VariantWise

Which variant should you buy? We will tell you.

Every car is sold in several variants: same shape, different features, different price.

  • Renault Kwid in Fiery Red with Mystery Black Roof
  • Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor in Lucent Orange
  • Mahindra Thar OG in Everest White
  • Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara in Splendid Silver
  • Tata Sierra in Andaman Adventure
  • Kia Carnival in Fusion Black
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Cars covered
1,154
Variants scored
17
Brands
Daily
Prices checked

Where does your budget land?

₹13.70L ex-showroom

That buys you a choice of 78 cars across 580 variants.

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What owners actually say

Crash tests, long-term reviews and owner reports, distilled per car. Never the maker's marketing, and never only the good news.

Daytona Grey

Tata Nexon EV

Excellent safety
Safety9
Holds its value3

Five-star Bharat NCAP result, 29.86 of 32 for adults and 44.95 of 49 for children

Charger red-light fault that owners report returning even after the charger is replaced

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Arcade Grey

Tata Altroz

Excellent safety
Safety9
Service experience4

Five Bharat NCAP stars across petrol, diesel and CNG, not just one variant

Diesel DPF trouble at roughly 8,000 km intervals in mostly short city driving, progressing to oil dilution

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Bengal Rogue

Tata Punch

Excellent safety
Safety9
Reliability6

Five-star Bharat NCAP protection on the 2026 facelift, 30.58 of 32 for adults

Fit and finish: panel gaps and rattles reported as a daily annoyance

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Calgury White

Tata Nexon

Excellent safety
Safety9
Holds its value4

Five-star Bharat NCAP crash protection for adults and children alike

Recurring electrical faults, including a recalled PEPS ESCL part on May 2023 cars

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Daytona Grey

Tata Harrier

Excellent safety
Safety9
Holds its value3

Five-star Bharat NCAP result, 30.08 of 32 for adults, among the first cars India tested

Rattles from door pads and the B-pillar reported across multiple long-term owners

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Carbon Black

Tata Safari

Excellent safety
Safety9
Holds its value3

Five Bharat NCAP stars and a Global NCAP Safer Choice Award

Infotainment and cluster glitches, including screens blanking while driving

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Bluish Black

Maruti Suzuki Baleno

Excellent resale value
Holds its value8
Real-world economy5

The best interior quality Maruti has managed, with soft-touch surfaces and rich plastic textures

Three stars for child occupant protection at Bharat NCAP

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Pearl Bluish Black

Maruti Suzuki Wagon R

Excellent real-world economy
Real-world economy8
Safety1

A genuinely roomy cabin for the money, with the tall-boy shape making it easy to get in and out of

One star for adults and zero for children at Global NCAP in 2023, the weakest crash result in this catalogue

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Shown once a car has enough independent evidence behind it. Every score links to its sources on the car's page, and the research is refreshed daily.

Worth waiting for?

Cars expected in the next few months. Unless a card says the maker has confirmed it, treat the date and the price as what the industry expects rather than a promise.

Tata Aeris as imagined in a supplied impression
Render

An impression. Tata has announced the car but not shown it.

Tata Aeris

Announced
Launch
Price
₹5.00L to ₹9.00L

a wide guess, not a price

Hyundai Bayon for India as imagined in a supplied impression
Render

An impression of the India car. Hyundai has not shown it.

Hyundai Bayon

Announced
Launch
Price
₹8.00L to ₹14.00L

a wide guess, not a price

Honda Elevate facelift as imagined in a supplied impression
Render

An impression. Honda has not shown the facelift.

Honda Elevate facelift

Expected
Launch
Price
₹11.50L to ₹20.50L

a wide guess, not a price

Replaces the Honda Elevate we list today.

Toyota Glanza, the outgoing model
Outgoing model

Pictured: the Glanza on sale today. Toyota has not shown the facelift.

Toyota Glanza facelift

Expected
Launch
Price
₹6.00L to ₹9.50L

a wide guess, not a price

Replaces the Toyota Glanza we list today.

VinFast VF 3 in yellow, front three-quarter
Global model

Pictured: the VF 3 VinFast sells abroad today.

VinFast VF 3

Expected
Launch
Price
₹7.50L to ₹10.00L
Volkswagen Virtus, the outgoing model
Outgoing model

Pictured: the Virtus on sale today, not the facelift.

Volkswagen Virtus facelift

Expected
Launch
Price
₹10.50L to ₹12.00L

Replaces the Volkswagen Virtus we list today.

Volkswagen Tera in red, front three-quarter, as sold in Brazil
Brazilian model

Pictured: the Tera Volkswagen sells in Brazil. The India car will differ.

Volkswagen Tera

Expected
Launch
Price
₹8.00L to ₹13.00L

a wide guess, not a price

Tata Safari EV as imagined in a supplied impression
Render

An artist's impression. Tata has not shown the Safari EV.

Tata Safari EV

Expected
Launch
Price
₹26.00L to ₹32.00L

Sold alongside the Tata Safari we list today.

Mahindra Thar.e concept in white, front three-quarter
Concept

Pictured: Mahindra's Thar.e concept. The production car has not been shown.

Mahindra Thar.e

Expected
Launch
Price
₹20.00L to ₹25.00L
Hyundai Ioniq 6 in black, front three-quarter
Global model

Pictured: the Ioniq 6 Hyundai sells abroad today.

Hyundai Ioniq 6

Expected
Launch
Price
₹50.00L to ₹65.00L
Mahindra XUV 7XO in Nebula Blue
Tata Harrier in Fearless Red
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How it works

Three steps, about two minutes.

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Tell us what you need

One sentence is enough: budget, body type, must-haves.

Type it the way you would say it to a friend: "automatic SUV under 15 lakh with a sunroof". We read budget, fuel, gearbox, seats and over thirty features from plain words. Prefer taps? The quiz asks eight quick questions instead.

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