Skoda has just introduced the new Octavia in India at a starting price of Rs 15.49 lakh with the top -
end diesel costing Rs 21.89 lakh, ex-showroom pan-India.
Not exact matches
The
diesel emissions scandal has already
cost Volkswagen 25 billion euros, and no
end is in sight.
But the Chancellor introduced separate increases in duties on drink, cigarettes, petrol and
diesel which will offset the reduction, so they
end up
costing about the same.
But it does have the sort of top -
end pace and smoothness that the
diesels do not, so if you're less bothered about running
costs and more concerned by getting the most refined XE experience possible, it's the one to go for.
The new Disco is impressively refined, too, while its lighter weight and the addition of Land Rover's twin - turbo four - cylinder
diesel engine at the lower
end of the range have made the seven - seat SUV available to a wider group of buyers looking for all its practicality and luxury with lower running
costs.
Otherwise, in terms of value, nothing beats it, for instance the top -
end Fiesta
diesel costs Rs. 50,000 / - less than the top -
end City petrol, now that's stellar bang for your buck.
What you
end up with, then, is a limo - like mid-size sedan which
costs considerably less (At Rs 60 lakh ex-showroom) and features Mercedes» new 2 - litre four - cylinder
diesel engine that will eventually replace the 2.1 - litre motor.
A PHEV would give customers the lower fuel
costs per mile and low
end torque they are used to with their
diesel cars minus the NOX issues of a
diesel.
The entry level Manza will
cost Rs. 5.5 lakhs whereas the top
end diesel will
cost Rs. 7.45 lakhs.