Whether we like it or not, the electric car is the future and is here to stay. Even the Indian government is strongly pushing for an all-electric fleet by 2030. And with incentives like lower tax brackets on electric cars we might soon see a few globally recognised electric cars launched in India.
It was back in 1998 when India first saw the transformation of a company named Tata. The Indica was splashed all over the front pages of newspapers and it was a design that engaged the crowd in India almost immediately. The Indica was what everyone wanted but there were glaring problems with the car.
SUVs have generated a lot of interest amongst buyers in India recently. The segment has been growing at a rapid pace and this has triggered the interest of the car manufacturers. No wonder we see a whole bunch of cars in this segment - the Renault Duster, Nissan Terrano, Tata Safari Storme and the Mahindra XUV and Scorpio.
Seems like the hatchback crossover segment is finally getting its due in India, though it currently has only the newly launched Fiat Avvetura, Toyota Etios Cross and Volkswagen Cross Polo on offer. From the look of it, the segment is likely to witness the arrival of new entrants in the near future.
As India's leading auto maker, Maruti Suzuki India, gets ready to bring forth its latest entrant in the mid-size sedan segment - the Ciaz - here's a quick comparison between the upcoming sedan and its primary rivals.
The competition in an already competitive segment, the B+ hatchback, has gone even more fierce with the launch of three updated models - Hyundai Elite i20, Fiat Punto Evo and 2014 Volkswagen Polo.
Now that the Tata Zest has arrived in India at a starting price of Rs 4.64 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), we compare the new sub-compact sedan with its three close rivals - Maruti Swift Dzire, Hyundai Xcent and Honda Amaze.
Here are half a dozen of the best and/or newest diesel hatchbacks in the country battling it out for bragging rights on the Buddh International Circuit.
