Besides the Venue, the Tata Nexon and Mahindra XUV 3XO also offer an automatic transmission with their respective diesel engines. The Nexon & 3XO have a 1.5L turbo diesel engine with AMT automatic transmission.

Why The Diesel Automatic?

With the recent GST rate cuts, we saw the government dropping taxes on cars across the board. In this goldrush, the diesel cars, especially the small, sub-4m cars, saw a significant price reduction. Under the new tax structure, diesel engines appear more appealing to customers because of the smaller price gap than before. Thus, they have a much smaller km-to-breakeven figure to justify buying a diesel engine.

Before the GST revision, for buyers with very high running, the other option to lower fuel costs in the sub-4m segment was only CNG. However, there are only 2 CNG-automatic cars on sale right now — the Tiago & Tigor. Even with these cars, there’s a compromise in performance.

With the revised tax slabs, diesel-automatic comes across as a fantastic option for buyers who have high usage but also want the convenience of automatic and the performance of a turbo engine. This unique trifecta of benefits is only available with diesel-automatic cars and EVs. Electric cars, though, appear quite expensive in this price band and segment as the petrol, CNG & diesel cars got their share of considerable price cuts but electric cars didn’t get any love from the government. This makes it difficult to justify buying an electric car over a combustion car in this price band.

Buyers Beware!

While a torque converter type automatic transmission is a proven, time tested piece of tech score high on reliability, it is expensive — in terms of acquisition as well as repairing costs. Moreover, because of its fluid coupling, they are inherently inefficient, especially in stop-and-go traffic. And stop-and-go traffic is what forces us to look for an automatic transmission in the first place. So, you shouldn’t expect the Venue diesel-automatic to be very efficient in city traffic but you should totally expect it to offer the usual diesel-like efficiency figures on the highways and expressways. And, the Venue diesel automatic will also have shifts far smoother than an AMT type automatic.

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