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Best Used Cars Under 5 Lakh in India

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MARUTI SUZUKI SWIFT DZIRE (2012 – 2015)

Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire is the most popular and most sold compact sedan in India. Stylish design, upmarket features, greater affordability, good resale value, efficient engine and greater fuel economy have enhanced the popularity of the car. The car is a perfect drive for your daily drives in the city and it can also become your perfect companion outside the city as well.

If you are thinking about buying an used car for under 5 lakh, this car be your best choice. The second hand Swift Dzire can be available at a price between Rs. 4 lakh to 4.8 lakh. The car gets both the petrol and diesel engines as power source options. The Petrol variant gets power from a 1.2 litre K-Series VVT petrol unit which churns out 84.3 PS of peak power at 6,000 rpm and 115 Nm of peak torque at 4,000 rpm.

The diesel variant on the other hand is powered by a 1.3 litre DDiS CRDI turbocharged engine generating 75 PS of peak power at 4,000 rpm and 190 Nm of peak toque at 2,000 rpm. The Maruti Suzuki Swift is based on the Swift hatchback. Therefore the front profile looks similar with the swept back sharp headlamps, sloping hood. The front grille gets a sleek chrome bar.

Pricing: Rs. 4 lakh – Rs. 4.8 lakh

HONDA CITY PETROL (2010 – 2013)

Honda City is the best selling mid size sedan in India. The stylish and suave appearance at exterior along with the upmarket features inside the cabin makes it a perfect executive car. Also you can take occasional drives in it with your family outside your daily routes. Honestly, the Honda City won’t disappoint you anyway. The car is great on comfort, handling is easy.

If you are worried about your budget, and yet looking for an used sedan within Rs. 5 lakh, this can be a perfect buy for you. A Honda city built between 2010 to 2013 can be easily available within Rs. 3.85 lakh to Rs. 4.7 lakh. The model we are talking about is the fifth generation model of the car.

Power source for the car is a 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine mated to a 5 speed manual transmission. There was a CVT gearbox also on offer. The engine churns out 118 PS of peak power at 6,600 rpm and 146 Nm of peak torque at 4,600 rpm. The Honda City can reach 0 – 100 kmph in 11 seconds, which is pretty impressive indeed. The top speed for this car is 185 kmph. The fuel efficiency stands at 16.7 kmpl. It is enough to propel the car through the road of popularity in our cost sensitive Indian market.

Pricing: Rs. 3.85 lakh – Rs. 4.7 lakh

HYUNDAI VERNA DIESEL (2011 – 2013)

Hyundai has established itself as one of the most popular automotive brand in India. The South Korean automaker is known for making some spectacularly stylish cars. One of them is surely the Hyundai Verna. The sedan we are talking about was also known as the Hyundai Verna Fluid. The Fluid word comes from its design. The has been designed to deliver a sporty and suave appearance.

The car was powered by two diesel and two petrol engine options. Here we are talking about the diesel variant. The diesel variants were available with a 1.6 litre CRDi VGT engine mated to either 6 speed manual or 4 speed automatic transmission. The power output of the car was 128 PS of peak power at 4,000 rpm and 259 Nm of peak torque between 1,900 rpm to 2,750 rpm.

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Also there was a 1.4 litre CRDi diesel engine shared with the Hyundai i20. This engine generated 90 PS of peak power at 4,000 rpm and 220 Nm of peak torque between 1,750 rpm to 2,750 rpm. This engine was mated to a 6 speed manual gearbox. It has been one of the most fuel efficient engine in the segment as well. Therefore we recommend you to go for this car if you are thinking about to buy an used sedan within Rs. 5 lakh.

Pricing: Rs. 4 lakh – Rs. 4.8 lakh

TOYOTA COROLLA ALTIS PETROL (2008 – 2010)

Toyota Corolla Altis is the India spec Corolla. The car has been one of the most popular model of all time around the world. In India too, the Corolla has been quite popular. If you are thinking about buying a decent looking sedan, which would deliver you an easy handling experience, cost effectiveness and fuel efficiency, then this could be your perfect choice.

The Toyota Corolla Altis sold between 2008 to 2010 in India will be available as an used model between Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh. The car gets power from a 1.8 litre petrol engine which kicks out 140 PS of peak power at 6,400 rpm, and 173 Nm of peak toque 4,000 rpm. This Toyota Corolla Altis was equipped with a 6 speed manual gearbox and a 7 speed CVT gearbox as option.

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The car was pretty fuel efficient due to the 7 speed CVT gearbox. It delivered an ARAI claimed 15.22 kmpl of fuel economy. In terms of design the car was quite decent and upmarket looking with sharp headlamps, chrome garnished flowing slated grille. The interior sported a multifunction steering wheel, dual analog dials at the instrument cluster, a stereo console as well.

Pricing: Rs. 4 lakh – Rs. 5 lakh

VENTO/RAPID DIESEL (2011 – 2013)

Volkswagen Vento and the Skoda Rapid are said to be basically same car with different badging and a bit different design. Volkswagen’s TDI engines are no doubt pretty popular around the globe. And talking about designs the Volkswagen Vento and Skoda Rapid both are designed very stylishly and in sharp manner. Both the cars are known for their upmarket features and comfort on offer.

If you are looking for upmarket sedans at an affordable price under 5 lakh, these cars can be your choice. The Volkswagen Vento looks more sharp compare to the Skoda Rapid. The sharp headlamps, horizontally slated chrome garnished front grille, suave executive sedan appearance make the car appealing. Inside it gets several upmarket features, and honestly, this car is pretty safe also. The Skoda Rapid is also pretty sharp designed, not like the Vento though.

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The Vento gets power from a 1.6 litre CRDI diesel engine generating 105 PS of peak power at 4,400 rpm and 250 Nm of peak torque between 1,500 rpm to 2,500 rpm. It is known to deliver a fuel economy of 20.54 kmpl. The Skoda rapid on the other hand was also powered by the same engine tuned to deliver same power and torque output.

Pricing: Rs. 4.5 lakh – Rs. 5 lakh

HYUNDAI I20 DIESEL (2011 – 2013)

Hyundai i20 has been a very popular premium hatchback in India. At present the premium hatchbacks are a very popular in Indian market, which is occupied by Honda Jazz, Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Hyundai Elite i20 and Volkswagen Polo. No wonder, the Hyundai 20 showed the way. Now if you are looking for a second hand premium hatch at price under Rs. 5 lakh, this can be a good buy.

The Hyundai i20 sold between 20111 and 2013 might not be as stylish as the present day Elite i20, but it certainly was an ice breaker in the Indian market. So, our advice is, you won’t be disappointed at all with this car. The car sported some interesting features like multifunction steering wheel, dual analog dials with a TFT display at the instrument cluster. The center console with only stereo was not that bad.

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The car was powered by both petrol and diesel engine options. We would suggest you to buy a diesel one. It comes powered by a 1.4 litre engine which churns out 90 PS of peak power at 4,000 rpm and 219 Nm of peak torque in between 1,500 rpm to 2,750 rpm. A 6 speed manual gearbox was fitted to the car to do the transmission duty.

Pricing: Rs. 4.2 lakh – Rs. 4.5 lakh

MARUTI SUZUKI SWIFT (2012 – 2015)

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Now this is a car you would never complain against, if you are a car enthusiast born and brought up in an Indian city. It seems that Maruti Suzuki Swift was built keeping the Indian roads and customers in mind only. The sporty looking hatchback has been the Indo Japanese automaker’s attempt to provide a bit of luxury to the customers while on the go through a hatchback.

The car comes with sharp signature headlamp clusters, stylish front grille, and LED daytime running lights at the front profile. The side profile received sporty alloy wheels, floating roof design, blackened out glass area. The car was a well capable competitor against the Hyundai i20 in India.

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Power source for the car was available in both petrol and diesel engine options. The petrol variant was powered by a 1.2 litre K-Series engine while the diesel engine was a 1.3 litre DDiS unit. Both the engines were known as well capable to power the car to do its duty efficiently in and around the cities. This car was also pretty fuel economic considering he Indian road conditions. So far, if you are looking for a compact and efficient used hatchback within Rs. 5 lakh, this can be your best buy.

Pricing: Rs. 3.5 lakh – Rs. 5 lakh

CHEVROLET CRUZE (2009 – 2011)

Although Chevrolet Cruze was never known for being very stylish, but this car is pretty efficient on our city roads. The muscular and aggressive appearance makes it pretty desirable. The Chevrolet Cruze sedan comes featuring sharp headlamp clusters, two part front grille, sleek air intake, black accented fog lamps. The side profile gets sleek character lines, alloy wheels.

If you are looking for an executive sedan, in that case the Chevrolet Cruze can serve you well. It comes very powerful indeed. The Cruze sold between 2009 and 2011 was powered by a 2.0 litre diesel engine churned out 150 PS of peak power at 4,000 rpm and massive 327 Nm of peak torque at 2,200 rpm. It was capable to accelerate 0 – 100 kmph in just 10 seconds with a top speed of 210 kmph. Transmission options include a 5 speed manual and a 6 speed automatic gearbox. It offered ARAI certified 17.3 kmpl of fuel economy.

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The power itself can become the strong USP for this car. And you can avail one of these powerful sedans between Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 4.8 lakh. This car is enough capable to propel you from your home to office and back. Also you can take occasional highway drives as well, as this car comes quite spacious inside the cabin and comfortable as well for all the occupants.

Pricing: Rs. 4 lakh – Rs. 4.8 lakh

MAHINDRA SCORPIO DIESEL (2010 – 2012)

Mahindra & Mahindra is known as the SUV maker of India. The Scorpio is one of the very popular and best sold SUV in the country from the Mumbai based automaker. It is a very well known fact, that we Indians are fond of SUVs. And the Scorpio seems a perfect fit for those, who love to off the roads as well as take the daily drives in and around the cities.

The Mahindra Scorpio comes designed in a stylish manner, and yet it looks aggressive. The car sports a roundish headlamp clusters, vertically slated front grille, side body cladding, roof rail. Despite being boxy shaped the car looks pretty attractive. In fact, this one of the best looking cars from the automaker. And when it comes to performance, the Scorpio is very efficient and powerful as well.

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The Mahindra Scorpio built between 2010 to 2012 gets power from a 2.2 mHawk all aluminium diesel engine with variable geometry turbocharger. The engine churned out 122 PS of peak power at 4,000 rpm and 290 Nm of peak torque between 1,800 rpm to 2,800 rpm. There was another diesel engine as well, which was a 2.6 litre CRDe unit kicking out 76 PS of peak power.

Pricing: Rs. 4 lakh – Rs. 4.8 lakh

TATA SAFARI (2010 – 2012)

Tata Safari has been the lone SUV offering from the automaker for quite long time in Indian market. The SUV is a practical and attractive looking model on Indian roads. It gets large headlamps, aggressive front grille with chrome slats. The front bumper looks massive, and sports squarish fog lamps at both ends. The car features a taller stance and impressive ground clearance, making itself off roading worthy.

The power source for the Tata Safari is a 3.0 litre engine alongside a 2.2 litre VVT DICOR engine. The smaller 2.2 litre DICOR engine churned out 140 PS of peak power at 4,000 rpm, and 320 Nm of peak torque at 1,700 rpm. A 5 speed manual gearbox was fitted to the car to do the transmission duty. The car was capable to reach 0 – 100 kmph in just 15.8 seconds. It came with a top speed of 160 kmph. The fuel economy of the car was 16.93 kmpl.

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Although the Tata Safari couldn’t actually compete against the range of SUVs from the Mahindra & Mahindra. But the car is surely a good buy even as an used model also, considering the looks of the car and the practical off roading capabilities it comes with. You can afford a second hand Tata safari between Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh.

Pricing: Rs. 4 lakh – Rs. 5 lakh

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