The Indian hatchback market is evolving pretty quickly. The love for Sports Utility Vehicles in India is forcing manufacturers to launch new kind of hatchback in the market. The hatchback is the best-selling segment of the market; manufacturers try to incorporate SUV-inspired style and design to the hatchbacks to get maximum attention and sale. Here are top five hatchbacks that get SUV-like ground clearance:
Hyundai i20 Active
The Hyundai i20 Active another crossover based on the hatchback. The Korean company saw the popularity of the compact hatchback segment in India and launched the crossover based on the Elite i20. The Active i20 gets a new grille, and stubby looking rear fog lamps. The i20 Active also gets plastic cladding all around the vehicle, making it much more rugged than the Elite. The i20 Active gets a ground clearance of 190mm, which allows it to go to most last places without getting the body scuffed.
Datsun Redi-Go
Datsun launched the Redi-Go in India as a sporty hatchback targeted at the youths of the country. The hatchback gets a massive ground clearance of 185mm. The lightweight Redi-Go with its high ground clearance makes sure that the car gets an aggressive stance, as well as it solves the purpose of driving over rough roads in the country. The Redi-Go also gets a high seating position that makes sure that the driver gets a good view of the path ahead.
Fiat Avventura
The crossover hatchback based on the Fiat Punto gets some rugged looks with plastic cladding all around the vehicle. The car also gets rugged looking roof rails. Fiat has also raised the ground clearance of the vehicle from 185mm in Punto to 205mm in Avventura. The vehicle is high enough to be passed as a compact SUV but the lack of 4WD system, cannot term the model as a compact SUV.
Fiat Punto Evo
The Italian car maker is famous for making very capable vehicles. The Punto Evo is not a very popular car in the market due to its heavy weight and Fiat’s limited service network. The Punto Evo with its tank-like built gets a healthy 185mm of ground clearance. The Punto Evo offers the best ground clearance in the segment, that proves to be very useful on the rough Indian roads. The Punto is also known as one of the safest cars in the segment.
Maruti Suzuki Ignis
The newly launched Ignis is Maruti’s latest offering in the market. The Ignis is inspired heavily with the SUV looks. Maruti has designed the Ignis for the millennials. The Ignis makes the SUV looks possible with its straight body lines. Further accentuating the looks of the Ignis are the 15-inch alloy wheels that make the 180mm ground clearance possible. The Ignis indeed gets SUV stance when seen from low angles. The unique looking Ignis also takes various other features like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to attract the millennials. There are many other vehicles with 180mm of ground clearance like Tata Nano and Renault Kwid.
