Which Variant of 2020 Volkswagen Vento Petrol Is Most Value For Money?

What Are The Pros And Cons Of Volkswagen Vento Petrol?

The pros or advantages of Vento petrol 2020 are:

• The turbo petrol engine gives it great drivability and the best torque-to-weight ratio in the segment
• Straight lines with a clean and understated styling.

The Volkswagen Vento petrol 2020 has the following shortcomings or problems:

• Dated, 11-year old styling
• Missing features like sunroof, keyless entry with push-button start/stop, sunshade for rear windows and windshield
• Only 14-inch wheels in the lower variants. Even the cheaper Rapid Rider variant gets 15-inch wheels.
• Shortest and the second-narrowest car in the segment. It’s only 4mm wider than the older 4th generation Honda City
• Expensive and poorly equipped base variant. It costs almost Rs. 1.5 lakh more than the Rapid Rider and gets fewer features.

Here’s our Volkswagen Vento’s variants breakdown video in Hindi in case you prefer watching instead of reading:

What Is The Price Of The 2020 Volkswagen Vento?

The Volkswagen Vento 2020 is available in a total of 4 variants. 3 of them have the option of a manual transmission while only the top two have the option of an automatic transmission. The MT range of the 2020 Vento starts at Rs. 8.87 lakh and goes up to Rs. 12 lakh. The variants equipped with the automatic transmission cost Rs. 12.1 lakh and Rs. 13.3 lakh.

Is The Trendline Variant Of 2020 Volkswagen Vento Petrol Worth Buying?

The Trendline variant of the VW Vento 2020 costs Rs. 8.87 lakh (ex-showroom) and gets the following notable features:

• 2 Front Airbags
• Sunglass Holder Inside Glovebox
• Body-coloured Bumpers, Door Handles & ORVMs
• ABS w/ EBD
• Tilt & Telescopic Steering
• R14 Wheels w/ Covers
• Rear Parking Sensors
• Front & Rear Adjustable Headrests
• Front & Rear Power Windows
• Flat-bottom Steering
• Tinted Glass
• Day/Night IRVM
• Central Locking
• Height Adjustable Driver Seat
• Rear Fog Lamp
• Rear Defogger

The notable missing features in the Trendline variant are:

• Power mirrors
• Music system
• Steering-mounted controls
• 15-inch wheels (14 is too small for a car of this size, segment and price. The Rapid gets bigger wheels)
• Remote central locking system
• Rear AC vents
• Front and rear armrest (the Rapid Rider variant costs less and gets both)

Without these features, this variant will feel incomplete. Thus, the Trendline variant of the Volkswagen Vento is not worth buying. You should consider one of the higher variants.

Is The Comfortline Variant Of 2020 Volkswagen Vento Petrol Worth Buying?

The Volkswagen Vento’s Comfortline variant costs Rs. 9.99 lakh, which is Rs. 1.13 lakh more than the Trendline. For this additional sum, you get the following features:

• Music system
• Remote central locking
• Auto AC with rear AC vents
• Power adjustable mirrors
• Cruise control
• Front and rear armrest
• 15-inch alloy wheels

The additional asking sum you pay for this variant is justified considering the extra features. Besides, the Highline variant is not available with a manual transmission. So, you’ll have to make a bigger price jump to get the Highline Plus variant. Once you go over Rs. 10 lakh, it’ll also cost you a lot more as most states have a higher registration tax slab for cars with greater than Rs. 10 lakh ex-showroom price.

The Comfortline variant is worth buying and our top-recommended variant. However, it’d have been nicer to see some of these features in the Trendline variant.

Is The Highline Variant Of 2020 Volkswagen Vento Petrol Worth Buying?

The Highline variant of the 2020 Vento is not available with a manual transmission. Therefore, the price jump from the Comfortline MT trim is almost Rs. 2.1 lakh.

Assuming about Rs. 1.0 lakh goes towards the addition of an automatic transmission, we need to see if the additional features cover up the Rs. 1.0 lakh price difference. Here is the list of extra features of the 2020 Vento Highline variant:

• Auto-dimming IRVM
• Touchscreen Infotainment System
• Electrically Foldable outside mirrors
• Leatherette Upholstery
• Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
• Auto wipers
• Chrome on Door Handles, Boot
• Steering-mounted Controls

The features are too expensive to justify the Rs. 1.0 lakh price gap. If you’re okay spending about Rs. 1.4-1.5 lakh for the automatic transmission, then this variant is worth considering. Unfortunately, there’s no cheaper variant of the Vento with an automatic transmission. So, although the 2020 VW Vento Highline turbo petrol automatic is not worth buying from the value for money perspective, it is still a better option than the Highline Plus automatic.

Is The Highline Plus Variant Of 2020 Volkswagen Vento Petrol Worth Buying?

The Highline Plus variant of the Volkswagen Vento 2020 petrol costs Rs. 12.0 lakh with manual transmission and Rs. 13.3 lakh with the automatic. This means Volkswagen is charging Rs. 1.3 lakh for the automatic transmission, which is on the higher side. We expect it to cost around Rs. 1.0 lakh more.

The price jump from Comfortline petrol MT to Highline Plus petrol MT is Rs. 2.0 lakh. The price gap between Vento Highline automatic and Highline Plus automatic variants is Rs. 1.2 lakh.

For this sum, you get the following notable features:

• Side Airbags
• LED DRLs
• Auto-levelling LED Headlamps
• R16 Alloys
• Rear Parking Camera

These features don’t even come close to justifying the incremental price over the Comfortline MT or Highline AT. This offers poor value for money and you’re better off sticking with a lower variant and the transmission of your choice. The Highline Plus variant of the Vento petrol is not worth buying.

If you can get the Highline Plus variant for about Rs. 1.0 lakh less, only then we can suggest you go with the top variant.

Which Variant Of The 2020 Volkswagen Vento Petrol Offers The Most Value For Money?

For the petrol manual, the Comfortline variant of the Volkswagen Vento 2020 is the best value for money option. With the automatic transmission, the Vento Highline offers the best value for money. The Trendline variant’s features are too basic and not worth considering. It also comes across as quite expensive after looking at the cheaper Skoda Rapid’s Rider variant, which offers more features for almost Rs. 1.5 lakh lower on-road price.

The Comfortline variant justifies its incrementally higher price over the Trendline with its feature list. The Highline Plus variant would be our pick if it were Rs. 1.0 lakh cheaper.

For the automatic transmission, the Highline isn’t a great value for money option but it’s still better than the Vento Highline Plus automatic. At the current official prices, the Highline Plus variant is not worth buying at all.

What Are The Engine Specifications Of The 2020 Volkswagen Vento Petrol?

The 2020 VW Vento is one of the few cars to offer a tiny turbo petrol engine. Since turbocharged engines have great torque output, this car has the Vento petrol becomes the segment leader in terms of torque-to-weight. Therefore, for everyday drivability, the Vento turbo is the best option as it offers lots of bottom- and mid-range torque. Only the Rapid can match its performance. The Verna turbo also has good torque output but it’s only available with an automatic transmission.

The Vento turbo’s mileage figure of 17.7kmpl is lower than the sister Rapid’s but still acceptable for a car of this segment.

Unfortunately, the Vento is not available with a diesel engine. VW’s 1.5 and the older 1.6-litre diesel engines were pretty reliable and offered great performance, refinement and efficiency.

What Are The Dimensions Of The 2020 Volkswagen Vento?

The 2020 Vento is the shortest, narrowest (after the older City) and the only one to offer 14-inch wheels in lower variants. While the new City is jumping segments with a >4.5m length, the Vento comes across as a car from a lower segment in comparison to the 2020 City.

What Are The Colour Options Of The 2020 Volkswagen Vento?

The 2020 Vento is available in the following 6 colour options:

• White
• Silver
• Grey
• Blue
• Brown
• Red

Note: Here is a quick look at our length-based segmentation of cars to give you an idea of how we are classifying cars based on their size.