When we get behind the wheel of a car for the first time, one of the initial orders of business is adjusting the position of the driver’s seat to find a comfortable position. Cars of yore usually featured levers to manually adjust the driver’s seat height, recline, and distance from the steering wheel, but in recent years, electrical (or powered) driver’s seat adjustment – which offers more convenient and granular control – has begun making its way into several mass-market models.
To that end, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 cheapest cars in India that get a powered driver’s seat, ranked by the price of their most affordable variants that include the feature, in descending order.
10. MG Windsor EV
Exclusive onwards
Price: Rs 15.15 lakh onwards (Rs 11.14 lakh with BaaS)
The first car (and only EV) on this list is the popular MG Windsor EV, which offers a 6-way (sliding, reclining, and height adjust) powered driver’s seat starting from its one-above-base Exclusive trim. Interestingly, if you buy the Windsor EV via MG’s BaaS programme, the corresponding price drop makes it the cheapest car in India to offer a powered driver's seat.
| MG Windsor EV powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 38kWh | 52.9kWh | |
| Exclusive | 15.15 (11.14 with BaaS) | - |
| Essence | 16.30 (12.29 with BaaS) | - |
| Exclusive Pro | - | 17.25 (12.25 with BaaS) |
| Essence Pro | - | 18.39 (13.39 with BaaS) |
MG sells the Windsor EV with 38kWh and 52.9kWh battery pack options, both wired up to a 136hp front-mounted motor and delivering a claimed range of up to 449km.
9. Volkswagen Virtus
Topline onwards
Price: Rs 15 lakh onwards
There’s great midsize sedan representation here, and the first of them is the Volkswagen Virtus. From the Topline trim onwards, the Virtus gets 6-way electrical adjustment not only for the driver’s seat, but for the co-driver’s seat as well.
| Volkswagen Virtus powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 TSI MT | 1.0 TSI AT | 1.5 TSI MT | 1.5 TSI DCT | |
| Topline | 15 | 16.30 | - | - |
| GT Plus | - | - | 16.99 | 18.49 |
| GT Plus Sport | - | - | 17.23 | 18.73 |
These higher-spec Virtus variants can be had with either a 115hp 1.0-litre 3-cylinder turbo-petrol or a 150hp 1.5-litre 4-cylinder turbo-petrol engine. A 6-speed manual is standard, with the 1.0-litre engine also offering a 6-speed automatic and the 1.5-litre motor a 7-speed DCT.
8. Skoda Slavia
Monte Carlo onwards
Price: Rs 15 lakh onwards
As the platform sibling to the Virtus, the Skoda Slavia also offers 6-way powered seats for the driver and co-driver from the sporty Monte Carlo trim onwards. Though the starting price for the same is equivalent to that of the Virtus, the Slavia ranks above thanks to its higher variants being easier on the pocket.
| Skoda Slavia powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 TSI MT | 1.0 TSI AT | 1.5 TSI DCT | |
| Monte Carlo | 15 | 16.15 | 17.70 |
| Prestige | 15 | 16.15 | 17.70 |
Expectedly, the Slavia is powered by the same 1.0-litre and 1.5-litre turbo-petrol powertrains as the Virtus, though the Skoda sedan doesn't offer the latter engine with a manual transmission.
7. Kia Syros
HTX+ onwards
Price: Rs 14.56 lakh onwards
The Kia Syros places a major emphasis on space, comfort, and convenience, and so it doesn't come as a surprise that the compact SUV is equipped with a 4-way (sliding and reclining) powered driver’s seat starting from its HTX+ trim.
| Kia Syros powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 turbo petrol DCT | 1.5 diesel AT | |
| HTX+ | 14.56 | 15.22 |
| HTX+ (O) | 15.29 | 15.94 |
These Syros variants are available with either a 120hp 1.0-litre turbo-petrol motor with a 7-speed DCT, or a 116hp 1.5-litre diesel engine paired with a 6-speed automatic.
6. Tata Curvv
Accomplished S onwards
Price: Rs 14.55 lakh onwards
Beating the Syros by a razor-thin margin is the Tata Curvv coupe SUV, which adds a 6-way powered driver’s seat to its equipment list from the Accomplished S trim onwards.
| Tata Curvv powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 turbo petrol MT | 1.2 turbo petrol DCT | 1.2 GDI turbo petrol MT | 1.2 GDI turbo petrol DCT | 1.5 diesel MT | 1.5 diesel DCT | |
| Accomplished S | 14.55 | 16 | 15.71 | 17.16 | 16 | 17.45 |
| Accomplished+ A | - | - | 17.16 | 18.61 | 17.29 | 18.74 |
The Curvv offers the widest gamut of powertrains on this list, with the respective variants comprising a 120hp 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine, a 125hp 1.2-litre direct-injection turbo-petrol engine, and a 118hp 1.5-litre diesel engine. All three powerplants can be mated to either a 6-speed manual or 7-speed DCT.
5. Hyundai Verna
SX(O) only
Price: Rs 14.35 lakh onwards
At the halfway point of this list comes the cheapest sedan to offer a powered driver’s seat: the Hyundai Verna. It gets a 4-way powered driver’s seat in the top-spec SX(O) trim only, the starting price for which beats those of the Virtus and Slavia by Rs 65,000. However, it's worth reiterating that the European duo get 6-way electrical adjustment for both the driver and co-driver.
| Hyundai Verna powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 petrol MT | 1.5 petrol CVT | 1.5 turbo petrol MT | 1.5 turbo petrol DCT | |
| SX(O) | 14.35 | 15.83 | 15.64 | 16.98 |
The Verna SX(O) powertrain options include a 115hp 1.5-litre petrol engine (6-speed manual or CVT) and a 160hp 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine (6-speed manual or 7-speed DCT).
4. Kia Sonet
GTX+ onwards
Price: Rs 13.51 lakh onwards
Kia’s other compact SUV offering, the Sonet, comes equipped with a 4-way powered driver’s seat from its one-below-top GTX+ trim onwards.
| Kia Sonet powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 turbo petrol DCT | 1.5 diesel AT | |
| GTX+ | 13.51 | 14.01 |
| X-Line | 13.65 | - |
Much like the Syros, these higher-spec Sonet variants are available with either a 120hp 1.0-litre turbo-petrol motor with a 7-speed DCT, or a 116hp 1.5-litre diesel engine with a 6-speed automatic.
3. MG Astor
Sharp Pro onwards
Price: Rs 13.23 lakh onwards
The MG Astor stands as the cheapest midsize SUV to offer a powered driver's seat, beating the Curvv by a whopping Rs 2.32 lakh margin. 6-way electrical adjustment for the driver's seat is added to the Astor’s feature list from its Sharp Pro trim onwards.
| MG Astor powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 petrol MT | 1.5 petrol CVT | |
| Sharp Pro | 13.23 | 14.38 |
| Savvy Pro | - | 15.16 |
Engine options for the Astor are limited to a 110hp 1.5-litre petrol engine that can be mated to either a 5-speed manual or an 8-step CVT.
2. Skoda Kylaq
Prestige only
Price: Rs 11.84 lakh onwards
Though the Skoda Kylaq ranks a very close second on this list, the compact SUV still takes home a couple of notable victories. The Kylaq is the cheapest car in India to pack in a 6-way powered driver's seat, and it's also the cheapest car to offer 6-way electrical adjustment for the co-driver seat – a segment-first feature.
| Skoda Kylaq powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 TSI MT | 1.0 TSI AT | |
| Prestige | 11.84 | 12.80 |
Powered front seats are locked to the top-spec Kylaq Prestige trim, and it can be had with a 115hp 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine mated to either a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic.
1. Hyundai Venue
HX8 onwards
Price: Rs 11.81 lakh onwards
The recently-launched new-gen Hyundai Venue is officially the most affordable car in India to be equipped with a powered driver's seat, with 4-way electrical adjustment on offer starting from the compact SUV’s HX8 trim. Notably, the top-spec Venue N Line N10 variant gets a 4-way powered driver's seat too.
| Hyundai Venue powered driver seat variants and prices (Rs, lakh) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 turbo petrol MT | 1.0 turbo petrol DCT | 1.5 diesel AT | |
| HX8 | 11.81 | 12.85 | - |
| HX10 | - | 14.56 | 15.51 |
| N10 (N Line) | - | 15.30 | - |
Powertrain options for these Venue trims include the familiar 120hp 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine with 6-speed manual and 7-speed DCT gearboxes, as well as a 116hp 1.5-litre diesel engine paired with a 6-speed automatic.
All prices are ex-showroom, India.
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