The small cars segment in India is extremely popular and there are plenty of players in the market. The car manufacturers introduce more and more new models realizing the potential for the small cars. There is variety of small car in the enhanced with various features that add value to small cars but among them there are the best as they are sold in big numbers. These cars are in great demand among the people because of their affordability, convenience features, and style.

Maruti Suzuki Swift
The stylish hatchback from Maruti Suzuki’s stable was an instant success. Swift with its sporty look, stylish features has impressed a very large bunch of people. The popularity of the car started growing immediately after its launch. It is the younger generation that the Swift has targeted as it perfectly matches their taste. With a not so bad price tag, the car is an instant success It was sold in big numbers leaving behind other car models of the same segment. The car sold 1,10,071 units in 2009 financial year.

Powered by a 1.3-litre engine the car is available in both petrol and diesel version. The petrol version comes with output of 87 bhp and the diesel variant gives 75 bhp. The engine is mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox, Maruti Suzuki Swift is available in five versions: LXi, VXi, ZXi (petrol), and LDi and VDi (diesel).

With its elegant and sporty design the car is definitely a winner who is a part of the increasing Maruti Suzuki’s sales figure.

Tata Indica V2
Tata Indica V2 has made impressive sales especially in the taxi segment. The car was a great hit across India. Designed with the inputs from a Italian design firm, the car was sold in 1,11,256 units in FY 2009 (April-March).

The car is available in both petrol and diesel version. The base variant of V2 is supported by two variants: DLE and DLS, Turbo has three variants- DLG, DLX, and DLS, DiCOR offers two variants - DLG and DLS and Indica petrol version Xeta has seven variants viz. V2 Xeta GL, GLE, GLS, GLG, GLX and the two LPG variants GLE LPG and GLS LPG. All the variants get 5-speed transmission as standard. The exterior is well designed and the interior is spacious too.

Hyundai Santro Xing

Hyundai Santro-the most popular model from Hyundai’s product line. The flagship has made record sales. Though the car is still in great demand, it popularity has seen as little dip after the launch of i10 from Hyundai. The car made a sale of 91,478 in the 2009 financial year. The sales figure would have been more but i10 too shared the sales figure.

The Hyundai Santro Xing comes in nine variants - XK non-AC, XK non-AC with CNG, GL, GL CNG, GLS, GLS CNG, GLS AT, GL LPG Eco, and GLS LPG Eco. The transmission comes with a choice of a 5-speed manual transmission and a four speed automatic transmission. The engine is powered by a 1.1-litre engine with delivers 62 bhp. The exterior of the car is elegantly designed and the same is carried the interior too.