India's BIG SUV Problem!

In this video, we discuss how a sedan market like India turned into a majorly SUV dominant market. Is the sedan-hatchback market going to disappear? Will SUVs thrive? Here's an in-detail explanation!

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[motoroctane]

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[ag]

Instead of improving indian road conditions, we buy higher ground clearance cars to avoid potholes. Highest accident deaths in india but we demand higher speed turbos high performance engine and raise the speed limits. Basics are not right, priorities are not right, times are strange... showoff factor, instead of fuel efficient sedans and hatchbacks, pseudo suvs are selling like anything

[rajbabbarsinhrathva]

sedan is much more better then SUV, but only big concern is indian Road condition.

[anandthepilot]

Most of the cars that we call SUV's in our country are just raised hatchbacks, so India is still a hatchback country.

[Nitesh]

2:01 golden time for Real SUVs in India safari, endeavour, pajero, ❤❤ only few left today but Mahindra carrying SUV as their love ❤

[Shubham-kumar]

My father (3X richer than me) drives Renault Kiwid and I drive Creta top model.

So, i totally agree with your point.

[OS_]

I drive Maruti Ignis, i can easily bypass heavy traffic just putting my car behind auto-rikshaw.
This hack is not possible if you are driving SUVs.
The biggest advantage of owning hatchback. 😅

[Raja_.]

i agree duster is my first suv which fullfil my all needs at that time
fully balanced

[SouryaDP]

Jeremy Clarkson summed up this problem very accurately when he was reviewing the BMW X6 in his summary:

"It is a big car, but it cannot fit more people or luggage than an equivalent sedan could do. While the X6 has sporty driving dynamics to prevent body roll, they had to fill the suspension with so much gravel and concrete that the ride is atrocious. While the engine is powerful enough to haul the X6 at high speeds, it would have been much faster and more efficient if it were put in a smaller and less heavy sedan. Unlike the Range Rover which can do well off road, this car doesn't have any low range or locking diffs, which means that it is useless offroad."

The same thing was shown in another episode of "The Grand Tour", when the three presenters went to Canada to road test such "Crossover SUVs". On a racetrack, a sedan with comparable power-to-weight ratio left all three for dead (because it had zero body roll, while these three had to considerably brake ahead of time to avoid body roll), while costing less than these three SUV's. And when they tried to do some offroad work in the dust, their 4x4 systems panicked and went into limp-home mode, nullifying their point as an off-roader.

In summary, a Jacked up hatchback (the so called crossover SUVs) give the worst of both worlds. The big and bulky body adds unnecessary weight, which means that performance and fuel economy is much worse than a hatch/sedan on the same platform, the tall suspension raises the center of gravity of the vehicle, so to prevent body roll, the suspension is much stiffer, which ruins the ride comfort. To add to all this, the high riding body of an SUV is much more lethal to pedestrians as it focuses the impact on the chest or torso during a collision, rather than the legs (in the case of hatches/sedans). In fact, European law forbids lifting the bodywork of an SUV over a particular limit specifically to abide with the pedestrian collision regulations.

Also, for the naysayers saying that "bad roads need such large jacked up hatches", the ground clearance on modern mass market sedans and hatchbacks is around 170mm, which is more than sufficient on most on the roads of the nation. If your Swift car with 170 mm ground clearance is grounding on a speed hump/pothole, then it is not the car which is at fault, it is the road contractor/builder who should be pulled up.

[jjourney]

In a simple people chose to drive SUV on a bad road rather than asking good roads from Govt.

[Pawanpal]

Mahindra and Tata SUVs changed the game

[sarfrazali]

I have 2011 Skoda Yeti 4x4. This underrated real suv of that time (since 2009) is still ahead of present suvs in many segments.

[SyedMYahya]

2:25 will agree with you
Back in 2013 when we purchased New Duster 110 diesel, it used to sell like hot cakes 2012-2013.
Renault Duster also received CAR OF THE YEAR!
I wish the king comes back again to the segment, and take its position back.
Best ride quality and handling in the segment.

[Shadow-cfqd]

Sedans will be revived only when people start getting more informed and make well informed decision
Abhi SUV sirf bhed bakrio vali chaal hai.
No hate to any car category, I like all of them.

[swadhwa]

भाई, लोगों का दिमाग फिराने में आपका भी तो योगदान है! आप ही तो लगभग हर एपिसोड में उछल उछल कर SUVs प्रोमोट करते हो!

[nirmalkumar]

I have always owned a sedan and just don't feel like making the switch though I have driven many suv's. You feel royal in a sedan given the space and comfort..!

[MarcSpctr]

Big Problems regarding Sedan,

1. Low Ground Clearance
2. Difficult to Drive in City Traffic
3. Currently Sedans do not offer features
4. Due to length being more, the taxes on them are somewhat similar to SUVs.

So, when all of this is seen buy a buyer, they just think, isse achha to SUV le lete hai.

Example: Verna costs about 18-19 Lakh ex-showroom TOP MODEL (last time I checked).
It's Interiors are not even that premium and features offered are less.

in 18-20Lakh price you get those so called "SUV". with more features, higher ground clearance, better interiors, etc

so ofc people will buy those.

[jda]

3.28 🎉🎉🎉 Showing Correct Map of India in all Motor Octane videos ❤.
Video Editor always ensures in all your videos.
Great Video. Owned a Eco Sport for 10 years. The size and engine is perfect for Indian roads. Most new compact SUV shud have same size engine and torque.

[kprethish]

You're in a tier 3 city, its dark and you're out in the Highways at 80 kmph, suddenly a pothole or big patch comes up or you suddenly encounter a road construction joint... You cant slow down too much and just take a big hit.. A sedan or a hatchback would get hit on its bumper or any underbody components.. whilst an SUV might be able to take that hit without much damage. That's how the road conditions are in our country (Even tier 2 & 3 NH roads).. No safety signs, no proper illumination.. we are left to deal with our own problem.. That's why...

[sanurawat]

Choti gadiya ab kam log le rahe hai.... Why? Because we got tonnes of option when it comes to crossover & SUVs but not in sedans, hatchbacks...