Hi, I am looking to buy a car, and my budget is around 12 lakhs. My driving is 70 city and 30 highway. I am confused between Amaze and Kylaq. Please suggest and advise on any other options.

Autocar India

•21h

With mostly highway and outstation use in mind, we would lean toward the Skoda Kylaq 1.0 TSI automatic, rather than the Honda Amaze VX CVT. The Kylaq will simply feel stronger and more relaxed at highway speeds, rides over bad patches better. It is also very safe and feels solid, which matters on long trips.That pick suits your brief for three reasons. First, the 1.0 turbo engine has enough pull for quick overtakes even with family and bags on board, so highway driving feels easy. Second, the 1.0 automatic uses a proven, reliable, and simple-to-live-with automatic gearbox. Third, the Kylaq’s higher-seating-position suspension makes long hours less tiring than the Amaze's.A few trade-offs to note. The Kylaq’s upfront price and routine service costs will be higher than the Amaze, and Skoda’s service network is not as good as Honda’s, though it has improved. If your use shifts to mostly city and you want the lowest running costs and the widest service reach, the Amaze VX CVT is smoother and easier in traffic, but on highways, it will feel slower, and overtaking requires more effort.Overall, for frequent highway trips and a good driving experience, the Kylaq Signature 1.0 automatic is the best fit for what you want.

Skoda Kylaq

Honda Amaze

Autocar India

•3h

We would suggest the Honda Amaze CVT as the primary pick. Since you already have a large SUV, this second car’s job is to be an easy, fuss-free city runabout, and the Amaze fits that brief really well. It gives you a proper automatic rather than an AMT, so smoothness in stop-and-go traffic is far better, and the latest Amaze has a 5-star Bharat NCAP safety rating, making it a strong fit given your safety priority.If you would prefer something hatchback or compact SUV-like, the Tata Punch AMT is worth considering, but the gearbox simply is not as smooth or polished as the Honda’s CVT.If you are open to electric cars and have reliable home charging, a Tiago EV is actually a very smart fit for this exact use case because your usage is overwhelmingly city based. That said, if you are specifically considering the Tiago EV, we would suggest waiting a little, as an update is expected and could bring better range value.

Honda Amaze

Tata Punch

Tata Tiago EV

Autocar India

•4h

Go for the new Maruti Suzuki Dzire. It is the most well-rounded choice in this budget with a 5-star Bharat NCAP safety rating, a comfortable ride, spacious cabin, genuinely usable boot and very easy city manners thanks to its light clutch and effortless controls. It also feels premium enough inside for the price.The one trade-off is the new 3-cylinder petrol engine. It is impressively efficient, but if refinement and outright performance matter to you, it is not as smooth or punchy as a good 4-cylinder petrol.If that matters, the Honda Amaze is the alternative worth considering. Its 4-cylinder petrol engine feels smoother and more refined, though the Dzire is the more comfortable and better-rounded package overall.

Maruti Suzuki Dzire

Honda Amaze