With the arrival of festive season in India car makers are in a frenzy to introduce new models to cash in on the opportunity. One of the leading automotive giant in the country, Tata Motors, too is heavily promoting its Manza Club Class sedan as a car that will offer other entry level sedan players a stiff competition. The car manufacturer is emphasizing upon the specifications of the mid-size sedan matching them with others in this segment to show right away that Manza
offers an attractive package of more features in less price. There are several contenders in this segment, which are capable of posing some gritty competition to the new launch, like Hyundai Verna Fluidic and Volkswagen Vento.
However, considering the features package and the price, Tata Manza Supersedan beats its rivals by miles. The first and foremost factor in the favour of Manza is its price, which, at Rs. 7,38, 086 will attract majority of price-sensitive car buyers in the country. On the other hand, Hyundai Verna Fluidic and Volkswagen Vento are quite expensive with a tag of Rs. 8, 33, 122 and 8, 43 308, respectively. This fact combined with the large space being offered by Tata Manza, puts it in a different league altogether. Moreover, the sedan also offers an excellent fuel efficiency of 21.02 kmpl, which is slightly less than 23.5 kmpl of Verna and more than 20.5 kmpl of Vento.
Sedan’s are usually preferred by individuals with family, for the ample space they provide and excellent handling. Tata Manza once again outbids its rivals, when it comes to space with 4413 mm of length, 1703 mm of
width and 1550 mm of height. These measurements are much more than that of the Verna Fluidic and Vento, offering a whopping 910 mm of headroom as compared to 880 and 850 mm of Verna Fluidic and Vento respectively. Tata Manza is also loaded with features like Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), steering mounted audio controls, dual tone interiors in ebony and beige, and Blue 5 technology allowing five mobiles to be connected at a time with the car's infotainment system. None of the Verna and Vento features any of
these technologies and seems a bit dated.
However, Tata Manza loses out to Verna Fluidic and Vento when it comes to the looks and overall design of the model. The car manufacturer has added premium triple barrel headlamps, body colored rub rails and chrome hood strip to the Manza, which are not found on the other two. Despite these new additions, Verna with its Fluidic design scores high on the looks. With the onset of festive season, the shopping frenzy is about to begin and considering the rational mindset of Indian consumers, Manza with its rich features and low price seem to be a tough contender for now.
