Which seating position gives more comfort for long drives - low seat height cars like the Glanza or sedans, SUV seating like the Taigun and Grand Vitara, or MPVs like the Innova?

Autocar India

•3h

The Toyota Hyryder Hybrid is the better fit for you. It suits your pattern of 70% city use in Bengaluru traffic and about 800 km a month, and will feel familiar coming from your Yaris CVT.The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder does a lot of running on the battery at low speeds, so it pulls away smoothly and cleanly, and feels very quiet and refined to drive in the city. It will also use less fuel in the city than the two turbo-petrol options you've listed, and you are already familiar with Toyota's reputed after-sales service. As per Toyota, its fuel efficiency is 29.97kpl.Trade-offs to note are that it doesn't have the outright performance, such as the Taigun or Seltos, and the boot is smaller than the other two, thanks to the hybrid battery.

Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder

Volkswagen Taigun

Kia Seltos

Autocar India

•21h

You are doing mostly city driving in Bangalore with some highway use, and you are already used to a smooth CVT experience. The Toyota Hyryder hybrid fits this perfectly. It is extremely smooth, quiet and effortless in traffic, often running on electric power at low speeds, which makes it far more efficient in city conditions. It also offers a relaxed driving experience on highways with consistent efficiency. This makes it the most comfortable and least stressful option for daily use.Now, comparing your other choices. The Volkswagen Taigun 1.5 DSG is easily the most fun to drive. It is quick, engaging and feels very stable at high speeds. But in city traffic, the DSG is not as smooth as a CVT, and achieving good fuel efficiency in the city will be difficult. It is better suited as an enthusiast’s car rather than a daily comfort-focused option.The Kia Seltos 1.5 turbo DCT sits somewhere in between. It is more refined than the Taigun and feels more premium inside, but the DCT still behaves like a performance-oriented gearbox. In stop-go traffic, it is not as seamless as a hybrid or CVT, and fuel efficiency will be noticeably lower than the Hyryder.

Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder

Volkswagen Taigun

Kia Seltos

Autocar India

•24m

Your current Maruti Suzuki Dzire has already adapted to E20 with only a slight impact on mileage, which shows how gradual these transitions are. The same approach will apply going forward. E27 may come as an incremental step, but cars that are E20 compliant today, like the Maruti Suzuki Victoris, are already engineered to handle such small increases without major issues. Higher blends like E85 or E100 are a completely different case, as they need dedicated flex-fuel engines and separate fuel infrastructure, which will take time to develop and scale.Even when these higher ethanol fuels are introduced, they will not replace existing petrol overnight. They will be offered alongside current fuel types, and conventional petrol cars will continue to run on standard blends. So there is no real risk of your new car becoming unusable or outdated in the near future.Instead, focus on your upgrade. Moving from a Dzire to something like the Maruti Suzuki Victoris or the Grand Vitara will give you a clear improvement in comfort and efficiency, and both cars are already aligned with current fuel norms.

Maruti Suzuki Victoris

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara