We all know that Indian car buyers love sunroofs, but a recent survey conducted by Park+ Research Labs unveiled that the most soughtafter feature is ventilated seats. Once available only in highend and luxury cars, it is now available in affordable vehicles under Rs 15 lakh exshowroom. What is interesting to note is that our list includes a variety of vehicles—from an EV SUV to an MPV and internal combustion compact SUVs. So sit back and find out which one fits your requirements and budget.
Surprise, surprise. The most affordable vehicle with ventilated seats is Tata Motors’ Punch EV. Earlier, it was the Altroz Racer, but now Tata has scrapped this trim, and the updated version of this premium hatchback does not offer this feature. The Punch EV Empowered+ variant is the most budgetfriendly vehicle in the Indian automobile market that comes with factoryfitted front ventilated seats at Rs 12.84 lakh, exshowroom. The micro EV SUV offers this feature in 11 variants and offers top functions like an electronic parking brake, multiple drive modes—City, Sport, and Eco—all disc brakes, Hill Hold Control, and the top trim gets a 7.2 kW AC fast charger.
The Empowered range has two battery options—the 25 kWh and the 35 kWh. The former has a power output of 80.4 bhp and 114 Nm and a range of 265 km (MIDC). The larger battery makes 121 bhp and 190 Nm with a driving range of 365 km.
The quirkylooking Syros is packed with more features than its more premium sibling, the Sonet, and yet it’s more affordable. The front ventilated seats are available in HTX, HTX Plus, and HTX Plus (O) variants starting from Rs 13.30 lakh onwards. It is the only vehicle to offer a ventilated function in both front and rear seats. These trims come with two engine options—the 1litre turbo petrol and the 1.5litre diesel. Unlike the Sonet, the Syros does not offer the 1.2litre naturally aspirated petrol engine.
In a very short span, the subcompact SUV, the Kylaq, has become Skoda’s bestselling vehicle. The Kylaq is available predominantly in three variants—Classic, Signature, and Prestige. Only the Prestige trim is equipped with front ventilated seats. The SUV is only available with a single engine option—the 1litre turbo petrol with an output of 114 bhp and 178 Nm of torque. It comes with a 6speed manual or a 6speed automatic torque converter transmission. The Prestige variant’s price starts from Rs 12.89 lakh, exshowroom.
The XL6 is the only MPV in our list to offer front ventilated seats within Rs 15 lakh. Its top version, the Alpha, comes in two options—Alpha Plus manual and Alpha Plus automatic—and starts from Rs 13.31 lakh, exshowroom. The sixseater MPV offers independent seats, or captain seats, for the secondrow passengers. It is powered by the 1.5litre naturally aspirated engine, which makes 102 bhp and 139 Nm of torque. The MPV is mated to either a 5speed manual or a 6speed automatic torque converter.
Tata Motors’ internal combustion enginepowered Nexon signs off our list. The SUV’s Fearless+ with a 1.2litre turbo petrol and a 6speed transmission is the cheapest in the lineup. The 1.5litre dieselpowered Nexon only gets the front ventilated seats in the AMT version starting from Fearless + PS at Rs 14.70 lakh. Its flagship model is mated to a 7speed dualclutch transmission and comes with this feature starting from the Fearless + PS variant at Rs 14.50 lakh. Nexon is the only CNG vehicle in the affordable range to offer front ventilated seats, and the Fearless + PS DT CNG is equipped with them at Rs 14.30 lakh, all exshowroom.
