The British carmaker finally has a C-class and 3-series rival in India, and this is what it's like to drive on our roads.
Published on Feb 18, 2016 02:18:00 PM
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Should I buy one?
Going on driving impressions alone, yes, you absolutely should. This is one of the best driving sedans around, and it’s not even an all-out performance model. And it manages to do this while being incredibly comfortable, luxurious and well equipped too. It perhaps doesn’t have the outright space of some rivals, but it’s more than enough by the segment average.
The catch is the price. At Rs 46.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), the XE 25t Portfolio is considerably more expensive than its rivals, coming perilously close to the segment above. For that you get a strong and punchy engine, brilliant dynamics and all the equipment you could want. In this segment of powerful, compact, rear-driven petrol luxury sports sedans, however, driving pleasure is paramount, and for that reason, we would say the extra spend is worth it. But if it just doesn’t make economic sense to you, the 198bhp ‘Pure’ version loses some equipment, but still gives you most of the XE experience at a far more reasonable Rs 39.9 lakh.
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