My average monthly travelling is 2500 kms on highways. Suggest a car under 10 lacs with economy consideration.

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Pick the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder strong-hybrid. With your 80 km of daily city driving, it slashes fuel costs and makes peak-hour traffic easy thanks to its smooth automatic. Toyota’s reliability and service reach are rock solid, and the Hyryder’s back seat is comfortable for adults with easy ingress, which suits long days in Ahmedabad. In real city use, it does 20-plus kpl, so you’ll refuel far less than a regular petrol.The catch is the hybrid’s boot is smaller than rivals, and the hybrid trims can nudge past Rs. 20 lakh on-road. If that stretch or luggage space worries you, look at the Kia Seltos 1.5 petrol automatic. It is roomier inside, has a bigger boot, rides comfortably, and is still very easy to live with in traffic, though mileage will be lower than the Hyryder.Given reliability and space are your top asks, and you’re fine with any engine, the Hyryder hybrid fits your commute best and complements your Tiago EV nicely. If you value outright space over savings at the pump, the Seltos is the safer pick.

Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder

Tata Tiago

Kia Seltos

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If you have CNG pumps in your area, pick the Tata Tiago CNG. At your budget, you would get a low to mid trim manual version, which should do just fine for your mix of city and highway driving. If your city drive is a lot and with heavy traffic, consider upping your budget for the automatic version. As for the car, the Tiago makes for a very good first buy, its small dimensions are easy to manage, and the clutch and steering are both light and easy to use. The engine is not refined, but its performance is decent enough when driven at a relaxed and normal pace.You can also consider the Maruti Celerio CNG; it too makes for a good first buy with easy controls and tight dimensions, but it loses boot space as it comes with a single large CNG tank and spare inside the boot, unlike the Tiago, which has the spare wheel and a dual tank setup below the boot floor. If it's a petrol only that you want, then the Celerio is the better option, as it has a more refined engine and will be more fuel efficient too.

Tata Tiago

Maruti Suzuki Celerio

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Go for the Tiago petrol automatic. With only 500 km a month, the money you save on CNG won’t recover the higher upfront price and the compromises for a long time. The petrol feels smoother and livelier in traffic, the gearbox works better with it, and you keep your full boot for luggage. CNG adds weight, cuts boot space, and performance drops when you switch to gas, which you’ll feel on flyovers and quick overtakes.If your city has patchy CNG supply or long queues, the convenience gap gets wider. Petrol also needs less planning on highway runs, and service is simpler.One honest catch: your running cost per km will be higher on petrol. If fuel prices worry you, or your usage could jump to 1,000+ km a month and you plan to keep the car 7-8 years, the Tiago CNG automatic can make financial sense. For your current 500 km pattern though, petrol automatic is the cleaner, easier choice.

Tata Tiago