Hatchback For 3-5 Mil

[zeristo]

Im looking forward to buying a sporty hatchback for day to day use and for some long drives on weekends. My requirements are

a) fun to drive ( good handling )

sufficient power ( unlike under powered JDMs available in SL)

c) 3-5 mil price tag

d) easy maintenance ( availability of spares )

e) good sporty looks

f) would be nice if it had paddle shifts

Im planning to put larger alloys with wide low profile tyres.

Kindly suggest some cars my dear friends at Autolanka forum !

Thanks.

[kelum_wj]

If you want a brand new one you could checkout the Volkswagen Polo.Also try Suzuki Swift Sports,Honda Fit RS.If you want very good performance and Fun and wouldn't mind a two door try a Honda Civic EP3 Type R. There was one for sale sometime back

Edited August 21, 2013 by kelum_wj

[Crosswind]

How about this one:

http://www.autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=126142

[GayanR]

http://autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=128186

http://www.autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=128889

and mazda rx8 now goes for about 3.2m

Edited August 21, 2013 by GayanR

[MV-5]

  On 8/21/2013 at 7:02 AM, Crosswind said:

How about this one:

http://www.autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=126142

Hi Crosswind,

I tried to Google to get spec for this vehicle , but found that this model has lot of variants,

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/ford/focus/hatchback-2011/

if you can identify this variant at a glance , please specify it or just mention the power and torque figures.

i am just interested (no big deal -)

[Crosswind]

  On 8/21/2013 at 7:54 AM, MV-5 said:

Hi Crosswind,

I tried to Google to get spec for this vehicle , but found that this model has lot of variants,

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/ford/focus/hatchback-2011/

if you can identify this variant at a glance , please specify it or just mention the power and torque figures.

i am just interested (no big deal - )

This is a 100 BHP, Trend trim (as opposed to the higher-spec Ghia trim)

There are so many variants of these. You can get the entire list of options by going to Ford Etis Website if you have the chassis number.

Go to http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleSelection.do

Enter a Chassis number (you can enter a sample chassis number WF0HXXWPDHBL53625 from the net)

You will get the list of options

[MV-5]

  On 8/21/2013 at 12:11 PM, Crosswind said:

This is a 100 BHP, Trend trim (as opposed to the higher-spec Ghia trim)

There are so many variants of these. You can get the entire list of options by going to Ford Etis Website if you have the chassis number.

Go to http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleSelection.do

Enter a Chassis number (you can enter a sample chassis number WF0HXXWPDHBL53625 from the net)

You will get the list of options

Thank u for the descriptive answer.

[kaju]

  On 8/21/2013 at 12:11 PM, Crosswind said:

This is a 100 BHP, Trend trim (as opposed to the higher-spec Ghia trim)

There are so many variants of these. You can get the entire list of options by going to Ford Etis Website if you have the chassis number.

Go to http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleSelection.do

Enter a Chassis number (you can enter a sample chassis number WF0HXXWPDHBL53625 from the net)

You will get the list of options

Useful post Crosswind.

[zeristo]

there's no sporty hatch from japanese makers ?

VW polo looks good, havent seen even one on road till now !

contacted vw SL but no automatic or paddle shifters

Looks like cheap vw s made in INDIA

[kaju]

  On 8/22/2013 at 2:06 PM, zeristo said:

there's no sporty hatch from japanese makers ?

VW polo looks good, havent seen even one on road till now !

contacted vw SL but no automatic or paddle shifters

Looks like cheap vw s made in INDIA

Yes the model that S3nok is selling in SL is assembled in India with some parts being sourced from India.

The engine is German but they couldn't exactly pinpoint what parts were from India. They were selling the 1.2l and 1.6l versions.

Had sold about 3-4 units of the 1.2l version.

The 1.6L high line spec was 3.95mil brand new from India when i checked it out 2months ago.

[Schiffer]

I would go for one of these

1.) Honda Fit Hybrid, (you get the paddle-shift gears)

2.) Suzuki Swift Sports

3.) Toyota Aqua (its not that sporty though but its a good lil car imo),

4.) Toyota Vitz RS

5.) Honda CRZ

  On 8/21/2013 at 7:16 AM, GayanR said:

http://autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=128186

http://www.autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=128889

and mazda rx8 now goes for about 3.2m

How on earth is a RX8 Easy maintenance??

[iRage]

  On 8/22/2013 at 4:49 PM, Schiffer said:

I would go for one of these

1.) Honda Fit Hybrid, (you get the paddle-shift gears)

2.) Suzuki Swift Sports

4.) Toyota Vitz RS

Do you get the Fit RS (Hybrid or Gasoline) in SL? The RS has some slightly harder suspension and the gear changes are a bit more crispier than the standard (at least feels as such).

Suzuki Swift Sport is nice; a few months ago they released a RS version in Japan which is a bit more cheaper than the Sport but still has the same (similar) underpinnings as the Sport and feels pretty good (wife wanted to test drive so we did...unfortunately they didn't have the Sport)

Also for curiosity, how does the pricing work out for these things between CVT and 6M/T ? For example, in Japan the 6M/T Swift sport is about $1000 cheaper than the CVT..., I believe the FIT RS was also something like that...

[Schiffer]

  On 8/22/2013 at 5:44 PM, iRage said:

Do you get the Fit RS (Hybrid or Gasoline) in SL? The RS has some slightly harder suspension and the gear changes are a bit more crispier than the standard (at least feels as such).

Suzuki Swift Sport is nice; a few months ago they released a RS version in Japan which is a bit more cheaper than the Sport but still has the same (similar) underpinnings as the Sport and feels pretty good (wife wanted to test drive so we did...unfortunately they didn't have the Sport)

Also for curiosity, how does the pricing work out for these things between CVT and 6M/T ? For example, in Japan the 6M/T Swift sport is about $1000 cheaper than the CVT..., I believe the FIT RS was also something like that...

i have seen hyvrid fit rs but not a gasoline yet.

[Magnum]

Any idea how much the new FIt Hybrid costs? it has got dual clutch transmission

Edited August 23, 2013 by Magnum

[john cooper]

Try this mate, But not the Auto + paddle shift(but their is a model if you can find in SL)

http://www.autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=118080

Good on Gas and Power when you need and good on handling

[jaguar]

A mini Cooper S would be great if you can find one. I remember there was a yellow colour one advertised in AL for around 5 million a few weeks back.

[terrabytetango]

Grande Punto?

[kaju]

  On 8/23/2013 at 4:50 PM, Magnum said:

Any idea how much the new FIt Hybrid costs? it has got dual clutch transmission

The FIT RS's advertised on AL were priced between 3.7 - 3.9m.

I saw a 2013 model advertised at 4.2m on ikm@n

[Hoonigan]

I used a VW Polo for about a year. It was a 2002 and was pretty banged up when I bought it. Surprisingly, didn't give me any trouble when I was running it daily. Decent power for it's size, handles quite well but not as well as it could. I would imagine a Golf would be a blast to drive.

VW Scirocco - Looks awesome and has the guts from the Golf if I'm not mistaken, not sure if available in SL though.

Mazda 3 Hatch - They also did a Mazdaspeed version

Hyundai has a new hatch but I forgot it's name. Looks amazing!

Honda CRZ - a hybrid though, might lack the grunt for your liking.

[kaju]

  On 8/22/2013 at 2:06 PM, zeristo said:

there's no sporty hatch from japanese makers ?

VW polo looks good, havent seen even one on road till now !

contacted vw SL but no automatic or paddle shifters

Looks like cheap vw s made in INDIA

Saw on FB today, Senok had advertised the new VW POLO 1.2L TSI with the 7 speed DSG Auto box. Of course again this assembled in India.

Probably will be in the price range your talking.

Edited September 12, 2013 by kaju