Hot cars in India now offered with a twist
The exuberant times for diesel car lovers will continue to prosper in the country with turning down of proposed special diesel duties whereas, some of the best selling cars have received a jolt with their upward revision in prices post budget. The major carmakers in India are now out with complete model-wise price description of their respective listings, while earlier they had provided with hike percentage only.
The automakers for instance Maruti, Honda, Toyota etc. along with premium carmakers like Skoda, Mercedes Benz, Audi and Volvo have publicized the augment in the cost of their vehicles sighting excise duty enlargement from previous 10 percent to current 12 percent. Moreover, some other auto giants like Hyundai, Volkswagen and Nissan alongside others will soon raise the curtain revealing hiked rates.
Here we let you know about the price-check of top 3 hot and popular cars of each automobile manufacturer.
Maruti Swift
The lively hatchback from Maruti has been doing remarkably well in terms of sales nationwide. It will now be costing around INR 7700 to INR 11900 more as per its variants across the lineup. With ascend in prices, the stylish up-market car will still continue with its charm in the sales department.
Maruti Swift Dzire
The recently launched 2012 Swift Dzire, which has numerous features incorporated, will be dearer by INR 8500 to INR 12700 in the country. Looking at its sales meter, one can easily proclaim that it will go unaffected (in sales) with the price hike too.
Maruti Alto
The 800cc version of Maruti Alto faces an up of INR 4200 to INR 5900 along with Alto K10 seeing a swell by INR 5500 to INR 5700. The flagship model of Maruti although a clear winner in its segment, but may face some stiff challenge with Eon, which has not seen a hike yet.Some of the Maruti Alto Review available on the web .
While the other Maruti products like M800, Ritz, SX4 sedan, Estillo, A-Star, Omni and Eeco alongside Gypsy will observe an increase of nearly 1.75 percent across their respective variants.
Honda City
The bestseller and beloved sedan 2012 Honda City was also not exempted with the rise as it marks an up by INR 5000 to INR 10500 across different variants. The City is seen scaling new heights in sales as it recorded more than 300 percent increase in February 2012 sales on month-on-month basis- the facelift effect.
Honda Brio
Japanese automakers entry level compact hatch Honda Brio, which has recently commenced the second phase of bookings, will see a swell of INR 4000 to INR 10,000 on various variants in the array.
Honda Jazz
The buyers of premium hatchback from Honda will now have to pay nearly INR 14972 to INR 15000 more on the current pricing depending upon different variants at the showroom.
The other premium sedans like Honda Civic and Honda Accord will see an increase in cost ranging from INR 36600 to INR 93975 for different trims in their lineup.
Toyota Etios
The torch bearer in the mid size segment for Toyota, has seen an upward revision of INR 11500 for petrol powered variants, while the diesel run Toyota Etios moves up by INR 13600 on the existing prices.
Toyota Liva
The only energetic hatchback Toyota in the country, Etios Liva will now prove to be costlier by INR 9500 and INR 11500 for the petrol and diesel models respectively.
Toyota Fortuner
The big daddy of premium SUVs has just got bigger not in terms of size, but price. A cost of INR 80000 will be added upon the existing price of Toyota Fortuner.
The likes of Toyota Innova and Toyota Corolla Altis will be costlier by INR 35200 to INR 39000 in the country.
Tata Indigo Manza
The continuously doing good Indigo Manza model, which is considered to be elite in Tata’s sedan array, will witness an upward revision in price that differ between INR 2000 to INR 8000, while exact model-wise hike not announced.
Tata Sumo Gold
The SUV cum MUV; Tata Sumo Gold, is now seen picking up the sales with the launch of recent facelift. This vehicle will be expensive by INR 8000 to INR 35000 depending upon the models.
Tata Nano
It had just started to sell in decent numbers and the hike of budget knocked at the door. The implementation of excise duty will make it dearer by anything amid INR 2000 to INR 8000.
Furthermore, the vehicles like Safari, Aria and Indica Vista will witness a steep in the range of INR 2000 to INR 35000.
Mahindra Scorpio
The most favorite SUV of the country will now come at an increased price that varies from INR 6000 to INR 30000 on the existing ex showroom prices.
Mahindra Xylo
The recent upgrade of Mahindra Xylo MUV has pulled customers in numbers, but with an upward revision of 2 percent to 3 percent in the existing cost it may get a blow under its kitty.
Mahindra XUV 500
The utmost civilized beast from Mahindra with overwhelming response in every phase of booking was earlier hiked in response to increase in the cost of raw materials and declining rupee. Now, with the implementation of excise duty it will be costlier by anything amid INR 6000 to INR 30000.
The other vehicles of Utility Vehicle (UV) maker for instance Verito; Bolero combined with others will counter an enhancement from INR 6000 to INR 30000.
Skoda Rapid
A hike of INR 25000 has been implemented on made-for-India sedan Skoda Rapid that now makes its base variant start with around INR 6.9 Lakh (ex showroom).
Skoda Laura
Larger the car, larger the excise. With an enhancement of INR 40000 the Skoda Laura takes off with INR 12.9 Lakh (ex showroom) for entry level sedan.
Skoda Superb
The cream sedan Skoda Superb gets the major price hike in the array with INR 1 Lakh making its base version available at INR 19.6 Lakh (ex showroom).
Other Skoda brand vehicles that comprise of Fabia hatchback and Yeti SUV receive an enhancement of INR 17000 and INR 50000 respectively.
Audi Cars
The imported Fully Built Units (FBU) including A7 Sport-back, A8 L and RS5 see an up of 13-14 percent. Nevertheless, the Audi vehicles that are manufactured locally, which comprise of A4, A6 and Q5 witness, an increase by 3.4-3.7 percent.
Mercedes Benz Cars
Arch rival Mercedes Benz’s products see a rise up to INR 3 Lakh for prestigious S-Class vehicles besides INR 1.50 Lakh for esteemed C-Class models.
Volvo Cars
While Sweden based Volvo’s complete fleet of cars such as S60, S80 and XC60 together with XC90 is ready for sales with a hike of nearly 3 percent for all variants, which ranges from INR 1 Lakh to INR 1.30 Lakh.
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