Best AMT cars in India to make your drive effortless

Best AMT cars in India to make your drive effortless Once considered a luxury, a car has become a necessity today. What began as a simple open top machine which could carry a couple of passengers over short distances has today become a very sophisticated piece of equipment. Over the last few years, the build quality, technologies used as well as the safety & stability features offered have improved drastically for good.

However, the biggest change has occurred in the ergonomics of a car. Modern cars not only offer comfortable and ergonomic seating space for the passengers, they offer the driver even higher degree of driving pleasure.

One of the most stressful things for a driver is to shift through gears during the entire drive. The physical effort required while changing gears increases when driving through traffic. This physical exertion takes a toll in the form of increased stress levels and fatigue in drivers.

In an effort to make driving effortless, car makers have developed cars with an Automatic Manual Transmission (AMT) drive. While AMT does not in any way impact the performance of the car, it adds to driver comfort and helps in reducing the physical stress experienced while driving. The AMT drive does away with the clutch pedal and the gear lever. Instead, the car is smart enough to automatically shift between gears by sensing the driving conditions. Hence, the driver is now left only with an accelerator and brake pedal.

In India, a host of cars offer the AMT versions of the popular manual drive models. Let us have a look at some of the best AMT cars currently on Indian roads: 1. Renault KWID AMT: Belonging to the most price sensitive category of all, this entrylevel hatch revolutionised the segment with its superior build quality, dual engine options, superior features and an amazing driving experience. Also, the car prices start at just Rs. 2.92 Lakhs (ex. Showroom Delhi) making it an absolute value buy.

2. Maruti Celerio: The first affordable Indian car to offer an AMT version, this 5-seater hatchback costs between Rs. 4.46 to 5.68 Lakhs (ex. Showroom Delhi) 3. Renault TRIBER AMT: Having already created a splash with its manual version, the TRIBER’s AMT avatar takes the experience to the next level. This sub 4-metre car is actually a spacious 7-seater with smart exteriors, intelligently designed interiors and offers loads of space for both passengers and luggage. With a starting price of just Rs. 4.99 Lakhs (ex. Showroom Delhi), this car is stealing the thunder of both hatchbacks and MPVs.

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4. Maruti Swift Dzire: This compact sedan is a much refined version of its outgoing predecessor. With a starting price of Rs. 5.89 lakhs (ex. Showroom Delhi), this car is ranked among one of the best AMT cars today.

5. Hyundai Creta: This SUV offers amazing luxury on wheels and starts at Rs. 15.99 Lakhs (ex. Showroom Delhi) for its AMT version.

Invented by Alfred Horner Munro in 1921, the AMT technology has undergone a host of improvements and refinements since then to reach its current state. There was a time when AMT cars were considered much costlier than their manual drive version and also had a snob value attached. But with car makers like Maruti and Renault offering their best AMT cars in the same price range, their popularity in India is all set to rise.

Surely but steadily, AMT cars are changing the way the world drives, sans the driving effort.

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