In the Indian market, there are many car models that are marketed with better performance and smart features, despite losing their resale value by 60% after 5 years of use. Here, we have come with five cars that have very low depreciation. They are Toyota Fortuner, Maruti Suzuki Swift, Toyota Innova Crysta, Hyundai Creta, and Maruti Suzuki Wagon R. Let’s have a closer look at each of these cars.
Toyota Fortuner
The Fortuner from the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota is available with an ex-showroom price between ₹34.76 lakh and ₹50.46 lakh; even after 4-5 years of use, it can be resold with a price between ₹19.12 lakh and ₹30.28 lakh, with depreciation of just 55% to 60%. It comes with a seating capacity of 7 people in a 2-3-2 layout with a boot space of 296 liters.
It is available with a 2.8-liter turbo-diesel engine that generates the power of 204 PS and torque of 420 Nm to 500 Nm and a 2.7-liter NA petrol engine that cranks 166 PS power and 500 Nm torque. It is available with both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive drivetrains and manual and automatic transmission options.
Maruti Suzuki Swift
The Swift from the Indian car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki is available with ex-showroom prices of ₹5.79 lakh and ₹8.80 lakh. Within 3 to 5 years, it can be resold for the price of ₹4.05 lakh to 6.42 lakh, 70% to 73% of the ex-showroom price. It is a five-seater car with a 2-3 layout, which has a boot space of 265 liters to carry luggage.
Under the hood, it gets a 1.2-liter Z-Series, 3-cylinder, naturally aspirated, petrol-powered internal combustion engine whose displacement is 1,197 cc. It generates the power of 80.5 bhp and 112 Nm of torque in pure-petrol mode and 68.8 bhp and 102 Nm of torque in CNG mode. The transmission options for pure petrol are 5MT and 5AT, and the same for CNG is 5AT.
Toyota Innova Crysta
The Innova Crysta from Toyota is available for sale in multiple variants, whose ex-showroom price starts from ₹19.7 lakh and goes up to ₹26.8 lakh; even after 4 years of buying it, you can get 65% to 70% of the ex-showroom price, which translates to ₹12.81 lakh to ₹18.76 lakh. Available with both 7- and 8-person seating layouts, with the boot space of 300 liters behind the third-row seats.
It gets a 2,393 cc, 2.4-liter, 4-cylinder, turbocharged diesel-powered internal combustion engine that is mated with a five-speed manual transmission and features a rear-wheel-drive drivetrain. It generates power up to 150 PS and peak torque of 343 Nm, whose top speed is 170 km/h, and comes with two driving modes, which are Eco and Power.
Hyundai Creta
The Creta from the South Korean carmaker Hyundai is available for sale with the ex-showroom price between ₹10.91 lakh and ₹20.11 lakh; even after use for 3-5 years, it can be sold out for 60% to 65% of the ex-showroom price, which translates to ₹6.55 lakh to ₹13.07 lakh. It is also a five-seater, which has a boot space of 433 liters.
It comes with three internal combustion engine options that are 1.5L MPI Naturally Aspirated Petrol, 1.5L Turbo GDI Petrol, and 1.5L CRDI Diesel, which generate the power of 115 PS and torque of 143.8 Nm, 160 PS and 253 Nm, and 116 PS and 250 Nm, respectively. All three come with a front-wheel-drive drivetrain and electric power steering.
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R
The Wagon R from Maruti Suzuki is available in multiple variants, whose ex-showroom price starts from ₹5.79 lakh for the base variant and goes up to ₹7.62 lakh for the top trim. Even after 5 years of use, it can be sold out with the price of ₹4.06 lakh to ₹5.34 lakh, 70% of the ex-showroom price. It is also a five-seater with a 2-3 layout and a boot space of 341 liters.
Available with two internal combustion engine options: 1.0-liter K10C petrol, which generates the power of 67 PS and torque of 89 Nm, its transmission options are 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT; and the 1.0-liter K10C petrol engine delivers the power of 67 PS and 89 Nm torque, its gearbox options are 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT.