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•32w

What is the advantage of buying a four-cylinder car? Which car is good for rear-seat comfort? My budget is below ₹12 lakh.

•32w

A four-cylinder engine is smoother, more refined and generally emits lower vibrations compared to a three-cylinder unit. On the other hand, a three-cylinder unit is likely to be more fuel efficient.

Since rear-seat comfort is your priority, you can consider the Maruti Suzuki Dzire. It is a spacious sedan with a comfortable backseat and excellent ride comfort. If you're open to compact SUVs, the Kia Syros also offers a great backseat experience, and the HTK EX variant will fall within your Rs 12 lakh budget too.

Do keep in mind that both the options suggested have three-cylinder engines. If you insist on a four-cylinder petrol engine only, then you can consider a Maruti Suzuki Brezza.

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•31w•

What about Glanza ?

•31w•

They give me an option up to 50 to 60 lakhs in sedan with mileage

•31w•

I think you should buy tata siera which is cost around 20-25 lakh for top model and starting from 13 lakh from base varients

•31w•

Bro magnite amt or tiago amt which is better also tell about tata punch auromatic

•31w•

What about Nissan gravitia

•31w•

Force cylinder engine is the best option performance wise and another wise.

•31w•

Dzire is used as a cab. Amaze is more classy and Honda engine is very reliable. It's after sales service is also better than Maruti.

•31w•

Honda is only a fringe player in Indian PV market. It is neither classy nor service friendly

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•5d

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•3d

Firstly, ask yourself whether you are comfortable making the Rs 2 lakh stretch for the Maruti Suzuki Brezza ZXI Plus Automatic. If the answer is yes, it makes sense to opt for it, because the ZXI Plus gets you a lot of feel-good and useful features which the This Maruti Suzuki car misses, such as ventilated front seats, 360-degree camera, blind-spot monitor, front parking sensors, diamond-cut alloys, larger 10.1-inch touchscreen, tyre pressure monitor, leatherette upholstery, LED front fog lamps, rear wiper/washer and cruise control. Many of these features you will appreciate, once you begin to use them daily. Do note, opting for the ZXI and spending on alloys, fog lamps and other accessories could cost you around Rs 1 lakh, and many of the genuinely useful features like rear wiper, cruise control and blind-spot monitor won't be easy to retrofit. Hence, we'd suggest you pick the top-spec ZXI Plus AT, if you comfortable paying the premium.

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•5d

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•4d

Since you are planning to keep the car long term, go with the Brezza ZXi+ Automatic. There is a Rs 2 lakh-plus difference, but it does offer a significant upgrade in terms of features. It adds ventilated seats, a 360-degree camera, a larger infotainment screen, cruise control, a rear wiper and a day/night mirror. While some of these can be added as accessories, as you mentioned, factory fitment will just be a lot cleaner. Adding diamond-cut wheels will also add about Rs 40,000 to the ZXi, significantly reducing the Rs 2 lakh delta between the two variants anyway.The only reason to opt for the lower ZXi is if you are having to stretch your budget too far for the higher trim. Since your use is primarily in the city, the lack of cruise control is not a deal-breaker. However, you will find the rest of the additional features on the ZXi+ quite useful even in urban use. Overall, the ZXi+ is the better choice long term, but if you are on a tight budget and don’t see the point of the additional features, the ZXi will also serve you well.

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