Renowned business personality and former Tata Sons chairman recently died in a road accident raising serious questions about road safety in India. While Indian roads are some of the most dangerous ones in the world to drive a vehicle, given the number of fatalities that are reported every year, but then, it’s also the sub-standard and less equipped cars that’s partially responsible for such a high fatality rate. The government of India is working at a fast pace to mandate the use of safety equipments in cars and after making ABS with EBD and dual airbags mandatory, the govt has taken a step forward to mandate 6 airbags in a car. With things changing rapidly and incidents like Cyrus Mistry’s death putting focus on the road safety, we have compiled a list of top 5 cars from every segment offering 6 airbags under Rs 15 lakh:
First on our safest cars list is also the newest launch in India with standard 6 airbags in all variants. The Kia Carens MPV was launched in India at a starting price of Rs 8.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and you do not need the top-end variant to get hands on a six-seater variant as its a standard feature, making it the most affordable car in India with 6 airbags.
2. Hyundai i20
The Hyundai i20 is a premium hatchback and also among the most affordable cars on this list with 6 airbags. The Asta (O) variant with 6 airbags comes at a price of Rs 9.5 lakh (ex-showroom). Apart from 6 airbags, the Hyundai i20 is among the most feature packed cars in the segment.
3. Hyundai Venue
Another Hyundai on the list is the Hyundai Venue compact SUV that offers 6 airbags with pocket-friendly price tag. You can have the Hyundai Venue with 6 airbags in the SX (O) variant, which is one of the higher-spec variants. The price tag of the six airbag Hyundai Venue starts at Rs 11.3 lakh (ex-showroom).
Another Kia car on the list is the newly launched 2022 Kia Seltos that represents the mid-size SUV segment. Kia India recently launched the updated version of the SUV and much like the Carens, it now gets 6 airbags as standard across variants, which means you can buy a 6 airbag SUV for Rs 10.49 lakh (ex-showroom) and the prices goes upto Rs 18.65 lakh (ex-showroom) for the top spec model.
5. Hyundai Verna
The Hyundai Verna is the only sedan on this list and probably the most affordable one with 6 airbags. Hyundai is offering 6 airbags in the Verna SX (O) model. The Hyundai Verna with 6 airbags starts at Rs 11.1 lakh (ex-showroom) and goes up from there depending on variants. The Hyundai Verna is the third car on our list from the South Korean automaker.