Two new cars this week from Uttara Motors

On the left...

What can you expect from a new car under 10 lacs? Usually not much other than an engine and four seats, really. The new Alto aims to be under that magic number while offering a few extras while skipping some others. You get driver's airbag, power windows for the front only and an optional radio. The Alto comes with a 5-speed manual gearbox, meaning it should be quite fun to push the car's 0.8-liter 35.3 hp three-cylinder engine to its limits. For all these cost-cutting however, the car surprisingly comes with AC and two upmarket features, namely rear parking sensor and ABS with electronic brake distribution (EBD), so one can park and stop without much issue.  At BDT 8.65 lacs, common sense dictates that quite a good amount of new cars are a far better option than the Tata Nano.

And then on the right...

The old WagonR was quite popular in its own right, despite looking like a literal box on wheels. The new car took account of this and went to a fitness instructor to work on its curves a bit more. The new Wagon R is a handsome car fitted with a 7-inch infotainment system, complete with android auto and apple play. Power comes in two flavours, one 1.0-liter four-cylinder making 67 hp and a 1.2-liter making 81 hp, mated to a CVT. Both models come standard with rear parking sensors along with ABS with EBD. Prices range from 13.5 lacs to 14.25 lacs BDT. Full reviews incoming.