MUMBAI: The recently launched Datsun GO and Hyundai Xcent have displaced Maruti Suzuki's segment-leading vehicles Alto 800 and Swift to emerge as the Top Researched Vehicle in the Rs 1-4 lakh and Rs 4-7 lakh segments respectively. These statistics span the cars researched on India's leading automotive portal www.carwale.com from March 15 to April 15.
The top researched cars on CarWale in the Rs 1-4 lakh segment are:
1-4 lakh
Top 5 Car Model Share of Search
1 Datsun GO 26.7%
2 Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 15.3%
3 Hyundai Eon 15.3%
4 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R 1.0 10.4%
5 Hyundai Santro Xing 8.2%
In the Rs 4-7 lakh segment, the leading models are:
4-7 lakh
Top 5 Car Model Share of Search
1 Hyundai Xcent 19.4%
2 Maruti Suzuki Swift 10.1%
3 Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire 7.0%
4 Honda Amaze 7.0%
5 Hyundai Grand i10 6.7%
The Diesel version still continues to fuel Honda City's success in the Rs 7-10 lakh segment. The top 5 cars in this segment being:
7-10 lakh
Top 5 Car Model Share of Search
1 Honda City 20.1%
2 Ford EcoSport 17.7%
3 Hyundai Verna 12.8%
4 Renault Duster 10.2%
5 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga 9.3%
Nissan Terrano has gathered a fair share of research in the Rs 10-15 lakh bracket but Mahindra XUV500 and Toyota Innova still lead by handsome margins.
10-15 lakh
Top 5 Car Model Share of Search
1 Mahindra XUV500 29.8%
2 Toyota Innova 21.3%
3 Nissan Terrano 16.1%
4 Hyundai Elantra 7.5%
5 Tata Safari 5.8%
