Nice Car to drive in the city – by Autoportal.com

The roads in the Indian cities are generally narrow and traffic infested. To drive to the work places through the city streets is a tedious job. The vehicle for daily city driving should be compact and fuel efficient which can be manoeuvred and parked easily. The hatchbacks, compact sedans or small crossovers are the best for this job.Find latest car models visit: AutoPortal

Many hatchbacks like the Maruti Swift, the Maruti Ritz, the Hyundai Grand i10, the Hyundai Elite i20, the Honda Brio, the Ford Figo, the Volkswagen Polo and the Tata Bolt are available in the Indian automobile market. But considering the factors like the appearance, the availability of the variants, the engine power, the comfort and safety features and the price tag the Maruti Suzuki Swift can be considered as the best city car.

The Maruti Swift introduced originally in 2005 has been refreshed in 2011 and 2014. The latest version comes in 5 petrol and 4 diesel variants priced Rupees 4.58 to 7.21 lakh. The Swift comes in colours of mysterious violet, granite grey, glistening grey, fire red, silky silver and pearl arctic white.

The Maruti Swift has all the features required for a city car. The standard features include an engine immobiliser, child lock facilities, a manual AC, power steering, fully folding rear seat and internally operated ORVMs. The top variants have features like ABS, EBD, Brake Assist, tilt column and electric body coloured ORVMs with turn indicators, 2 air bags, an automatic AC, keyless start, rear parking sensors, power windows, rear defogger and wiper and a 2 Din music system with Bluetooth connectivity for phone and audio controls.

The engines of the Swift variants have high fuel efficiencies. The petrol variants with1.2 litre engines giving mileages of 20.4 kmpl and the diesel ones 25.2 kmpl with 1.3 litre engines. The petrol variants take 14.8 sec and the diesel variants 12.2 sec for 0 to 100 kmph acceleration and the top speeds are 154 to 160 kmph.

The dimensions of the Swift are 3850 mm length, 2430 mm wheel base and 170 mm ground clearance with a boot of 245 litres. The suspensions are McPherson strut type at the front and torsion beam type at the rear. The brakes are disc type at the front and the drum type at the rear. The alloy wheels of the top variants have R15 tubeless tyres.

The plus points of the Swift are the competitive prices, the brand name, decent mileages, a good braking system with ABS, spacious and comfortable cabins and good after-sales services. The Maruti Swift is already the second bestselling car in India and will remain as one of the best city cars.Check out all features like as performance, used car reviews, upcoming cars and new cars on Auto Portal.

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