In the Indian market, many sedans are available for sale from national and international manufacturers. Among them, only a few are those which actually provide value for money. Here, we have come up with the top 3 best sedans that are the Maruti Suzuki Dzire, Honda Amaze and Hyundai Aura. Let’s have a closer look at each of these four-wheelers.
Maruti Suzuki Dzire
Ex-showroom price: ₹6.26 lakh to ₹9.31 lakh
The Maruti Suzuki Dzire measures 3,995 mm in length, 1,735 mm in width and 1,525 mm in height. Features a seating capacity of 5 people in a layout of 2-3 with a boot space of 382 litres for carrying luggage. The wheelbase of 2,450 mm ensures better legroom for all rear-seating passengers and a ground clearance of 163 mm, good enough to tackle potholes.
Get a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder Z-series (Z12E) petrol internal combustion engine, which generates the power of 80 bhp and 111.7 Nm of torque, but in CNG mode, it delivers 69 bhp and 101.8 Nm. The pure petrol comes with two transmission options: five-speed manual and automatic, but the CNG variant only has a manual gearbox.
The ARAI-certified mileage for pure petrol is 24.79 km/l and 25.71 km/l with manual and automatic transmission, respectively; for the CNG variant, it is 33.73 km/kg. Inside, it gets a 9-inch SmartPlay Pro+ touchscreen infotainment system at the centre of the dashboard with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and a single-pane powered sunroof.
Honda Amaze
Ex-showroom price: ₹7.51 lakh to ₹11.22 lakh
The Honda Amaze’s length is 3995 mm, width is 1733 mm, and height is 1500 mm. Comes with a seating capacity of 5 people in a traditional 2-3 layout. Behind the second row, it features a boot space of 416 litres that helps in carrying up to three big pieces of luggage easily. The wheelbase is 2470 mm and ground clearance is 173 mm, giving ample legroom and helping in easily passing the potholes, respectively.
Features a 1.2-litre, four-cylinder water-cooled inline i-VTEC petrol ICE. Available with two gearboxes: a five-speed manual and a seven-step CVT. The internal combustion engine delivers 89 bhp power and 110 Nm torque. The ARAI-certified fuel efficiency with manual transmission is 18.65 kmpl, but the same with automatic is 19.46 kmpl.
Gets an 8-inch floating touchscreen infotainment system at the centre of the dashboard and a 7-inch semi-digital driver’s display under the steering wheel showing all driving data. Equipped with a 6-speaker sound system with two additional tweeters, it also features the Honda Sensing advanced driving assistant system suite that enhances the safety of occupants.
Hyundai Aura
Ex-showroom price: ₹6.00 lakh to ₹8.60 lakh
The Hyundai Aura is 3995 mm in length, 1680 mm in width and 1520 mm in height. Offered with a 5-person seating configuration with a traditional 2-3 layout, behind the second row, it gets a boot space of 402 litres that helps in carrying multiple pieces of luggage. Its wheelbase is 2450 mm, ground clearance is 165 mm and fuel tank capacity is 37 litres.
It is powered by a 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 4-cylinder inline, DOHC petrol internal combustion engine that is offered with a 5-speed manual transmission and an AMT gearbox. It generates a maximum of 82 bhp, and peak torque is 113.8 Nm, but the CNG variant is available with only a five-speed manual gearbox, which delivers only 68 bhp power and 95.2 Nm torque.
The ARAI-certified fuel efficiency for pure petrol is 20.50 km/l and 20.10 km/l with manual and automatic transmission, respectively, and the same for the CNG variant is 28.00 km/kg. The dashboard is equipped with an 8-inch touchscreen display at the centre, which acts as an infotainment system and also features a 3.5-inch multi-information display under the steering wheel.