[RaghuVis]

Thanks all for your response. It is really very helpful.

Originally Posted by Rajeevraj

The Virtus is the most suitable choice, but not sure how much of an upgrade it will 'feel' like.

That is a worry but as GTO says, at least in powertrain department, its a huge leap. Also I am done with manual and really need an auto box.

Originally Posted by bijims

If you want to go Hybrid, then the Honda City eHEV is a good choice but considering your low running, it isn't worth the investment.

As you said, my running is very low and I am definitely not inclined on a Honda for the time being. They are a Red for me. And to be honest, the latest City doesn't excite much. Cannot ignore that they still live in last decade for not providing a turbo. Let customer decide why are they deciding for us?

Originally Posted by bijims

However, safety still remains a question and the ground clearance is 170 mm as told to me by the sales executives at Hyundai which falls short of the 179 mm of the Virtus

If not for this point and the safety rating, Verna would have been my number one pick before TD.

Originally Posted by Jangra

Since you haven't listed your daily drives (km), I will suggest you test drive MG ZS EV.

Three reasons for not going electric route.
1. I live in rented house. No plan to buy any time soon in current city. So charging is an issue.
2. My running is too low.
3. I want to enjoy at least one turbo in my life before they force me to go electric.

Originally Posted by GTO

You have a 1.2L NA Polo. That 1.5L motor with the DSG itself is lightyears ahead, and a HUGE upgrade over your current car. Get the Virtus 1.5L DSG with the blackened roof etc. and rev away into the sunset.

Be sure to pick the extended warranty.

Before signing though, test-drive the Verna & Slavia. Never know which car pulls the strings to your heart.

Thanks for the reassurance on the upgrade feeling part.

Originally Posted by TheFonz

I would say, go for the Virtus GT, was in a similar dilemma few months back and got mine in January. Haven’t regretted my decision a bit.

Congratulations! Hope there is an ownership thread I can go through which can help me greatly.

Originally Posted by Waspune

If you are not fine with the risk involved with the DSG (DQ200) then you can get the manual variant as well. I had read that the manual trims will debut soon, much like the Slavia.

Well I am hoping the risk is same for all 3 turbo cars I have listed. Hope extend warranty will help in case of any untoward incident.

Originally Posted by Joe367

You'll have to ask yourselves - whether what you're trying to gain waiting for 5-6 months will outweigh the convenience of driving this bigger, more powerful automatic car for the same period. Chances are high you'll buy the same car by the end of the year and then regret not buying it earlier. 😁

Well the time I put is a maximum window. Currently held up in work and yet to start TD. Once things are in order then hopefully it won't be a six month delay.

Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez

I also have a 2015 1.2 NA Polo Comfortline and am looking for upgrade options.

The Virtus/Slavia are not built as well as the Polo. There is significantly more cost cutting and some of them are quite visible, especially in the interior. Examples are shoddly boot carpeting and floor, losing one-touch windows, lower quality plastics and fabrics, etc. These are things on the Polo that you take for granted and you only realize how nice they were once they're gone.

Well this is a sore point which we all need to live with I guess. My friend did a parallel upgrade from Vento to Slavia. He also said that many small things which we take for granted are certainly a disappointing miss.

Originally Posted by Rajeevraj

If you are opened to pre-owned, an Octavia maybe a good option. Or one of the other extinct D segment sedans. This is the path I would look at first being a sedan guy myself.

Originally Posted by bijims

Now, if you are looking at the used-car market, then there are quite a lot of premium sedans worth considering from BMW, Audi, Mercedes etc., but do remember their maintenance costs will definitely be on the higher end.

Originally Posted by Bhodrolok

The Virtus GT has to be the most logical choice... But why not look at a lightly used Octavia, would cost around the same but a much better car.

Originally Posted by abaliga

If you are open to pre owned vehicles

Originally Posted by tristis2008

If you are not averse to pre-owned cars, consider T-Roc.

Definitely not inclined to go into pre-owned route.

Originally Posted by Rajeevraj

If you drop the sedan requirement, then obviously you have a list of SUVs and Pseudo SUVs to consider. From an upgrade point , will better.

Originally Posted by yedukrishnan199

I think you should go for an SUV

Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez

If you're open to crossovers

Originally Posted by ADM

I think in India right now there is no sense in buying a sedan.

I understand that it is the practical thing to do, but heart wants what the heart wants. It is not like having such sedans are a doomsday situation to be honest. We are hyping it too much and EOMs are taking undue advantage of this emotion.

[Zippy_wheels]

Your story is the same as mine. I had a red polo 1.2 comfortline ,2016 model. I did all sorts of upgrades over time like touch sceen etc. The itch to replace started last year and I finally replaced it with a Virtus topline 1.0 AT last december. My main reason was lack of space and manual transmission in polo. The virtus is feature loaded comparatively and there is a huge difference in both. While there are similarities, you wont feel as if you are in a similar vehicle, so you can go for it. Also, 1.0 has more than enough grunt so you could consider that and save some money. I recently drove around 5k kms in it and never felt short on power or accelaration. It can overtake almost every other vehicle you see on the road. Yes, occasionally, there was that odd fortuner or endeavor that overtook me but they were driving at 150+ speeds and I wont really try and compete with them even if a vehicle can keep up.

I think, after having used a VW, if you go for any other brand (the generic one's) you will feel a big let down. So your choices are limited. Sometimes it is good to have some commonality between previous and new vehicle, for example, the indicator on the left, wiper on the right - you will be at ease with those functions.