Well the sedans are losing out big time in features in front of the so called SUVs case in point is the Creta/Seltos vs Verna/City! However chances are that, people will end up buying a SUV for a brand new car. Trust me, the sedan will offer more value at this price. A solid used sedan would most likely be having lesser mileage and sell for half the price as compared to UV equivalent. Lastly, one can enjoy sedans are a mouth watering price in used car market due to obvious reasons. But in case downsize to a single car, I will most likely end up with a cross over. Thankfully I have my AltoK10 to take me to these places. I do feel constricted at times when the situation demands reaching scenic places which offer free off-road experience en-route. Also grew up watching/driving the likes of 1000/Esteem, city, Lancer and later Icon, Fiesta which were great fun !! Having tried multiple form factors, I personally have settled for a sedan due to superior handling, controlled body-roll and engaging feeling. Rather people seem to prefer a "one car does it all" due to space and budget constraints. Honestly, City vs rural scenario is not very different and some of our biggest cities are known for horrible potholes and unscientific speed breakers. Crossovers changed the equation and offered best of both worlds. Prior to that, sedans used to be aspirational while the UV segment consisted mostly of the butch ladder and frame. I guess SUV form factor is the global trend and we have caught it in the last decade or so. I am afraid I have to agree with you on this. Please move to appropriate section if it isn't. Mod Note: I have searched for any relevant thread and I couldn't find any. But before that, it is the people who need to understand the needs vs wants. I for one, think it should stay and Manufacturers should consider bringing them to our shores. Taking something good and replace it with less than good is not a good idea. Evolution is step-forward, not step-backward. What do you guys think about this? Are we really staring the extinction of Sedans? Please don't say this is part of evolution. Surprisingly Ford has completely done away with Sedan's altogether if I remember correctly. Take for example, in current post-BS6 era, we hardly have a good capable sedans(no compact sedans included) in less than 30L category. It might be far-fetched but not completely impossible. So OEM stay away from Sedan's and this, I believe will lead to downfall of Sedan's and one day we can count number of sedans on sale in one hand. We already don't have good, sporty, FTD sedan's for the past few years and even if they launch one, no one is going to line up for them like an SUV. We have an XUV and Old Thar with us in our joint family, which I will drive only when I feel like so and or if the terrain demands. I agree that the GC and high commanding position and all, but I don't get why a urban city dweller who stays in a place with decent road infrastructure(in TN, we don't have such unscientific speed-breakers that's doing its duty in Bangalore) need an vehicle with SUV body-type? Yes, I can see GTO praise about Creta 1.4 Turbo has better ride quality and fun and all, but can it replace the joy we get from driving a Sedan over the same roads? That is something that I feel will be lost over next few decades. I don't think any SUV can beat the fun of driving a low-slung sedan in tarmac or in twisty hilly roads. Nothing can match the ride quality of a Sedan for me. With the number of C-SUV/SUV/Pesudo-SUV/Hatch-on-Steroid-SUV launches in India and the sales number consistently beating the sedans of the equivalent segments, are we going to witness the dearth of Sedans in near future?
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