To have a brand new car in Brazil, you have to pay almost R$ 80 thousand and take an urban subcompact with a 1.0 engine
The cheapest brand new car in Brazil is the Renault Kwid Zen, whose list price is R$ 78.690. Despite being economical, it is not the most suitable car to be the only one in a family, those who need more space need to look at the used market.
Rounding up the value to R$ 80 thousand, we have a huge list of options on the market, including luxury imports. In this list we will bring alternatives that combine a good indoor space for the family with maintenance that will not break you.
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Many of the compact SUVs that are successful have the interior space of a hatchback. The Renault Captur, like its brother Duster, has a very spacious cabin complemented by the 437-liter trunk.
We recommend the Captur because it is easier to find this model in good condition and because it comes better equipped. As for the engine, the 1.6 combined with the CVT transmission delivers performance similar to the 2.0 with a four-speed gearbox and spending less, in addition to being cheaper to maintain.
The Intense model was the top of the line Captur and 2020 was its last year with the 1.6. The equipment package included a multimedia center with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, leather seats, automatic air conditioning, LED DRL, headlights with projectors, face-to-face key, reversing camera, cruise control, automatic folding of the mirrors, four airbags and rain sensor. Everything said here also goes for the Bose edition, which is in the same price range and adds a subwoofer to the sound system.
Although SUVs are the fashionable cars, a sedan can be a more rational choice of family car. The Volkswagen Virtus is an example of this, it has a trunk with 521 liters of capacity.
It is also good for those who take tall passengers in the rear seat, thanks to the wheelbase of 2.65 m. The 1.6 16v engine is a safe choice, it produces 117 hp and is not known for giving problems. For the price of a new Kwid, it is possible to find Virtus 2021 with both manual transmission and automatic gearbox.
The equipment package is not as stuffed as the Renault Captur, but it already includes four airbags, air conditioning, multimedia center with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, on-board computer, alloy wheels, parking sensor and multifunction steering wheel.
The Honda CR-V is the most spacious car on this list. The wheelbase of 2.62 m is smaller than that of the Virtus, but the high position of the seats results in good legroom and the width of 1.82 m makes passengers less cramped. The trunk has a cavernous 589 liters.
This model came imported from Mexico with the same 2.0 flex as the national Civic, which makes it easier to maintain and refuel. As the car is heavy, the performance is not the best.
The EXL model is the top of the line, which came with six airbags, on-board computer, GPS, two-zone air conditioning, leather seats, sunroof and twilight sensor. We recommend avoiding the all-wheel drive model, the system used by Honda is limited and more focused on places where it snows, here in Brazil it serves more to increase expenses.
Those looking for a used medium sedan for the price of a new Renault Kwid will find the traditional Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic already older. A newer alternative in this segment is the second-generation Chevrolet Cruze.
This model already features the efficient 1.4 turbo engine, which is famous for its fuel economy and uses metal chain in synchronism. The interior space is one of the best thanks to the wheelbase of 2.70 m, but the 440-liter trunk lags behind some compact sedans.
The Cruze LTZ 2017 brings a very current equipment package, which includes six airbags, collision alert, lane keeping assistant, automatic high beams, multimedia center with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, connected services, headlights with projectors, cruise control and automatic air conditioning.
These used cars are more equipped and spacious than a new Renault Kwid, but none of the ones we have already mentioned have the economy of the popular one. The Toyota Prius solves this with hybrid propulsion.
In the range of R$ 80 thousand it is possible to find the 2017 model. The mechanical set and platform are the same as the Corolla Hybrid produced today in Brazil, the only difference is the fact that the Prius is not flex and drinks only gasoline.
Toyota’s hybrid set does not use direct injection and enjoys the reputation of reliability of other cars of the brand, it is not uncommon to see Prius with more than 500 km in the USA. It combines the 1.8 gasoline engine with two electric motors, one traction and the other generator. Together they deliver 123 hp.
The Toyota Prius measures 2.70 m of wheelbase, resulting in the interior space of a medium sedan. The trunk is 412 liters. It features seven airbags, head-up display, induction charger, two-zone air conditioning, face-to-face key, electrically adjustable and heated driver’s seat, twilight sensor and
