Maruti SX4 (2014)

Maruti SX4 is a discontinued sedan that rivaled Hyundai Verna and Honda City in India. It was placed as a premium option before the introduction of Maruti Ciaz and came with a price tag that is more similar to current generation sub 4-meter cars in India. The petrol powered SX4 was priced between INR 7.18-8.58 lakh while diesel variants were offered between INR 8.08-9.58 lakh. The visible price gap of around INR 1 lakh is still available in all Maruti cars but here, the petrol variant is much more powerful than any other car available in their current lineup.

SX4 1.6 Petrol was good for 105 HP at 5600 rpm and 145 Nm at 4100 rpm. The engine came with a 5-speed manual gearbox. On the other hand, SX4 1.3 Diesel produced 90 HP at 4000 rpm and 200 Nm at 1750 rpm. This engine was fuel efficient as Maruti claimed 21.79 kmpl of mileage from SX4. The car was quite practical as 505 liter of boot space helped the owner during long family drives while 50-liter fuel tank resulted in high overall driving range. Even 180 mm of ground clearance was passenger friendly with lesser chances of body scraping against the ground.

Maruti SX4 measures 4500 mm in length, 1735 mm in width and 1560 mm in height. Wheelbase was also quite healthy at 2500 mm. It came with decent 206/60 wheel wrapped on 16-inch alloy wheels. It was one among a limited number of Maruti cars to have automatic climate control and electrically adjustable mirrors at that time. Leather seats and navigation unit was offered on the top spec variant. Safety was given first preference here as SX4 came with dual front airbags at that time. It was bought more with a diesel engine due to high mileage.