Re: The Diminishing Value of D1 Segment Sedans (Altis, Cruze, Civic, Laura et al) Quote:
Originally Posted by supremeBaleno Diminishing value ? In terms of money, then yes.
But if in terms of having fun (which is what we are about, aren't we?), none of the CSuVs will hold a candle to any sedan.
Even to the older NA sedans.
Well, forget CSuVs, even the SUVs will dither.
The reason why I stick with sedans. Be quick, be fast. |
The point I was trying to make is that while 0.01% may still feel that sedans are the holy grail, this thread 5 years back vs now paints a different picture.
5 years back the discussion was diminishing value of D1 sedans. Now in 2020 the segment has already diminished to just 1 car.
Also, the comparison with a ladder frame SUV like the Fortuner is nowhere near as accurate vs the new gen crossover's like the Compass, Seltos, Karoq and smaller ones like Ecosport. While the SUV will slow down at corners, whenever there is a section of bad or missing roads which are more often on our highways, the SUV disappears leaving the sedan tip toeing over the broken sections of road. LAst month when driving back from Mumbai to Bangalore, I was driving besides a Mercedes C class and he would pull away everytime there was an open stretch of highway but at every diversion which had speed breakers and patches of road missing, he would be struggling by whereas I would breeze past in my soft roader SUV with ample clearance.
My Ecosport can run circles around my Corolla when it comes to handling and dynamics even though it's a CSUV. Not all sedans handle well likewise with SUV's. Once you drive a Jeep compass, there are very few sedans that can handle better. The Civic, Octavia are the only ones. The Elantra and Corolla are hardly known for their corner carving abilities.
In the end, this segment was squeezed by both sides. C2 sedans going up and CSUV's getting so much better. On top of that the D2 sedans were a much better upgrade for C2 segment owner vs going from C2 to D1.
Last edited by Vid6639 : 24th December 2020 at 12:14.
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