(Dan Tri) – Hyundai Exter will likely be assembled domestically, making it easy to lock in a cheap price to compete with Kia Sonet and Toyota Raize.

The dealer said that Hyundai Exter is expected to be launched in October, with a selling price of about 500 million VND.

This information has not been confirmed by TC Motor.

The presence of Hyundai Exter will thicken the Korean automaker’s SUV product range in Vietnam (Photo: team-bhp).

It is unclear how many versions Hyundai Exter will have in Vietnam.

Hyundai Exter is expected to launch in Vietnam in October, with the ambition to compete with Kia Sonet

The car’s exterior design is reminiscent of the `elder` Hyundai Santa Fe 2024 when using many square lines (Photo: team-bhp).

The cabin of the Hyundai Exter has a design quite similar to the Grand i10 2023 model currently on sale in India.

Referencing the international market, the car has a number of amenities such as push-button start, wireless phone charging, automatic air conditioning, and sunroof.

Hyundai Exter is expected to launch in Vietnam in October, with the ambition to compete with Kia Sonet

The car’s interior is quite basic, literally cheap (Photo: Hyundai).

Regarding performance, the sales consultant said that Hyundai Exter for the Vietnamese market will use a 4-cylinder, naturally aspirated, 1.2L gasoline engine.

The car’s safety equipment is at a basic level with ABS anti-lock brakes, EBD electronic brake force distribution, hill start assist, 3-point seat belts, rear parking sensors and 6 airbags.

Hyundai Exter is expected to launch in Vietnam in October, with the ambition to compete with Kia Sonet

In the international market, Hyundai Exter is equipped with front/rear dash cameras (Photo: Hyundai).

In addition to Kia Sonet and Toyota Raize, Hyundai Exter will also face VinFast VF 5 Plus when it officially goes on sale.

Hyundai Exter is expected to launch in Vietnam in October, with the ambition to compete with Kia Sonet

VinFast VF 5 Plus has a number of driving assistance technologies that are more outstanding than similar-sized gasoline models (Photo: Nguyen Lam).

Kia Sonet is currently the leading product in the A-size urban SUV segment in Vietnam.

Toyota Raize is being distributed with 1 variant, priced at 552 million VND.