WHEELZ WAR 2013

2013 was the year of car lovers. Some were SUVs and some replacements in small car hatchbacks. Let’s have a look over them.

Nissan Terrano.

After it managed to tackle SUV segment nearly a decade back through its X-Trail, Nissan seems to have challenged the Renault, Mahindra, Tata and Ford. 

Price Tag: Rs. 9.50 Lakh to Rs. 12.50 lakh.

Class: Compact SUV.

Threat for: Renault Duster, XUV 500, Ford Ecosport, Safari Storme

BMW 1 Series.  

It was a complete fun and frolic, when cricket maestro, Sachin launched the much affordable car from the German auto-giant. 

Price Tag: Rs. 21 Lakh to Rs. 30 lakh.

Class: Small car Hatchback.

Threat for: Audi A4, Mercedes C Class.

Honda Amaze.  

And this marks the entry of Honda in the diesel car segment. Previous to it, there was neither the provision of diesel in either its City or Civic.

Price Tag: Rs. 5 Lakh to Rs. 7.5 lakh. 

Class: Mid-size sedan.

Threat for: Swift DZire, Toyota Etios, Indigo CS and Manza.

Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG.

The most powerful SLK ever launched by Merc yet, this draws its power from 5.5 litre V8 engine. 

Price Tag: Rs. 1.25 crore. 

Class: Roadster.

Threat for: BMW Z4, Audi TT, Jaguar F-Type, Audi R-8.

Ford EcoSport.

Ford EcoSport is a compact SUV by the makers of Endeavour. With its entry in the SUV segment, Renault, Honda and Mahindra are threatened.  

Price Tag: Rs. 5.5 Lakh to Rs. 9.8 Lakh. 

Class: compact SUV.

Threat for: Renault Duster, Tata Safari Storme, Mahindra XUV 500.