Vehicles like big sedans and tall SUVs become a bit difficult to drive in the heavy traffic of cities. If you have to travel within the city every day, it becomes tiresome, as pressing the clutch and changing gears frequently becomes cumbersome. Small hatchbacks and automatic cars are considered the best options for cities. Funny baat to ye hai ki in car ki price bhi kam hoti hai.
You can buy a good car under 10 lakhs. Here are 5 amazing hatchback cars under 10 lakhs and come with an automatic gearbox option.
Tata Tiago
Tata Tiago is one of the best cars in this list. It gets both petrol and petrol-CNG engine options with AMT gearbox. The combination of AMT and CNG in this car makes it special, as it combines the advantages of both. The safety of the car is also good as it has received a 4-star global NCAP safety rating. The AMT variants of Tiago are available in XTA, XZA, XZA NRG, XTA CNG, XZA CNG and XZA NRG CNG. They are priced between ₹6.31 lakh to ₹8.10 lakh (ex-showroom).
Maruti Suzuki Swift
One of the best selling cars in the Indian market with a legacy of 20 years and four generations in the country. The current generation gets a 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine. Swift is one of the most trusted names in the Indian passenger car market. This hatchback is useful, affordable and also offers a premium feel. It gets features like touchscreen infotainment system, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, wireless phone charger. The AMT variants of the Swift are priced between ₹7.04 lakh and ₹8.65 lakh (ex-showroom). AMT technology is available in VXi, VXi (O), ZXi and ZXi+ trims.
Hyundai i20
The Hyundai i20 on this list is not just a good-looking hatchback, but also a well-built car for our customers. This simple and reliable hatchback comes with many premium features like touchscreen infotainment system, fully digital instrument cluster, sunroof etc. It gets the tried and tested 1.2-litre petrol engine, which is fun to drive. The automatic variant of the i20 is priced between ₹8.13 lakh to ₹10.52 lakh (ex-showroom). This technology is available in Magna, Sportz, Sportz (O), Asta (O), Asta (O) Knight, Asta DT and Asta (O) DT Knight trims.
Citroen C3X
Citroen C3X may not be as popular as Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata, but it is a useful car in this budget and has a slightly different and unique design. The hatchback comes with a turbo petrol engine and an automatic gearbox. This combination gives it sporty and agile driving. Priced at ₹ 9.05 lakh (ex-showroom), the C3X offers good features required for everyday use.
Maruti Suzuki Alto K10
There is a reason why Maruti Suzuki Alto is known as Lord Alto. This small, useful and affordable hatchback may be small in appearance, but it gives a lot of feel to the range. It is pocket light and easy to operate. This simple car handles city or daily drives, long highway trips or hill climbs, all without too much high-end technology. It gets the AMT gearbox only in the top two trims VXi (O) and VXi+ (O), priced at ₹4.95 lakh and ₹5.45 lakh (ex-showroom) respectively.