While buying a car, anyone looks for the best bang that their buck can offer. While budget constraints limit the choice when it comes to buying a new car, the used car market offers one with a lot of options in a limited budget. The upsurge in the car market in India has ensure that the used car market is also very mature and one can fix a budget of a small hatchback and buy a car ranging from a full-size SUV to a premium sedan in the used car market. Therefore today we have complied a list of some compact SUVs that one can buy at the price of a new Maruti Suzuki Swift. Swift is a very popular choice in the hatchback segment in the Indian market and the sales numbers prove so. Therefore, if you have the budget a Swift, why not opt for something that is not only more feature loaded, but also offers greater comfort and a street presence that a hatchback like Maruti Suzuki Swift cannot match. Let’s take a look at some used compact SUVs that can be had for the price of a top model Maruti Suzuki Swift (Rs. 8.86 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi).
Tata Nexon
Price -- Rs. 7.5 lakhs
Location – Delhi
Highlights -- Tata Nexon is a very good looking car from the stables of the Indian carmaker. The SUV also has the distinction of being the safest in the segment as it has a G-NCAP rating of 5 stars. Apart from the bevy of features that this compact SUV comes loaded with, it also comes in both petrol and diesel variants. What makes it even better is that both the fuel options come with the choice of either a manual or an automatic transmission. Here are a few options of Tata Nexon that are cheaper than a Maruti Suzuki Swift.
Ford EcoSport
Price -- Rs. 6 lakhs
Location -- Surat, Gujarat
Highlights – Apart from a good build quality, one of the best sellers in the segment, Ford EcoSport also comes with the advantage of better handling and great steering feedback. This example here is three years old and still is with the first owner with an odometer reading of 60,500 kms. The option presented here is a diesel model and Titanium trim.
Hyundai Creta
Price – Rs. 8.8 lakhs
Location -- Mumbai, Maharashtra
Highlights -- Hyundai Creta is the most popular choice when it comes to compact SUVs in India and the sales figures reflect the same. The feature packed SUV rules the roost as far as sales in the segment are concerned. This example here is a 2015 model that is still with its first owner. This is a petrol model of the car and has only done 2,000 kms as per the owner.
Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza
Price – Rs. 8.5 lakhs
Location -- Delhi
Highlights – What Hyundai Creta is to the compact SUV segment, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza is to the sub-4 meter compact SUV segment. The trust of Maruti combined with the looks of a SUV has been very hit among the customers in India. The model presented here is from 2017 and has travelled only 42,000 kms as per the odometer.