One of the things that a rookie driver is often afraid of is stalling the vehicle on an incline. To counter it, carmakers have been offering a hill-hold feature in their cars that holds the brake for a couple of seconds even if you move the foot to accelerate the car. Called the hill-hold assist, this feature has now gotten so democratised that it has trickled down to even the most entry-level car segments. Here’s a list of the 5 most affordable cars in India with the hill-hold feature:
5. Maruti Suzuki Wagon R
From Rs 5.97 lakh, ex-showroom
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is the most expensive car in this list, just under Rs 6 lakh, to get hill-hold assist. It gets the feature from its one-over-base VXi trim with an automated manual transmission (AMT) that has an ex-showroom price of Rs 5.97 lakh. The ZXi and ZXi+ trims with the same gearbox are also offered with it. The manual variants, on the other hand, do not get this feature. The Wagon R gets a choice between a 69hp, 1.0-litre petrol or a 91hp, 1.2-litre petrol engine.
4. Tata Tiago
From Rs 5.81 lakh, ex-showroom
Tata Motors’ most affordable offering in India, the Tiago hatchback, gets the hill hold feature from its mid-spec XT trim that is priced at Rs 5.81 lakh, ex-showroom. Unlike the other models in this list, however, it gets it with both its manual (including CNG trims) and AMT options. The Tiago is powered by a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine that puts out 86hp and 113Nm.
3. Maruti Suzuki Celerio
From Rs 5.61 lakh, ex-showroom
The Celerio is another Maruti Suzuki hatchback under an ex-showroom price of Rs 6 lakh that gets hill-hold functionality. Like the Wagon R, it gets it with only an AMT gearbox, but is offered from the higher-spec VXi AMT trim that costs Rs 5.61 lakh, ex-showroom. The Celerio is powered by a 1-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine that produces 69hp and 91Nm.
2. Renault Kwid
From Rs 5 lakh, ex-showroom
The Renault Kwid is the carmaker’s most affordable offering in India. Its one-above-base Evolution trim with an AMT option gets the hill-hold feature. As such, the starting price of this safety amenity in the Kwid is Rs 5 lakh, ex-showroom. The Renault hatchback is offered with a 69hp 1-litre 3-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine with both manual and AMT options. However, as mentioned before, the manual options are not available with any hill hold feature.
1. Maruti Suzuki S-Presso
From Rs 4.75 lakh, ex-showroom
With a starting price of Rs 3.50 lakh (ex-showroom), the Maruti Suzuki S-Presso is the most affordable car in India. Maruti Suzuki offers the hill-hold assist feature with the top-spec VXi(O) AMT variant, which is priced at Rs 4.75 lakh, ex-showroom, making it the cheapest car in this list. The S-Presso is powered by the same 69hp, 1-litre petrol engine as the Celerio.
