12.3 inches each. That is a meaningful jump over the current i20, which tops out at a 10.25-inch touchscreen on higher trims and an 8-inch unit lower down the range. On the existing 10.25-inch system, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay require a third-party adapter; Hyundai is expected to build wireless smartphone mirroring into the new head unit natively.
The driver's display tachometer graphics in the teaser are lifted directly from the Venue. Other confirmed or strongly hinted changes include a new steering wheel with the Hyundai 'H' rendered in Morse code, a 360-degree camera, and fresh upholstery colour options. Earlier teasers had already shown the exterior lighting signature, with connected light bars at both ends.
The fourth-generation i20 is expected to debut around the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on June 11. India launch timing has not been confirmed, but the current car has been on sale here since 2020 and is due for replacement. Powertrains are expected to carry over with refinement updates rather than wholesale changes.
The Car Jury verdict
Hyundai is doing what Hyundai always does: spreading proven hardware across the range and letting the premium hatch ride the SUV's coat-tails. The Venue's twin 12.3-inch setup is genuinely one of the better infotainment packages in this price band, and dropping it into the i20 instantly closes the gap to the Baleno and the Altroz on screen real estate. Gagan Choudhary of Gagan Choudhary has noted how sharp Hyundai's cabin engineering has become, and that shows here.
The risk is pricing. The current i20 already pushes past Rs 11 lakh on-road in top trim, and a twin-screen cabin plus 360-camera will not make it cheaper. Hyundai needs to hold the line under the Venue, or the i20 prices itself into no-man's land. Get that right, and this is the hatch to wait for.
