Help choose a car with ADAS under Rs. 50 lakh; Liked Hyundai Tucson

I am considering the Tucson, as it seems to meet most of my needs. Please help me shortlist other options.

BHPian pd1108 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

I will soon be in the market to buy a new car. Before visiting dealerships, I plan to shortlist a few models and do some research to make my experience more meaningful and less confusing.

As I am over 60, my reflexes may not be as sharp, so I want a vehicle with ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) features. These features can help me manage the erratic and irresponsible behavior of urban commuters and dense traffic, and keep me safe on highways if my attention wavers.

My commute will likely be 60% urban and 40% highway travel.

I am considering the Tucson, as it seems to meet most of my needs. Please help me shortlist other options. I have ruled out the Meridian as I do not want two cars from the same family.

I have a tentative budget of 50 lakh (on-road Delhi). I am happy to spend less but would hesitate to exceed this amount unless there is a compelling reason. Lastly, I am not interested in paying more than 20% for a brand name. I believe in value for money.

Help me choose the right car.

Here's what BHPian bijims had to add to this matter:

From a value perspective, The Hyundai Tucson ticks most boxes, it's a high-riding vehicle with a modern cabin and excellent quality, and it's a feature-loaded model with refined motors and costs between Rs.33.75 lakhs for the Platinum AT 2.0 Petrol going to Rs.41.65 lakhs for the Signature 4WD Diesel AT (all prices on-road Gurgaon), Moreover Hyundai is offering a minimum 50k cash discount on all variants of the Tucson this month as well.

Another car from the Hyundai stable worth consideration is the IONIQ 5. It offers an excellent ride quality, a unique design, loads of features and is an EV with good range, making it an overall fun car. riced at around 53 lakhs, it is definitely a great car worth considering if you are OK with an EV. 

Meanwhile, here's what BHPian Jeroen replied:

I hate to say this. But if your reflexes are down to the point where you prefer to rely on ADAS it is really time to stop driving!

ADAS and all the other fancy safety features are not meant to replace diminishing human abilities to drive a car.

Seriously, it takes a lot to admit you are not as sharp as you used to be. But don’t rely on these features to be safe! That is not what they were designed or intended for.

There comes a time for all of us, when we are simply not capable of driving a car anymore. For some this might happen at 45, some other at 83. Some countries have mandatory health checks for drivers above a certain age. Unfortunately, age is quite the arbitrary factor in this. In practice it is very personal.

Most people overestimate their driving ability. This starts as soon as they get their driving license! Men, a considerable lot more than women.

I am not sure what kind of medical test you can do in India to verify you are in a fit mental and physical state to drive a car. But you might want to ask a close friend, somebody you trust and feel comfortable with, he/she will give honest feedback, to drive along with you for an hour and a half in different driving conditions.

We have a number of threads and posts on the forum where members discuss if and to what extend safety feature in a car cause the driver to take bigger risks. Well, from now on, whenever this question pops up, members will be referring to you, I hate to say.

 

You can’t drive faster because you are wearing a safety belt. People do however!

You can’t drive faster on wet roads because your car has ABS. People do however!

You can’t rely on ADAs when your reflexes are slowing down. People do however!

Etc. Etc.

 

Good luck, rethink your ADAS reliance please!

Jeroen

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