India's obsession with SUVs is something I'll never understand. I've been a car enthusiast forever. A lower center of gravity and reduced body roll mean supreme comfort.
People rave about Innovas and Fortuners, but frankly, they're the most uncomfortable vehicles I've been in. Your body bobs from side to side, making you feel much more tired than if you were traveling in a sedan of a similar price range.
Fuel efficiency is better in sedans.
Sudden turns and the turning radius are much better in sedans.
Driving or being driven in a sedan is far superior compared to an SUV or micro SUV. It's not as if we are off-roading or traversing the jungles of Nagarhole daily. In fact, your Seltos, Creta, or whatever else, actually can't even handle 4x4 terrain.
The only explanation here is that Indians, being generally shorter, just feel good driving something bigger to compensate for their lack of height. It's a self-confidence thing and not much of an automobile thing.
This SUV mania has driven sedans out of the market, which is pretty sad because those are actually built for comfortable drives on uncomfortable Indian roads. How can the entire country collectively disregard logic over an expensive purchase that often ends up with a 9-10% loan?
People rave about Innovas and Fortuners, but frankly, they're the most uncomfortable vehicles I've been in. Your body bobs from side to side, making you feel much more tired than if you were traveling in a sedan of a similar price range.
Fuel efficiency is better in sedans.
Sudden turns and the turning radius are much better in sedans.
Driving or being driven in a sedan is far superior compared to an SUV or micro SUV. It's not as if we are off-roading or traversing the jungles of Nagarhole daily. In fact, your Seltos, Creta, or whatever else, actually can't even handle 4x4 terrain.
The only explanation here is that Indians, being generally shorter, just feel good driving something bigger to compensate for their lack of height. It's a self-confidence thing and not much of an automobile thing.
This SUV mania has driven sedans out of the market, which is pretty sad because those are actually built for comfortable drives on uncomfortable Indian roads. How can the entire country collectively disregard logic over an expensive purchase that often ends up with a 9-10% loan?
Everyone going on and on about tier 3 towns and ground clearance of sedans, haven't been in neither i feel. Sedans post 2010 are made with superior ground clearance that can tackle Indian roads and potholes easily in most cases. You'll be surprised by the number of Swift Dzires and swifts that are sold in a place like coorg.
Also everyone talking about safety, please do your research. Sedans and SUVs both are the same. In fact, due to lesser body roll, sedans are safer and will save you from toppling at high speeds if you have to veer suddenly in order to avoid something. It is also safer for pedestrian safety, as the chances of them dying when you ram into them are lesser with sedans.
In fact, look up NCAP ratings of your favourite Korean SUV brands, you'll be shocked. Chances of survival lesser compared to a German or even a Honda hatchback or sedan.
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