Since the bridging gap of price between premium-hatchbacks, entry-level sedans and SUVs or compact SUVs had became stiffer, survival turned harder than before. In order to find whether those other segments are strong to bite more than they are needed or the compact car segment is capable enough to stretch farer than they deserve to. See this video to reveal the secret beans of success for hatchbacks in 2015… Tata Nano Twist Active “Twist” was a major change to the world’s cheapest car - Tata Nano - after its launch, but another leap is expected to arrive soon with the tag of Active, AMT gearbox and a tail gate opening, with all provided by a mild facelift. Tata Kite Tata’s another effort in the league to patch up those rugs of bad past is strewn with numerous mass selling products where one of them is called ‘Kite’. Tata Bolt A premium over the rest, Bolt will be based on the similar designing language of sub-4 metre sedan ‘Tata Zest’. AMT gearbox poses to be an obvious option here. New Ford Figo Ford’s most promising and appealing car after EcoSport is the new Figo, meant to fetch number of footfalls to the showrooms with tonnes of new features and premium branding. New Honda Jazz Late is never too late and Honda’s new Jazz is confident to count endless number of sales which it missed for years due to the lack of diesel engines. A pricier statement is surely expected. Fiat Punto EVO Abarth Fiat’s new hatchback ‘Punto Evo’ is speculated to go under the knife of performance department ‘Abarth’; which means if happened it will be the only hatchback in the segment that would be as powerful as 140bhp. Maruti Celerio Diesel Celerio of Maruti has garnered enough response for automaker to take an affirm decision of bringing a diesel version to it. AMT gearbox looks ruled out to make way for the company’s own 800cc diesel engine. New Volkswagen Beetle New Beetle made us waited for quite long. Looking to that expensive price tag the changes are limited in numbers and are majorly done on the nose. Fiat 500 Abarth Fiat 500 made way to India years back but failed due to lack of popularity. However, now the 1.4-litre turbo petrol with striking 165bhp seems to have set the game for its performance-brand Abarth in India. Datsun Redi-GO Nissan’s next step after GO hatchback and GO+ MPV is the Redi-GO hatchback honed with crossover-type looks and the stylish cosmetic gimmicks. New Renault Small Car Renault’s upcoming offering will be similar to that of the Nissan Redi-GO and would be based on same platform due the alliance signed between both the automakers. But it will be the Renault to roll it out first - as the paper mentions, powered by its newly-built own 800cc petrol engine.

• published: 08 Dec 2014
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