I am a big believer in small car, just like small phones. They are easy to maneuver, pollute less and have smaller blind spots. The Indian government already encourages small car with their sub four meter rule. But, we need something more for buyers to tilt towards small cars. Hormazd Sorabjee and Sergius Barretto from Autocar highlight this crucial point.
…what can save the small car, frankly, is better roads. Because, you know, everyone wants an SUV largely because that’s the best way to survive Indian roads, whether it’s speed breakers, potholes. And that’s really the problem with the Comet.
The small wheels, you know, the ride is really choppy, it bounces all over the place. One small bump can, you know, kind of make it rock and shake. So we need to improve roads.
We’re getting good road infrastructure, but, you know, I think just the quality is just not there. Massive speed breakers, there’s just no thought given to that. As it is, EVs are generally low slung because the battery pack.
So again, you know, it pushes you again to an SUV where you have a higher clearance. So I think one thing to save the small car also is just we need to improve the roads.