It is just so hard to move around without a car. Even if you live in a city with the most reliable forms of public transportation in the world, your mobility is still not the same as compared if you own a vehicle. Having your own ride will allow you to go wherever you need to head to whenever you want.
And it does not have to be too darn expensive. So long as it can take you from one point to the next safely and without any hassles, then that car should be considered good enough. Do not expect neither luxury vehicle brands nor any super cars here. You definitely would not see any Rolls Royce, Bugatti, Mercedes Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo, Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini in the list. Instead, here is a list of the top ten cheapest cars in the world.
This Chinese automobile comes in either a five-door hatchback or a four-door sedan. Nicknamed the Merrie, this subcompact car has a 16-valve and 4-cylinder engine. Its wheelbase measures 2,340 millimeters, and the car itself is 3,825 millimeters long and 1,670 millimeters wide. It also stands at 1,386 millimeters tall. It comes in either a 1.3-liter or 1.5-liter variant.
5. Geely HQ SRC – 417007 Indian Rupee
This vehicle was built based on the 1980 Daihatsu Charade. The Geely HQ SRC is a liftback sedan built for five people. It features a 16-valve straight inline engine with four cylinders.
6. Chery A1 – 470897 Indian Rupee
Chery Automobile is also responsible for the five-door compact sedan called the Chery A1. The Chery A1 features a 1297 cc engine. It has a wheelbase that measures 2,390 millimeters. The length of this vehicle is 3,700 millimeters and the width comes at 1,578 millimeters. The Chery A1 stands at 1,527 millimeters tall. The car comes in three models. The cheapest is the standard model, but it also comes in comfortable and luxury versions.
7. Tata Indica – 545317 Indian Rupee
Tata Motors has been able to develop a vehicle that was completely and solely developed in its native India. The wheelbase measures 3,675 millimeters and stands at 1,485 millimeters tall. The vehicle is 3,690 millimeters long, while the width is 1,485 millimeters, though higher end versions come it at 1,665 millimeters wide. Sales have been sputtering recently, however.
8. Hyundai i10 – 583553 Indian Rupee
The original version of the i10 was released in the last quarter of 2007. The five-door hatchback has a wheelbase of 2,380 millimeters and stands at 1,550 millimeters tall. It is 3,565 millimeters long and 1,595 millimeters wide. It has several different versions, including the 1.1-liter Epsilon i4 petrol, the 1.1-liter CRDI VGT U-line i3 diesel, and the slightly higher end 1.2-liter Kappa i4 petrol. Customers can also choose between a 5-speed manual transmission and a 4-door automatic version.
9. Fiat Palio – 592920 Indian Rupee
This vehicle is Fiat’s top seller in developing countries. The Palio is produced in South America, Asia and Africa. Specifically, Fiat has production lines for this vehicle in Argentina, Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Turkey. It has a wheelbase of 2,373 millimeters and stands 1,440 millimeters tall. The length of the Palio is 1,620 millimeters, while the width measures 1,620 millimeters. Total vehicle weight without the passengers is 990 kilograms, with a ground clearance of 170 millimeters. Several other Fiat vehicles have been developed using the Palio as its base model. Among them are the Fiat Siena, a car with a sedan body; the Fiat Palio Weekend, a station wagon; the Fiat Palio Adventure, a sports utility vehicle; and the Fiat Strada, a pickup truck.
10. Renault Dacia Logan – 607996 Indian Rupee
In the latter part of the second quarter of 2004, the French automobile giant Renault collaborated with its Romanian subsidiary called Dacia to produce a cheap car aimed for the masses. It was called the Renault Dacia Logan. The Dacia Logan features a 1.390-liter engine that has four cylinders and eight valves. It packs a decent punch of up to 75 horsepower, and has a maximum power of 5,500 revolutions per minute. The maximum torque is 110 nm, or 3,000 rpm. The wheelbase measures 2,630 millimeters, while the height stands at 1,534 millimeters. The Logan also measures 4,247 millimeters long and 1,740 millimeters across the width. The car is manufactured in Dacia’s native Romanian plant of Mioveni, though the vehicle is also produced in other plants around the world, like in Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, Iran, Morocco and Columbia.
