Luxury Sedans in India & Stable Economy growth of market
A few decades ago the only luxurious car Indian roads were familiar with was Mercedes Benz, at that time Benz was the only symbol of elegance and pride.Now the scenario had changed.According recent market surveys, India is one of the fastest growing automobile markets in the world.And that is why auto makers around the globe are targeting Indian roads.And that is the reason other motor giants like Volvo,BMW,Audi entered our markets.These people even started making cars that suits Indian roads. Now most of these giants have their factories in India which reduces the import taxes and production cost. So the silent implication of the sentence above is there are enough and more sales in India.This comes at a time when the major car manufacturers of the country are concentrating in low profile and fuel efficient cars and the once traditional markets, the US and Europe, for bigger and luxury cars, are fast moving towards small, fuel efficient and eco-friendly vehicles.
A simple example is BMW India, which sold 60 plus units of its X6 model in 2009, and overall of 3000 plus which exceeded the set target for the year 2009.All these are premium sedan models with price range of 45Lakh INR-50LakhsINR.
Since the competition is tight every manufacturer became conscious about there cars.They started watching a prospective Indian customer and tried to understand what he looks in a luxury sedan car.See a few car specifications and comparisons of competing luxury sedans in India.You can see each auto maker will be concentrating on different aspects and the differences in models are very subtle.
| Make/Model | Engine Spec | Dimensions(L*H*W)in MM | Mileage(City/Highway) | Top Speed,Accelaration | Max Power | Gearbox | Fuel Capacity | Price(INR) |
| Mercedes Benz/E280 | 2997CC,V6,24 Valve | 4854 x 1483 x 1822 | 7Kmpl/11Kmpl | 148mph,0-100 in 8.5Sec | 227BHP @ 6300rpm | Automatic,7 Gear | 80 litres,21 Gallons | 43.5 Lakh |
| AUDI/A6 3.2FSI | 3123CC,V6,24 Valve | 4927 x 1459 x 1855 | 6.4Kmpl/12.6Kmpl | 155mph,0-100 in 8.2Sec | 259BHP@ 6500rpm | Automatic,6 Gear | 80 litres,21 Gallons | 46.5 Lakh |
| BMW/5-series 530i | 2996CC,24 Valve | 4843 x 1491 x 1846 | 7.4 Kmpl/10.6Kmpl | 155mph,0-100 in 7.6Sec | 258BHP @ 6500rpm | Automatic,6 Gear | 70 litres, 18 Gallons | 45.2 Lakh |
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