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Parth Sachdev

•2d

I currently own a 2015 model Honda Mobilio (diesel variant). Please suggest to me if it would be better to buy a sedan or a hatchback for mostly city rides and 4/5 times a road trip in a year. Budget is around 10-12 lakhs. Please suggest to me some good cars for the same.

Autocar India

•1h

Go for the Honda Amaze sedan. For mostly city use, it is easy to drive and park, yet the 420 litre boot makes those 4-5 road trips far simpler than a hatchback. Coming from a Mobilio, you will also like the comfy ride and the familiar Honda smoothness. Pick the automatic, which will be friendly and easy to use in the city where you spend most of your time.

One honest catch is power. It is fine in the city and steady at 90-100 km/h, but quick highway overtakes with a full load will need some planning.

If you are set on a hatchback, the Maruti Baleno or Fronx are the most sensible city choices thanks to light controls, good space and very good mileage, and they are calmer on highways than most small hatches. If safety and rough-road stability matter more than mileage, the Tata Altroz is the sturdier hatch, though its petrol feels just okay.

Overall, for your usage mix and past MPV ownership, the Amaze fits best.

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Santosh Kumar Tiwari

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I want to buy a SUV of VW, Skoda or Toyota around 12-13 L having fuel efficiency. Plz advice

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RUCHEEN KUMAR

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I wish to purchase an ICE vehicle in the Rs. 8-10 lakh price range during this Diwali. I have shortlisted the Hyundai i20, Maruti Suzuki Baleno, and Honda Amaze. My monthly driving is around 900-1,100 km, with approximately 60% highway usage and 40% city driving. My priorities are engine refinement, safety, and low maintenance costs. I am not interested in Tata vehicles, and I would also prefer to avoid brands such as Renault, Citroën, and Nissan, as they do not have service centres in my district. Based on these requirements, which car would you recommend?

Autocar India

•4h

Go for the Honda Amaze. The Amaze has a full 5-star crash safety rating from Bharat NCAP and the sedan feels stable on the highways. The 1.2 i‑VTEC petrol engine is peppy and smooth, and Honda’s service costs stay sensible over time. The big boot makes road trips easier, and its ride keeps passengers comfortable on mixed roads. Mid trims should sit close to your Rs. 8-10 lakh window.One catch with the Amaze is the power. With a full load you will need a downshift for quick overtakes, and it gets a bit vocal when revved hard. If that is fine, it best fits what you want: smooth engine, stable and confident on the highway, and low, predictable maintenance from a brand with a wide network.

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Sandeep

•1d

I want to buy a car under Rs 12 lakh. It should be a petrol automatic and will be my first car. I need good ground clearance, a good engine and gearbox combination for 70% city and 30% highway use, and my daily running is around 30 km in Bengaluru traffic. Comfort, space, decent fuel efficiency, ease of driving, and long-term ownership are important to me. I do not want a Fronx, Baleno, i20, Exter, Punch, or Nexon. Please suggest a value-for-money option. Thank you.

Autocar India

•11h

Given your exclusions, the Skoda Kylaq automatic would be our first recommendation. Specifically, the Signature automatic is if you can stretch slightly. The 1.0 TSI turbo petrol and torque converter automatic are a very good combination for Bangalore traffic. The gearbox is smooth, the engine has enough punch for highway overtakes, and the car feels more premium and substantial than most options in this price range. Ground clearance is good, it is easy to drive, and it has the solid feel that many first-time buyers appreciate.Another strong option is the Mahindra XUV 3XO MX2 Pro automatic. It has a wider rear seat, feels bigger inside and is one of the most spacious compact SUVs in the segment. The torque converter automatic is smooth, and it is comfortable for city use. The downside is that fuel efficiency is not that great, and the boot is on the smaller side.If you are willing to consider a sedan, the Honda Amaze CVT is also worth a look. The CVT is exceptionally smooth in traffic, reliability is excellent, and it is the kind of car you can comfortably keep for a decade. The only reason it is not our primary recommendation is that you specifically mentioned wanting good ground clearance.

Shantanu Pandey

I am currently torn between the Honda Amaze VX CVT and the Skoda Kylaq Signature manual. My usage is split roughly 40:60 between city commutes and highway trips. I drive the car myself in the city (around 40% of the time), while a chauffeur handles most of the highway journeys (around 60% of the time). Given this specific usage pattern, which car would be the better choice?

Autocar India

•5h

You won't go wrong with either but we would lean towards the Skoda Kylaq in this case. You spend most of your time on highways in the back seat, and the Kylaq rear offers better headroom and is the steadier cruiser and with better noise isolation than the Amaze. It also has stronger performance for quick, safe overtakes, which your chauffeur will appreciate. Since you are open to an automatic - in the case of the Honda - we would suggest you consider the Kylaq AT as you will appreciate the smooth shifting of the torque convertor gearbox as against the Amaze's CVT which during some heavy footed driving does have some of the typical ‘rubber band effect’, wherein the engine revs rise without a corresponding effect on the vehicle’s speed.

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