Comparison News

We had been itching to find out how the new entrants in the segment fared on the road, so we took the Amaze, Xcent and Zest for a spin. As for why the Swit Dzire was left out of the comparison, for starters, it is a comparatively old product.

As India's leading auto maker, Maruti Suzuki India, gets ready to bring forth its latest entrant in the mid-size sedan segment - the Ciaz - here's a quick comparison between the upcoming sedan and its primary rivals.

The competition in an already competitive segment, the B+ hatchback, has gone even more fierce with the launch of three updated models - Hyundai Elite i20, Fiat Punto Evo and 2014 Volkswagen Polo.

Now that the Tata Zest has arrived in India at a starting price of Rs 4.64 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), we compare the new sub-compact sedan with its three close rivals - Maruti Swift Dzire, Hyundai Xcent and Honda Amaze.

Here are half a dozen of the best and/or newest diesel hatchbacks in the country battling it out for bragging rights on the Buddh International Circuit.

We'll soon witness the launch of the facelifted versions of two not-so-successful mid-sized sedans, Nissan Sunny and Ford Fiesta, the flagship models of their respective brands.

With a string of facelifts and new cars lined up in the premium hatchback segment, it is bound to get most of the attention. We bring together three such cars that will face the heat when they'll be launched - the new Hyundai i20, the Maruti Suzuki Swift and the new Honda Jazz and mind you all three will receive minor/major updates.

In no-time Honda City outsold Hyundai Verna, which was the segment-topper earlier. And now the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is all set to bring in the new Ciaz aka Alivio, which will replace the SX4 in India.