Hatchbacks have always been first preference for families that wish to travel together and enjoy a respected status in society. As an impact of this, along with huge segment of SUVs, compact SUVs, sedan’s and compact sedans available at competitive prices, there is still huge segment of car lovers who prefer to buy a hatchback car in India for their family. Today, we are going to focus on hatchbacks which despite of being low price below Rs. 5 lakh are enriched with some remarkable features that make them first choice of buyers.

Maruti Suzuki Celerio
Maruti Suzuki Celerio has been offered in both petrol and diesel engines. The car has a 1.0-litre 3-cylinder K-series petrol engine boosting the power of 67 bhp and torque of 90 Nm, mated with 5-speed manual transmission system and four speed AMT (automated manual transmission system). Moving towards the diesel, it is energized with 0.8 litre 2 cylinder diesel engine with displacement capacity of 793cc boosting the power of 47 bhp and torque of 125Nm. It is mated with 5-speed manual gearbox. With eye catching exteriors and spacious cabin launch of Celerio has proved to be a fruitful tree of Maruti Suzuki and strong successor of its best selling hatchback Maruti 800.

Maruti Suzuki Alto 800
With starting price of Rs. 2.49 lakh (ex-showroom), the Alto 800 has been also one of the best selling hatchbacks since its inception. Recently, its facelift version was launched in Indian car market to make it compatible to existing conditions of market and retain its shine among the car lovers. Continuing the existing engine configuration of 796cc petrol engine the hatchback undergoes various cosmetic changes on both exteriors and interiors.

Renault KWID
The main idea of French car maker Renault behind launch of Kwid was to assess its position in hatchback segment and fortunately the car emerged as big hit for company that inspired from its success company is soon going to bring its upgraded version in Indian car market which would be energized with 1.0 litre engine. The existing version of Kwid has 0.8 litre three cylinder petrol engine, mated with 5-speed manual transmission system. The hatchback is developed on CMF-A platform and along with sportier look it offers comfort seating experience to passengers.

Ford Figo
Figo had also been one of the best selling hatchbacks by U.S. based car maker Ford. With starting price of Rs. 4.30 lakh (ex-showroom price) the existing edition of Figo is offered in both petrol and diesel variants with two engine options of 1.2 litre TiVCT and 1.5 litre TiVCT petrol engines and 1.5 litre TDCI diesel engine. The top end variant of hatchback i.e., Titanium + is offered with six airbags which is first in its segment.

Hyundai EON
Launched almost five years back in 2011, EON is one of the best selling hatchbacks by Korean car maker Hyundai Motors. Interestingly, despite of being empowered with 814cc, 3-cylinder engine mated with 5-speed manual transmission system EON has everything which could turn the eyes of commuters and buyers towards its. With top speed of 135 kmph, the hatchback has efficiency of touching the mark from standstill to 100 kmph in the span of 21.1 seconds surprisingly.

So, these are the most affordable hatchback cars available in the Indian car market that one can buy in 2016. Till then, keep eyes fixed with us to get latest updates about the new launched cars in India with their features, price and reviews.