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•12w

I am looking to buy a new AMT car to replace my 9-year-old Hyundai Grand i10. My budget is Rs, 8 lakh (on-road price). I am confused between Maruti Suzuki WagonR ZXi Plus 1.2 Petrol AMT and Hyundai Exter HX3 AMT. The car will also be driven by my father, who is 70 years old. Both cars have a good seating position and offer easy ingress and egress. The WagonR offers better fuel efficiency, even with E20 petrol, along with electrically adjustable and foldable ORVMs, rear power windows, and a rear wiper. The Exter, on the other hand, has a more modern design, higher ground clearance, a reverse camera, and driver seat height adjustment. The car will be driven mostly in the city. Which one should I choose?

•12w

Pick the Hyundai Exter HX3 AMT. For mostly city use and a 70-year-old driver, it sits a bit higher and the height-adjust driver seat and reverse camera make daily driving and parking easier. It also packs more safety kit as standard, which is reassuring when both of you will share it.

Your Wagon R case is strong on running costs and convenience. It will sip less fuel and that ZXi+ adds power-fold mirrors, rear power windows and a rear wiper the Exter HX3 misses. It may also fit your Rs. 8 lakh on-road target more easily. If the Exter HX3 AMT slips within your budget, it is the better everyday companion for, ease of use and safety in the city. If it stretches the budget too much, the Wagon R ZXi+ AMT remains a sensible, cheap-to-run fallback.

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