There are a lot of options in the 2.5 - 4.0 lac bracket now.
Alto LXi
WagonR LX, LXi, VXi
Santro Xing
I am omitting M800 as it is not fitting to compare scooter on four wheels to
other cars. FIAT Palio is avoided as it is pointless to compare a non selling
product to hot selling ones. Maruti Zen is avoided as the makeup/makeover by
Maruti killed the cute beauty of a car(still engine is a gem) and nail on its
coffin is placed by Maruti’s own SWIFT.
- Driving Comfort
No points for guessing. It is santro Xing followed by Wagon R and then Alto
The latest eRlx is worth driving with exceptional driveability and response
from an engine.
- Quality
Santro Xing wins hands down. The interior as well as exterior speaks loudly in
Q for QUALITY. But other two cannot hand a candle to it.
- Interior space.
Santro has the best managed interior space for a car of its size. The rear seat
is the best designed one almost as comfortable as an Ambassador seat.
- Fuel Efficiency
maruti Alto is the most fuel efficient , followed by Santro and WagonR(both same)
But an intelligent driver can extract more mileage from a santro powerplant, since
it is the only car in its category having a three dimensional ignition curve to match
all driving conditions.
- Resale Value
Santro has the best resale value of the three.
- Cost
Alto is the cheapest followed by the other two.
One thing I had felt in every Maruti including latest Swift is some kind of noise always
persist inside the car in the form of door chatter, hatch chatter, dashboard chatter etc.
I found one more interesting thing that the Santro owners are very proud about their car
and they speak volumes about it and the same cannot be said about a maruti owner.