There are a lot of options in the 2.5 - 4.0 lac bracket now.
1. Alto LXi
2. WagonR LX, LXi, VXi
3. 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.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
3. 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.
4. Resale Value
Santro has the best resale value of the three.
5. 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.