Drivers who prefer ride comfort, high-speed highway stability, and better fuel efficiency often opt for a sedan instead of an SUV. If you are planning to buy any or are just interested in knowing about the best sedan in the Indian market under the on-road price of ₹12 lakh, then you have landed on the right page.
Here, we have come up with the top 4 sedans that are the Maruti Suzuki Dzire, Honda Amaze, Hyundai Aura, and Tata Tigor. Let’s have a closer look at each of these sedans.
Maruti Suzuki Dzire
Ex-showroom price: ₹6.26 lakh to ₹9.36 lakh
The length, width, and height of the Maruti Suzuki Dzire are 3,995 mm, 1,735 mm, and 1,525 mm, respectively. Its wheelbase is 2,450 mm, and ground clearance is 163 mm. Get a 1.2-liter Z-Series 3-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol-powered engine with two transmissions: 5-speed manual and 5-speed automated manual. It is also available with a CNG variant, but only with a 5-speed manual.
The pure-petrol version generates the power of 80 bhp and peak torque of 112 Nm, but the CNG mode produces 69 bhp and 102 Nm. The fuel efficiency for pure-petrol is 24.79 km/l and 25.71 km/l with Manual and Automatic Transmission, and in the CNG mode, it gives a mileage of 33.73 km/kg.
Honda Amaze
Ex-showroom price: ₹7.51 lakh to ₹10 lakh
The Honda Amaze measures 3,995 mm in length, 1,735 mm in width, and 1,515 mm in height. The wheelbase is 2,470 mm, ground clearance is 172 mm, boot space is 416 liters, fuel tank capacity is 35 liters, and ground clearance is 4.7 meters. It comes with a 1.2-liter, 4-cylinder, 16-valve i-VTEC petrol ICE with two gearbox options: a 5-speed manual and a 7-step continuously variable transmission (CVT).
The internal combustion engine generates the power of 89 bhp, and peak torque is 110 Nm, which helps to accelerate from 0 to 60 km/h in 5.2 seconds and 5.8 seconds with manual and automatic transmissions, respectively. The top speed is 160 km/h with both gearbox options, and fuel efficiency is 18.65 km/l with manual and 19.46 km/l with automatic transmission.
Hyundai Aura
Ex-showroom: ₹6.00 lakh to ₹8.60 lakh
The Hyundai Aura is available with a length of 3,995 mm, width of 1,680 mm, and height of 1,520 mm. The wheelbase is 2,450 mm, and ground clearance is 165 mm. Get a 1.2-liter, 4-cylinder Kappa naturally aspirated petrol internal combustion engine under the hood with two transmission options of a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed automated; the CNG variant is only available with a 5-speed manual.
The internal combustion engine generates the power and torque of 82 bhp and 113.8 Nm, respectively, in pure-petrol mode, but when switched to CNG mode, the variant comes with a factory-fitted tank delivering 68 bhp and 95.2 Nm. The fuel efficiency in petrol mode is 20.50 km/L and 20.10 km/L with manual and automatic transmission, respectively, but for the CNG variant, it is 28.40 km/kg.
Tata Tigor
Ex-showroom price: ₹5.55 lakh to ₹8.84 lakh
The Tata Tigor’s length, width, and height are 3,995 mm, 1,677 mm, and 1,532 mm, respectively. The wheelbase is 2,450 mm, and ground clearance is 170 mm. It is available with both pure petrol and CNG, whose boot space behind the second row seats is 419 liters and 205 liters, respectively. Come with a seating capacity of 5 people in 2-3 layouts.
Under the hood, it gets a 1.2-liter Revotron naturally aspirated internal combustion engine with two transmissions: a 5-speed manual transmission (MT) and a 5-speed automated manual transmission (AMT). It generates the power of 85 bhp and torque of 113 Nm in petrol mode and delivers 72 bhp and 95 Nm in CNG mode.