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List of All Upcoming – Available Automatic Hatchbacks Under ten Lac

List of All Upcoming and Available Automatic Hatchback Cars in India [Updated]

International markets like US and others have a real big percentage of drivers opting for Automatic cars. In India, the fever is quick catching up with more manufacturers launching cars with automatic transmission.

Often, we have come across queries from people about what are the options they have when they are looking at an Automatic petite car for themselves or their families. And hence, here comes a compilation of all automatic petite cars that are present in India including the upcoming ones.

This is the cheapest automatic car available and comes with a 4-speed Automatic box. It is available in VXi trim and has Six pack as standard. It sports a smaller 1L K-series petrol fuel efficient engine but has cramped interiors.

• Cheapest AT car in India
• Comes with Six pack
• Most fuel efficient AT

Hyundai i10 is the 2nd cheapest automatic car we have with us. Available with a four speed automatic box, it is available only with the 1.2L engine option (and not with the smaller 1.1L). Customers have two trims to chose from – Sportz and top of the line Asta (O) which comes with Six pack and two airbags.

• i10 AT Sportz: Rs six Lakh
• i10 AT Asta (O): Rs seven Lakh

The optimum mix of fuel efficiency, power/spectacle and price. Buy it over A-Star if you have the budget.

Hyundai i20 is the costliest automatic hatchback we have in the market. It is available with a four speed Automatic gearbox and comes in Sportz trim where you get Six pack and an airbag.

The most plush and luxurious puny AT car in India. If you want to buy an AT hatchback and want better interiors, richness and more power, this is the car to buy. Obviously it comes at a price!

You would say what is Dzire doing here in the battle of hatchbacks. Well, after its latest chopping of boot, it is more of a notchback rather than a real sedan. We have included it just to keep you informed. Swift Dzire comes with a four speed automatic gearbox. Similar to A-Star it comes only in the VXi trim with Six pack standard.

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If a boot (how-so-ever puny it may be) is your criteria and only the name of ‘Maruti’ ticks for you, Dzire is the car you should be gravely considering.

Honda has launched their very first automatic hatchback in India and the honor is thrown on to the smallest car they have here, nice Brio. Brio Automatic Brio AT comes in two trims- lower ‘S‘ and the top ‘V‘. Brio AT comes with a 5-speed Automatic Transmission and in the process becoming the only one in the segment.

It is powered by the same 1.2-Litre i-VTEC petrol engine which produces eighty eight PS of power @ 6,000 RPM and one hundred nine Nm of torque at Four,500 RPM. Brio AT has an ARAI certified fuel efficiency of 16.Five kmpl compared to Nineteen.3kmpl for manual Brio

Brio AT becomes the best puny hatch to be driven in Automatic guise. If you are considering one in this segment, give this Honda the topmost priority.

After a lot of confusion, Maruti has eventually launched the Ritz AT in India. At 17.16kmpl ARAI certified mileage, it is one of the most fuel efficient automatic cars in the country. Maruti has priced Ritz AT at Rs 6.15 Lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) which makes it the most expensive automatic hatch in this segment (i20 and Polo are half a segment higher).

Ritz makes a lot of sense if you are considering buying a fatter Maruti than A-Star. It has widespread service centers and fuel efficiency along with better space than Brio AT.

Volkswagen Polo GT TSI is the latest to join this list of Automatic hatchbacks in India. It is India’s very first ‘GT’ branded car in India and sits right there at the top when it comes to spectacle and price among automatic hatchbacks. It comes with a 7-Speed DSG gearbox, is ARAI rated at 17.Two kmpl and is your best bet if you want a spectacle oriented automatic hatchback.

Buy it if you are looking for spectacle, richness, and enthusiastic drive and ready to pay a price for it.

For launch details of Polo GT TSI, click here and for specifications, brochures and pictures, click here.

Upcoming Automatic hatchback:

In the latest development from the house of Nissan, they have confirmed an automatic version of their Micra hatch which will to sport the same CVT gearbox as the just launched Scala/Sunny CVT. Scala is rated at an FE of 17.97kmpl and Micra, being smaller is expected to be more fuel efficient, will take away the crown of the most fuel efficient hatchback when it launches very soon, most likely by this month itself.

The thickest point of interest is that the CVT will be launched in the fresh facelifted Micra which has been unveiled only a few days back. Fresh Micra facelift along with the CVT box is expected to be launched in a few weeks from now.

Read details about the fresh Micra facelift here.

Yes, you read it right! According to a few speculations, Tata is also preparing to venture in this segment and in fact, they want to be a step ahead of all what we have listed above. They plan to launch an automatic version of their diesel Vista. If that happens, Tata will be the very first one to venture in this segment with a diesel hatchback.

It is rumored that Tata Vista AT might be propelled by a 5-Speed automatic gearbox which is presently under works. A diesel Automatic will be a revelation of some sorts and if Tata launches it very first, they will certainly get the very first mover advantage before others hop in.

So, if you are in the market for a puny automatic hatchback, we have listed all the options you have along with the upcoming ones for you to better determine upon one. In fact, you can have all the flavors you want considering this list of nine automatic hatchbacks. However, the big hue is the fact that all these are petrol models and we do not have a single diesel automatic hatchback in our country!

Are companies, apart from Tata, listening!

So, which one will you buy among these?

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