Top 10 cars with automatic transmission in India
The automatic transmission minimizes the wear and tear of the car and the buyers in India like to choose the automatic version. Here are the Top Ten cars in India which are fitted with the automatic gearbox.
1. Hyundai i10
It is one of the best selling small cars in India, which was introduced in Nov. 2007. It was a success due to its charming looks, fuel saving and better functioning properties. It is strapped with either a 1.1L iRDE in-line 4-cylinder or a 1.2L Kappa in-line 4-cylinder motor and a 5-speed manual transmission. Also, choice of 4-speed auto transmission is available on the Kappa engine modification
2. Hyundai Verna
Hyundai launched an automatic transmission model in its Verna
arrangement. The car maker asserts that the Verna with the automatic gearbox has considerably increased the sales of the company.
3. Honda City
The first car in the C segment strapped with automatic transmission introduced by Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) is acclaimed that sales of the Honda City with automatic transmission is higher as compared to its equivalent having the manual gearbox.
4. Honda Accord
More than half of the Accord cars sold in India are fitted with automatic transmission. The Indian car buyers understand clearly that selection of a car with auto transmission instead of the variants with manual transmission does not mean to sacrifice mileage and performance.
5. Mercedes-Benz C-Class
The C-Class contributes about forty per cent of Mercedes' total sales in the country, and 87 per cent of the C-Class cars sold are with auto transmission. The car manufacturer indicates that growth of automatic transmission raised from 60 to 80 per cent during the past seven years.
6. Skoda Superb
The Superb is supplied only in the auto transmission version which is a 7-speed Automatic or a 6-speed Triptonic Automatic Transmission. The Skoda Superb is one of the best selling among the luxury car section.
7. Skoda Laura
Sale of the Laura with the auto gearbox has risen to 10 per cent while 20 per cent of the models sales are obtained from the auto transmission version. The difference in price between manual and automatic gearbox has minimized, and purchasers choose to pay a nominal amount more for the auto gearbox.
8. Chevrolet Captiva
As per demand of the Indian car buyers, the Chevrolet Captiva was introduced. GM understands that automatic variants sell better than those with the manual gearbox. The automatic gearbox in the Chevy Captiva is provided with a four-wheel drive.
9. Mahindra Scorpio
M&M's flagship model, the Scorpio is manufactured in both manual and automatic designs. Base variants normally sell better because of its low price. But the Scorpio is fitted with an automatic gearbox only in the high-end variant and sales have ameliorated for the top-end version than the base one. This auto transmission in the powerful Scorpio is provided with user engaged and auto engaged functions for supreme driving familiarity. Under the user engaged mode is the 'N' and 'W'. While 'N' is the normal mode for normal driving situations, 'W' is most suitable for slippery roads which require better strength of the car. The Scorpio also has an extra 'M' mode which is the manual/engine brake mode. Braking force of the engine is utilized for better management on slopes.
10. Volkswagen Jetta
The Volkswagen Jetta is obtainable in both manual and automatic versions. However, the sales indicate that the Indian car buyers prefer the automatic Jetta to the manual version.
