Top Cars on Indian Roads Since Independence

As India gears up to celebrate 69th Independence Day this year, we are sharing the list of top 8 cars that has been the part of automobile industry all these years. Cars that were loved and preserved by many, have been the most sought after four wheelers that were, the important part of lives of the Indians.

Hindustan Motors (Ambassador)

The car was in production from 1958-2014; it’s the most iconic car of India. Ambassador has been the favorite of Indian Politicians and Government officers. Unfortunately, the car’s production came to a halt in May 2014. Despite the British Origins, ambassador was loved by everyone and was fondly referred to as ‘King of Indian Roads’.

Maruti Suzuki 800

People’s car was launched in 1983, and was in production till 2014. It is widely regarded as the most influential car in India. Being the affordable car it was loved my masses and was the first small car of India. It made the middle class families realize, their dream of owning a car and was the number car till its production.

Tata Indica

Tata, being one of the biggest automobile companies of India, launched its low priced small car Tata Indica in India in 1998. It became a household name because of its features which were available at a very low price. Tata launched various variants of Indica and made it one of the best sellimg cars of country.

Hyundai Santro

Hyundai entered Indian automobile market with Santro in 1998, and Santro soon became India’s second bestselling car.  At the time when market was flourishing with small cars, Santro became the sought after name and took the name of Hyundai forward. Hyundai also launched Santro in various variants.

Maruti Suzuki Wagon R

Wagon R was launched in 1999 in India and soon became a success in markets. Launched mainly to compete with Santro, Wagon R was better in look than the others car in the segment. It has gone under various modifications since launch and launched in various models.

Mahindra Scorpio

Launched to compete with Tata Safari, Scorpio soon became a success in Indian automobile market. Scorpio even represented Indian markets globally. It also won ‘Best Car of the Year’ as well as ‘Best SUV of the Year’ from BBC.

Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire

As under Sedan Class cars with 10 Lakh as budget, Dzire is the most preferred car by Indian households. The car offers best in class features, and has topped the charts many times. First choice of Indians is also available in new models with new features.

Tata Nano

The most economically feasible car, which appealed to Indians, was launched back in 2008. The Nano received much Media attention due its low price. It was launched at the initial price of Rs. 100000. Nano soon became household name, small size and limited features was the reason for its popularity. Tata Nano now comes with Automatic model also.

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