With India’s hot climate making summers increasingly challenging, ventilated seats have become a priority for many car buyers. Automakers have taken note of this requirement, introducing the feature, once considered a luxury, even in some of their most affordable cars. Here are India’s five lowest-priced cars that are available with ventilated seats, all only in the front:
The recently launched Tata Aeris, essentially a heavily facelifted verion of the Tata Tigor but with a new name, makes ventilated front seats truly accessible. The new compact sedan includes this premium comfort feature in configurations priced as low as Rs. 8.20 lakh. Tata Motors offers ventilated front seats only in the car’s range-topping Accomplished trim and gives a choice of four configurations for the same.
| Prices of Tata Aeris with ventilated seats | |
| Configuration | Price (Ex-showroom) |
| Accomplished 1.2L Petrol MT | Rs. 8,19,990 |
| Accomplished 1.2L Petrol AMT | Rs. 8,74,990 |
| Accomplished 1.2L Petrol-CNG MT | Rs. 9,19,990 |
| Accomplished 1.2L Petrol-CNG AMT | Rs. 9,74,990 |
The Renault Kiger is India’s cheapest SUV equipped with ventilated front seats. Renault offers this feature in only the top-end Emotion trim, which it has priced from Rs. 8.50 lakh (ex-showroom). In total, customers can choose from six configurations.
| Prices of Renault Kiger with ventilated seats | |
| Configuration | Price (Ex-showroom) |
| Emotion 1.0L Petrol MT | Rs. 8,50,000 |
| Emotion 1.0L Petrol MT Dual Tone | Rs. 8,50,000 |
| Emotion 1.0L Turbo Petrol MT | Rs. 9,40,000 |
| Emotion 1.0L Turbo Petrol MT Dual Tone | Rs. 9,40,000 |
| Emotion 1.0L Petrol CVT | Rs. 10,40,000 |
| Emotion 1.0L Petrol CVT Dual Tone | Rs. 10,40,000 |
The recently launched facelifted Maruti Baleno is India’s cheapest hatchback available with ventilated front seats. With a fuel economy of up to 24.77 km/l, it is also the most efficient car available with this feature. Prices of the new Baleno in configurations equipped with ventilated front seats start at Rs. 9.10 lakh (ex-showroom). In total, customers can choose from four different configurations, which are based on Alpha and Alpha (O) trims.
| Prices of Maruti Baleno with ventilated seats | |
| Configuration | Price (Ex-showroom) |
| Alpha 1.2L Petrol MT | Rs. 9,09,900 |
| Alpha (O) 1.2L Petrol MT | Rs. 9,49,900 |
| Alpha 1.2L Petrol AMT | Rs. 9,59,900 |
| Alpha (O) 1.2L Petrol AMT | Rs. 9,99,000 |
The Maruti Brezza also gained ventilated front seats with its recently introduced facelift. The premium comfort feature is only available in its range-topping ZXi+ trim, the prices of which start at Rs. 11.42 lakh (ex-showroom). Maruti Suzuki offers two configurations of the new Brezza with ventilated front seats.
| Prices of Maruti Brezza with ventilated seats | |
| Configuration | Price (Ex-showroom) |
| ZXi+ 1.0L Turbo Petrol MT | Rs. 11,41,500 |
| ZXi+ 1.5L Petrol AT | Rs. 13,70,500 |
The Citroen Basalt X, an SUV-coupe that directly competes with the Tata Curvv, is the cheapest midsize car available with ventilated front seats in India. This feature is only available in the model’s top-end Max trim, which customers can purchase in three configurations, with prices starting at Rs. 11.34 lakh (ex-showroom).
| Prices of Citroen Basalt X with ventilated seats | |
| Configuration | Price (Ex-showroom) |
| Max 1.2L Petrol MT | Rs. 11,34,300 |
| Max 1.2L Turbo Petrol MT | Rs. 12,62,500 |
| Max 1.2L Turbo Petrol AT | Rs. 13,89,500 |
