Upcoming New Hatchback Cars In India | Best Boot Space Cars in India

 Rajeev Sudarshan is a first-generation entrepreneur who is the founder of a tech start-up. He counts some of the big names in technology as his clients. He is just in his mid-30s. Seema Sachdeva is the deputy HR head in one of the large MNCs. A mother of a 4-year-old son, she aims to start her HR consultancy one day. Prashant Kumar is a fresh graduate just out of one of the prestigious b-schools of the country and is a car enthusiast. Having completed his education by borrowing a loan from a bank, he wants to get rid of it ASAP and go on a world trip. All three of them represent the young India of today. This is the face of India that is young and restless. They want to capture the world and are moving one step at a time in that direction. Unlike the generation before them, this generation is high on aspirations, has the necessary skillsets, and is also clear about what they want in life. Besides these similarities, quite often, one would find them driving a hatchback. Irrespectiv...

The last few months have been tough on the car industry in India. Last year the industry was faced with stagnating numbers, and the year 2020 has been dominated by the Covid19 pandemic. However, there is one segment within the automobile industry that has been firing all cylinders. SUVs have started making their presence felt on Indian roads and they seem to be unstoppable. A report suggests that compared to July 2019, July 2020 has witnessed a whopping 87% growth (28509 vs. 15208 units). It is courtesy of the SUV segment that the overall car segment has clocked some decent numbers in the current fiscal. But why this sudden love towards SUV? The answer lies in knowing what happened about 8 years ago. The Renault DUSTER was launched in 2012 and it soon became the pioneer when it came to SUV cars in India . It is not that SUVs did not exist in India before the Renault DUSTER. They were there, but either they were the extremely high priced imported models or they came with off-roading cap...

  I work in the Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore. Since the city is currently having a massive number of large-scale infrastructure projects which will make it ready for the future, the traffic situation in Bangalore has become very grim. Since the time I shifted to Bangalore, I have been using a sedan to commute daily to my office in Whitefield.  Over the last year, I realized that after driving my sedan, I was forced to spend the next 30 minutes trying to relax the fatigued muscles of my body. The constant changing of gears and pressing of the clutch started leaving me completely exhausted. Then one day, I casually tried my friend’s Renault TRIBER AMT . I was so impressed that in the next few days I visited the Renault showroom and booked a brand new Renault TRIBER AMT for myself. Then, I sold off my sedan. Since that day, my life has changed completely! Let me tell you why I say so. Firstly, now I don’t have to keep juggling between clutch and gear anymore. This r...

 On April 1, 2020, the Supreme Court of India ordered all vehicle manufacturers to stop the sale of any BS4 vehicle in the country from that day. The reason is that all vehicles sold after that date had to comply with the new BS6 standards. What is BS6? BS6 means "Bharat Stage" and the number "6" indicates its version. These are the standards decided by the governing body for vehicular pollution in India called Bharat Stage Emission Standards (BSES). BS1 was introduced in the country in 2000. Since then, these standards have been updated many times and have also become more stringent. The last applicable standard was BS4, which ended on March 31, 2020. What are the implications of switching to BS6? BS6 requires each vehicle manufacturer to update its technology and engine efficiency to meet the new and more stringent emission standards. This means an increase in engine efficiency and the overall technology of the car, which is expected to release fewer pollutants in...

Once considered a luxury, a car has become a necessity today. What started out as a simple open-top machine that could carry a couple of passengers over short distances has now become very sophisticated equipment. In recent years, the build quality, the technologies used, and the safety and stability features offered have dramatically improved forever. However, the biggest change has occurred in the ergonomics of a Renault Duster car. Modern automobiles not only offer comfortable and ergonomic seats for passengers, but offer the driver an even greater degree of driving pleasure. One of the most stressful things for a driver is shifting gears throughout the trip. The physical effort required when changing gears increases when driving through traffic. This physical effort takes its toll in the form of increased levels of stress and fatigue in drivers. In an effort to make driving easier, automakers have developed automatic transmission cars with manual transmission (AMT). While AMT does...

  Step out and glance on any road in the country. Of the ‘n’ number of cars plying on the road at that instant, half of those would be hatchbacks. This is not the scene in India alone. Hatchbacks are a rage across the world and are loved by their owners for a host of reasons.  No wonder that hatchbacks amount for more than half of all the cars sold in the country today. In fact, some of the  best hatchback cars in India  even have a waiting period once your register for them! So, what makes hatchbacks the preferred choice of customers not only in India but across the world? Let us find out. Size   Most hatchbacks are sub-4 meter cars. This not only makes them easy to manoeuvre but also fun to drive in difficult traffic conditions. Engine capacity  With an engine capacity ranging between 0.8 Litres to 1.2 Litres, hatchbacks cars come powered with an engine which makes them very peppy to drive.  Boot space Most hatchbacks have a boot space that...

Over the years, the definition of a car has changed. Earlier, a car meant a 3-box sedan alone. But with evolving technology and the consumer taste & preference, newer categories were added to this definition. Now, a car means a sedan, hatchback, and an SUV. In fact, the appeal of the latter duo is so strong that today these two categories dominate when it comes to unit sales. Even in India, the car scenario experienced a transformation of its own. From a state where there were just a couple of models available to choose from, today the Indian customer is spoilt for choice in hatchbacks, sedans, and SUVs. Besides these three categories, cars were also categorized as per their prices – entry-level, budget, and premium. Let us have a look as some of the  best cars to buy in India  in some of these popular categories.  Entry Level Generally the first car of a typical Indian family or individual, this category has been fuelling aspirations of millions. Some of the  be...