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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Last updated on: February 6, 2012 12:52 IST

Image: Honda Brio.

The famous City sedan maker Honda Motors that has always said 'no' to the diesel engines is now making news, with the fact that it has developed its own diesel power-trains.

And the first car to get this new diesel motor will be Honda Brio, the compact hatchback.

The new Common Rail i-DTEC diesel engine powered Honda Brio is currently being tested and expects a launch by end of 2012.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: The sales of the Japanese auto major have seen a dip.

The sales of the Japanese auto major have seen a dip in recent times not because Honda is losing the grip on its loyal base.

But, the absence of diesel engine has forced the consumers to opt for rival brands with diesel cars.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: Diesel powered hatchbacks in India comprise of many cars.

The diesel powered hatchbacks in India comprise of many cars and almost all the automakers offer their vehicle with the choice of diesel version.

Let's go through the available contenders that Brio diesel will have after its launch in India.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

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Maruti Swift

The market leader hatchback in the country Maruti Swift has arrived again in the second version recently.

The more compact looking car this time claims to be more fuel efficient with its diesel engine.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: The diesel variant earlier had a waiting period of around five to six month.

The diesel variant earlier had a waiting period of around five to six month, which has now reduced to three-four months.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: Hyundai i20 has got frugal 1.4L CRDi diesel engine.

Hyundai i20

One of the most respected premium hatchbacks in India, when it comes to customer satisfaction.

The spacious Hyundai i20 has got frugal 1.4L CRDi diesel engine that provides it an upper-hand when compared to other hatchback cars in the segment.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: None of the diesel variants from the opposition has truly challenged its performance.

None of the diesel variants from the opposition has truly challenged its performance and pricing along with fuel efficiency from its diesel motor.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

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Toyota Etios Liva

Toyota Motors had created a flutter when it launched the Toyota Liva diesel in India.

The response was astounding in sales, as its petrol version was already doing well at the time of diesel variant launch.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: There are three trims of diesel.

9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

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Nissan Micra

The retro looking Nissan Micra gave wings to Nissan in India with its superb design and interior features, when it was launched in the country.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: Diesel powered variants continue to tick-up sale.

But in the testing times when the market was facing an all-time slowdown, its diesel powered variants continued to tick-up the sales charts for the company.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

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Renault Pulse

The recently launched Renault Pulse hatchback, which is the first small car from French automaker, has been seen following an amazing strategy, as it was launched with single variant of diesel engine.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: Car companies are serious in catering to diesel lovers.

This proves how serious are the companies in India, especially when it comes to catering the diesel car lovers in India.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

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Chevrolet Beat

The US based auto giant General Motors had launched the diesel variant of its trendiest looking hatchback with an unbelievable price tag of Rs 4.29 lakh in July last year, in order to tap the diesel customers in the country.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: Chevrolet Beat diesel is going all guns blazing.

Since then, the Chevrolet Beat diesel is going all guns blazing, when it comes to sales.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

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Tata Indica Vista

Tata Motors has recently upgraded the older Vista, with some new interior features.

When Maruti was not able to deliver Swift timely, there was only one hatchback that all car buyers went for and that was New Tata Indica Vista.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: Hatchback is available in 13 variants.

9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

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Volkswagen Polo

The success of Volkswagen in India rides on Polo hatchback and Vento sedan. The top spot among the two is gripped by hatchback Volkswagen Polo, when talking about sales.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: Premium hatch offers optimum mileage.

The premium hatch offers optimum mileage with its frugal diesel motor along with the trusted badge of Volkswagen engineering.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

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Ford Figo

This Ford Figo hatchback has changed the way India use to look at Ford Motors earlier with its amazing fuel alternatives available in the form of petrol and diesel variants.

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9 major rivals of Honda Brio Diesel

Image: Ford Figo has climbed the ladder of massive sales.

Ford Figo has majorly climbed the ladder of massive sales on the shoulders of its diesel offering in the country, since it has as many as five versions in diesel offering.

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