Honda WR-V vs Hyundai i20 Active Vs Fiat Avventura Vs Toyota Etios Cross Vs Volkswagen Cross Polo

Honda is all set to introduce its first compact crossover the WRV in the Indian market on March 16 2017 It has spacious interiors and is loaded with features The Jazzbased crossover is likely to be priced around the Rs 7510 lakh mark and will go head to head against other crossovers like the Hyundai i20 Active Fiat Avventura Toyota Etios Cross and the Volkswagen Cross Polo Lets compare the specifications of these cars and see how they fare against each otherDimensionThe WRV is the longest car here Although all the cars belong to the subfour metre category the WRV stretches to the limit with 3999mm of length While the i20 Active is the closest competitor in terms of length 3995mm the Etios Cross is the shortest among the five The WRV is also the tallest here Both the i20 Active and the Etios Cross stand second in terms of height as they fall behind by a significant 46mm However when it comes to ground clearance width boot space and wheelbase the i20 Active takes the crown While the WRV stands second in terms of ground clearance and wheelbase and third in terms of width it comes fourth in terms of boot space Although the WRV is the longest and tallest other specifications are in favour of the i20 Active and it appears to be the most spacious car on paperHonda WRV Vs Jazz Whatrsquos DifferentPerformanceAll cars in this comparison except for the Avventura offer both petrol and diesel engines While the Avventura misses out on a petrol engine the Etios Cross has two petrol engines on offerThe WRVs 12litre and the Etios Crosss 15litre mills are the most powerful petrol engines 90PS among the five cars However not only does the engine on the Etios Cross make the peak power 400 RPM earlier it also has a higher torque compared to the WRV The i20 Active isnt too far behind as its power figures 83PS1147Nm are also comparable to the WRVAmong all the petrol engines the 12litre engine on the Etios Cross has the highest claimed fuel efficiency of 1816kmplWhen it comes to diesel engines the 15litre engine on the WRV produces the highest power 100PS but it falls behind in terms of torque compared to the other four cars It is the Cross Polo which has the highest torque 30Nm more than the WRV followed by the i20 ActiveHowever the WRV and the i20 Active are the only cars here to offer a sixspeed manual transmission the rest have a fivespeed unit Also in terms of mileage the WRV has the upper hand as it has a claimed fuel efficiency of 255kmplThe Hyundai i20 Active and the Etios Cross are the most affordable cars here as they have a starting price of Rs 67 lakh and 66 lakh exshowroom Delhi respectively While the i20 Active goes up to Rs 957 lakh the Etios tops out at Rs 81 lakh However the Etios Cross does miss out a lot of features in fact it doesnrsquot even offer automatic AC which is present on all the other cars The WRV is likely to start around the 75 lakh mark and its topend variant which will be equipped with features like a sunroof automatic AC and cruise control is likely to retail around Rs 10 lakh The WRV does miss a cooled glovebox and rear AC vents While the Avventura misses cruise control push button startstop and cooled glove box the Polo misses rear AC vents and push button startstop However if you want all the abovementioned features the i20 Active has all of it except for a sunroofAlso ReadSpec Comparo Honda WRV Vs Maruti Vitara Brezza Vs Ford EcoSportHonda WRV First Drive ReviewRead More on AvventuraRead full article on Cardekhocom