I am 69 years old and currently drive a Honda Amaze petrol with a manual gearbox. I am thinking of switching to an automatic. My budget is around ₹10 lakh, and I drive about 3,000 km on average, mostly in the NCR. Please advise which automatic car would suit me best.

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If you would like to stick with Honda you could consider the new Honda Amaze. It’s a significant update over the previous generation Amaze, and it's easy to drive and offers good interior space. The only downside is the CVT gearbox, which shows the typical ‘rubber band effect’ when you drive enthusiastically, with engine revs rising without a corresponding increase in road speed. Another option would be the Maruti Baleno. Its automated manual (AMT) gearbox isn’t very smooth with shifts, but it works well when driven sedately and offers higher fuel efficiency.

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