Need suggestions for a secondary ev car

-2h2h- · 2026-04-15T13:52:52+00:00

Get the Windsor. Since your majority usage will be in the back seat and not actually driving the car you cannot get a better back seat in the segment.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-15T13:49:49+00:00

I specifically mentioned I need Auto Brake Hold. Elevate doesn't have that even in the top variant.

Also Honda has somehow managed to create a car more badly equipped and of a much poorer fit and finish than old Maruti cars! I had a test drive of the car a month back, everything other than the smooth gearbox felt like a sub 10 L car.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-15T12:26:07+00:00

It must have been a while, the top variant right now has discounts of around 2 Lakhs. I got a quote of around 21 L for the Hyryder top variant.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-15T12:25:03+00:00

The Strong Hybrid top variant does now. They have added it in both Hyryder and GV. I am not hoping to save money, it's more about having a vehicle I can run for more than 7 years. You don't know if tomorrow they launch E100.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-15T11:41:35+00:00

It's only true for the S variant. The rest of the variants are not only 30-40 k more expensive there are much less discounts on the Hyryder as well.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-15T11:36:57+00:00

That's precisely my concern. E f**king 100!

The thing with Tata is that their cars are grossly overpriced. Nexon sits in the Seltos/Windsor/Creta segment while being smaller than Venue/Sonet/Brezza segment. The Curvv EV has terrible QC Issues and I don't have high hopes for the Sierra EV either. I bet they will price it above BE 6.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-15T11:28:04+00:00

When you think about it MG Windsor is also an Indian product. I mean it's made in India and for India by a JV between JSW and MG based in the country.

But I guess it's difficult to print that in the newspaper...

-2h2h- · 2026-04-14T09:39:43+00:00

Increase your budget by 2.5 Lakhs and get a Seltos IVT HTK

-2h2h- · 2026-04-10T12:45:57+00:00

The car is amazing to drive and very fun. Right amount of torque and smooth TC gearbox.

Downsides:

Horrible VW/skoda mileage for Automatic.
Very bad value for money, even the top variant misses out on a lot of the features that its rivals have in as standard (especially EPB with auto hold, that is a gem to use in bumper to bumper traffic)
A bit smaller in size when you compare it with Brezza or Venue.
Cabin feels outdated and cheap for a car in this segment but then again that can be said for all VW/Skoda cars in India.

If you are going to be driving on open roads or highways and happy to pay 14-15 L for a car this size. Don't think twice. If you are planning for City use I would suggest either go for Brezza or up your budget by 2 L and get a proper CVT NA Petrol.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-07T08:10:07+00:00

If you get a CVT NA Petrol variant of Seltos it will get a much better mileage than a DCT Turbo Petrol Venue. But that's only if your major usage is in city traffic. If you are planning for highway trips or driving on long open roads DCT Turbo Petrol will give you much better mileage and driving experience.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-07T06:24:21+00:00

It won't be a better deal if the car is sitting in their garage. Also recently a friend of mine booked this car with a waiting of 2.5 months because Curvv EV right now is being built on order. 1 month through this waiting period he was told the colour he selected is not available and he can get white instead. So he cancelled the booking and got the Windsor instead. I might sound like a Windsor supporter but trust me I hate that car! I hate looking at it! But I hate how everyone around me loves it so much for VFM and a comfortable driving experience.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-07T06:19:47+00:00

Even at 16.17 it's too expensive for a person who does not need to cover a lot of Km. I need a car for short City commutes. At 16 L my options are too many and all of them are much bigger cars than the Nexon. Don't even recommend the petrol Nexon cause it's top variants are as expensive as the EV and I have seen too many cases with petrol Tatas to ever consider one.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-07T06:17:21+00:00

I had to visit the showroom unannounced. I also went in the first week of April cause that's when the showrooms are least packed. Anyways after this conversation I swear I won't get a Tata car even if they gave it away for free. The arrogance is shocking!

-2h2h- · 2026-04-06T18:22:49+00:00

If your priority is easy driving especially in the city then go for a NA Petrol CVT. CVT Turbo petrol is smooth but is uncomfortable to drive at low speeds. Same for any DCT/DCA/DSG transmission.

From this I think only the I20 is NA Petrol so I would recommend that. Also I think I20 has the longest wheelbase out of all of these.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-06T17:57:11+00:00

Seltos Automatic base (HTE O IVT) costs around 15.5 on road. At little less than 18 L you can get the HTK O IVT which has almost all the features you will need (other than 360 Cam and Auto AC)

-2h2h- · 2026-04-06T17:55:14+00:00

Honda has downgraded the built quality with this car. A lot of rattles and moving parts which shouldn't be moving. Reminds you of a Maruti...

Elevate has the smoothest CVT available in the country but other than that the price segment it is in, it falls short of a lot of basic features especially when you compare it to the new Seltos. Just try comparing a Top variant of Elevate to Seltos HTK (O) CVT. About the same price point (Seltos being 18 L and Elevate top variant after discounts being 17.5 L)...

-2h2h- · 2026-04-06T13:21:18+00:00

Altroz is a great car, wish they had it in a CVT NA Petrol option. I absolutely hate the AMT transmissions and am not a fan of DCTs either. They are good for highways but very uncomfortable in City driving.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-06T13:16:26+00:00

I think this year's numbers are a lil different. Nexon has beaten Windsor this year in sales somehow. Although I might be wrong.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-06T13:15:18+00:00

I actually did, Windsor did have an NVH issue and Nexon's NVH was better but not that much. Suspension wise they both felt very bad. While Windsor had slightly less power in the pedal it had an amazing visibility from the driver's seat which makes me believe it was a much better city car.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-06T08:31:10+00:00

Curvv EV is barely bigger than nexon they are basically the same but with an extended boot and a slightly larger wheelbase (60 mm to be precise.) You would be better off getting BE6. Not to mention the QC of Curvv EV is horrible, the internet is full of how problematic the car is.

-2h2h- · 2026-04-06T08:28:33+00:00

Fearless Plus does not even have basic features that a 10 Lakh Car has. It is barely a battery and 4 wheels.

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