Festive Deals: Best Hatchbacks to Buy

Festive season is here and this is the time we will rush to the stores to buy new things be its clothes, appliances, electronics or cars. This is also the period that car manufacturers wait to launch their new products or better yet, come with some exciting discounts and offers. Discounts on insurance costs, exchange bonuses, cash discounts, free accessories and many other offers are on your way. As the crackers and fireworks are lined up to go up in smoke, we take a look at some great deals that you can get while buying hatchbacks, the top scorer of all the car segments.

Maruti Suzuki Alto 800

Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 gets a discount of Rs.32,000 and an exchange bonus of Rs.20,000. Alto 800, a replacement for the legendary Maruti 800, gets a 796cc, 3-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 47 bhp at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 69 Nm at 3500 rpm. Mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, the Alto 800 comes with a fuel efficiency of 22.74 km/l. The car is also available with CNG option with fuel efficiency of 30.46 km/kg.
 
Maruti Suzuki Ritz

Swift’s twin hatch brother, Maruti Suzuki Ritz gets a discount of Rs.40,000 and an exchange bonus of Rs.35,000. The Ritz is available in both a petrol and a diesel engine. The 1.2-litre petrol engine makes a maximum power of 86 bhp at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 114 Nm at 4000 rpm while the 1.3-litre diesel engine makes a maximum power of 74 bhp at 4000 rpm and a maximum torque of 190 Nm at 2000 rpm. The petrol engine gets a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed auto transmission with fuel efficiency of 18.50 and 17.16 km/l respectively. The diesel engine gets only the 5-speed manual transmission with fuel efficiency of 23.2 km/l.
 
Hyundai Eon

Hyundai Eon comes with a offers up to Rs.43,500 savings. The Eon is available with two petrol engine options.  The 814cc iRDE engine makes a maximum power of 55 bhp at 5500 rpm and a maximum torque of 75 Nm at 4000 rpm while the 1.0-litre Kappa engine makes a maximum power of 68 bhp at 6200 rpm and a maximum torque of 94 Nm at 3500 rpm. Both engines are mated to a 5-speed manual transmission while the fuel efficiency for the 814 cc is 21.1 km/l and the 1.0-litre engine is 20.3 km/l.
 
Hyundai i10

The Hyundai i10 now gets savings up to Rs.29,500. Though now being sidetracked by the Grand i10, the i10 is still a great value for money car. It is powered by a 1.1-litre engine that makes a maximum power of 68 bhp at 5500 rpm and a maximum torque of 99 Nm at 4500 rpm.
 
Hyundai Grand i10

One of the best sellers in recent times, Hyundai Grand i10 is now available with savings up to Rs.19,000. The Grand i10 comes with petrol, diesel and CNG options with manual transmission available for petrol and diesel while automatic transmission is there for petrol. The petrol Grand i10 is powered by 1.2-litre engine that makes a maximum power of 82 bhp at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 114 Nm at 4000 rpm. The diesel Grand i10 is powered by 1.1-litre engine that makes a maximum power of 70 bhp at 4000 rpm and a maximum torque of 160 Nm at 1500-2750 rpm. And if you want the LPG version, you will get a 1.0-litre petrol engine with 66 bhp of maximum power at 6200 rpm and 90 Nm of maximum torque at 3500 rpm.
 
Chevrolet Beat

Chevrolet’s sexy little hatchback, Beat, will get you an exchange bonus of Rs.25,000 and a loyalty bonus of Rs.20,000. The Beat Petrol is powered a 1.2-litre engine that makes a maximum power of 79 bhp at 6200 rpm and a maximum torque of 108 Nm at 4400 rpm, returning 18.6 km/l. The diesel Beat gets a 1.0-litre engine that makes 56 bhp of maximum power at 4000 rpm and 142 Nm of maximum torque at 1750 rpm, returning 25.44 k/l. Both engines are fitted with a 5-speed manual transmission.
 
Volkswagen Polo

Get free insurance with the new Volkswagen Polo. The Polo petrol gets a 1.2-litre engine making 74 bhp of maximum power at 5400 rpm and 110 Nm of maximum torque at 3750 rpm, returning 16.47 k/l. The diesel Polo gets a new 1.5-litre engine with 89 bhp of maximum power at 4200 rpm and 230 Nm of maximum torque at at 1500-2500 rpm, returning 20.14 k/l. Both the engines get a 5-speed manual transmission.
 
Nissan Micra

Buying a Nissan Micra will get you Rs.40,000 worth of benefits. Nissan Micra too gets both petrol and diesel engine options. The petrol Micra gets a 1.2-litre engine that makes a maximum power of 82 bhp at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 104 Nm at 4000 rpm, while the diesel Micra is powered by a 1.5-litre engine that makes a maximum power of 63 bhp at 4000 rpm and a maximum torque of 160 Nm at 2000 rpm. A 5-speed manual transmission is available with both the petrol and diesel while a CVT automatic transmission is available with the petrol. Fuel consumption figures stand at 18.44 km/l, 19.34 km/l and 23.08 km/l for the petrol manual, petrol CVT and diesel manual respectively.
 
Tata Nano

Tata’s ambitious car, Nano, offers benefits up to Rs.50,000. The Nano is fitted with a 624 cc petrol engine with a maximum power of 37 bhp at 5500 rpm and a maximum torque of 51 Nm at 4000 rpm. Paired with a 4-speed manual transmission, the Nano returns a fuel economy of 25 kmpl.