The Datsun Go has been launched for the entry-level hatchback segment and is expected to give a tough fight to the competition. Compare Datsun’s offering with Maruti’s Alto 800 and Hyundai Eon. All the cars feature a 3-cylinder engine with the Go having the biggest block of them all and generates the most power at 68PS/104Nm followed by the Eon at 56PS/74.5Nm and then the Alto 800 at 48PS/69Nm. Five-speed manual gearbox seems to be the transmission of choice and all the models have power being sent to the front wheels.

Datsun Go

  The Go clearly has the biggest body of them all and also has the most spacious cabin. Its headroom though is bettered by the Eon by a good 15mm. The Korean gets the maximum amount of wheelbase as is evident from the cabin space and is a whopping 90mm more than the Alto 800. Suspension setup is McPherson struts at the front with the Go getting torsion beam at the rear and the Alto....