Thanks to increased traffic, more customers are preferring cars with automatic transmissions. Also, given the high demand for SUVs in India, here is a list of the most affordable automatic SUVs in India.
The Tata Punch is the most affordable SUV with an automatic transmission in India. Prices for the automatic variant of the Tata Punch SUV starts from Rs 7.45 lakh (ex-showroom).
Powering the Tata Punch SUV is a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder, naturally aspirated, Revotron petrol engine with 84.5bhp of peak power and 113Nm of peak torque. Customers can choose either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a 5-speed AMT gearbox.
Though the Renault Kiger and Nissan Magnite SUVs are identical under the skin, Renault offers an automatic gearbox with the lower-spec 1.0-litre, naturally-aspirated, petrol engine with 71bhp of power and 96Nm of torque.
Thanks to this, the automatic variant of the Renault Kiger SUV is significantly more affordable than the automatic variant of the Nissan Magnite SUV at Rs 8.47 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
Nissan Magnite is among the most affordable sub-4m SUVs in India. The automatic variant of the Nissan Magnite sub-4m SUV is equipped with a turbocharged engine and a CVT gearbox.
Prices for the Nissan Magnite automatic sub-4m SUV starts from Rs 9.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The 1.0-litre, turbocharged powertrain of the Nissan Magnite produces 98.63bhp of power and 160Nm of torque.
Maruti Suzuki recently launched the updated Brezza sub-4m SUV in India. Prices for the automatic variant of the Maruti Suzuki Brezza sub-4m SUV starts from Rs 11.14 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
Powering the new Maruti Suzuki Brezza SUV is a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder, naturally-aspirated petrol engine with 99.2bhp of peak power and 136Nm of peak torque. Furthermore, the SUV comes equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission.
The Hyundai Venue is among the most feature-rich sub4m SUVs you can buy in India. The automatic variant of the Hyundai Venue SUV starts from Rs 1.43 lakh (ex-showroom, India).
The automatic variant of the Hyundai Venue SUV is powered by a 1.0-litre, turbocharged petrol engine with 118bhp of peak power and 172Nm of peak torque. This powertrain also uses a 7-speed DCT gearbox.
The popularity of automatic SUVs have been gradually increasing in India, especially in the urban areas. Moreover, with the increased popularity, we expect prices for automatic cars to come down in the coming years.