Chevrolet Sail vs Toyota Etios vs Tata Manza vs Mahindra Verito

The hot-selling Maruti Dzire, which is easily the most popular ‘saloon’ in our country and the Honda’s new  Amaze have made sub-four-metre compact saloons the rage in India’s wide and varied saloon car segment.

But squeezing a ‘third box’ within a four-metre footprint creates quite a few compromises by way of less cabin space and a smaller boot. If you have a full-size Indian family, the sub-four-metre saloon will be a squeeze. So what you need is one of the full-fat saloons you see here.

Of the four here today, it’s the Verito that’s the cheapest at Rs 7.20 lakh, and the Manza that’s the most expensive. But which one of these four cars is ideal?