When you have quite a bigger amount of money to spare on buying a car or rather as they say, you have arrived in life; it’s time for a luxury sedan or at least a sedan. The price range could be 8-15 lakhs for this category. The cars are longer, more spacious and the price tag is higher on account of the luxuries included and for the designs of the car. The seating would mainly be suitable for 4 people comfortably. This is the second biggest category of cars available in the Indian market.

Planning to buy a new car? Confused as to what type suits you and which model to buy? This is a ready reckoner for models available in India.

In choosing the right car for yourself you need to answer two fundamental questions

Once the above two questions are answered reasonably, it easier to zero-in on the model that will satisfy your requirement.

What is the need for the car?

Some of the answers for the above question could range from; for basic transportation for one individual, as a family car for a family of four, for adventure activities like mountain driving etc, for a big family of 8-10 people, for commercial uses like a taxi, as a luxury statement, for using on weekends or leisure travel.

The answer to the second question could be broad ranging. 1-2 Lakh, 2-3 lakh, 3-4 Lakh and so on. With the influx of numerous car manufacturers in the country and the huge number of models that they have launched, it has become possible even to have multiple choices in a price band of Rs 50,000/-. Say 4, 50,000/- to 5, 00,000/-

Let’s now take a closer look at the choices we have.

Basic usage: A car for a single user. Say an executive of a company driving on company work, a student going to college, a housewife using a car for household purchases and dropping children at school. This requires a compact car, with space of four people to sit comfortably and also one which is a no hassles car. The ideal car would be one of the entry level models as the car usage will not justify a big/expensive car.