Do You Know Who Invented Cruise Control In Cars? — The Answer Is Quite Surprising!

Before we go to the list of cars with cruise control in India, a little more about Ralph Teeter, the blind man behind the technology. He was inspired to invent the cruise control when he hitched a ride with his lawyer, who would slow down when he is talking and speed up while listening. The irregular rocking motion annoyed Mr. Teeter and that started his quest to invent the cruise control in cars.

Cruise control in cars is useful for long drives, suited for speed conscious drivers and it also enables you to keep your foot closer to the brake pedal which reduces the total stopping distance.

Here are the affordable cars with cruise control in India:

Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza

The current sensation from Maruti Suzuki, the Vitara Brezza is featured with cruise control on the top-of-the-line ZDi+ variant. The Maruti Brezza is a subcompact SUV powered by the 1.5-litre DDiS 200 diesel unit developing 89bhp and 200Nm of torque.

Price: Rs 9.66 Lakh & Rs 9.88 Lakh (Dual-Tone)

Honda City

The Honda City has been in the Indian market for nearly two decades and has brought premium features otherwise not known to India. The sedan has gone on to win some of the best automobile awards in the country.

Honda offers the cruise control feature in the City sedan in both manual and the automatic gearbox variants. Except for the first two variants, the remaining trims are featured with the cruise control on the Honda City. Honda offers both diesel and petrol engines in the City.

Price: Rs 9.43 Lakh to Rs 12.55 Lakh

Volkswagen Ameo

The Volkswagen Ameo entered the subcompact sedan segment much later; however, it was equipped with a host of 1st in segment features. One of the features is the cruise control on the Ameo.

Except for the base variant, the remaining two variants of the VW Ameo are featured with the cruise control technology.

Price: Rs 5.93 Lakh to Rs 9.21 Lakh

Mahindra Scorpio

The butch and solid looking Mahindra Scorpio went on to etch its significance in the SUV market with its looks and off-road capabilities.

The Mahindra Scorpio is not just for off-road capabilities, you can even cruise on long drives as well as it is featured with the cruise control technology. Mahindra has powered the Scorpio with the choice of 2.2-litre and 1.99-litre diesel engines. The cruise control feature is available in the top variant in both manual and automatic gearbox versions.

Price: Rs 12.67 Lakh to Rs 14.48 Lakh

Volkswagen Polo

Known for its sporty image, the Volkswagen Polo features the cruise control technology on all of its avatars - GT, Cross Polo and the standard Polo.

The cruise control option is available on the top variant of the VW Polo and both the variants of the Polo GT. As for the VW Cross Polo, the cruise control is available in both the petrol and the diesel variants. The Volkswagen Polo in all versions is available in both 1.2-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engines.

Price: Rs 6.70 Lakh to Rs 9.05 Lakh

Maruti Suzuki S-Cross

The Maruti Suzuki S-Cross is available through the company's premium dealership outlet NEXA. The Maruti Suzuki S-Cross is a crossover vehicle with SUV characteristics. Known as the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross globally, it is equipped with ahost of features.

The premium vehicle from Maruti, the S-Cross features the cruise control in the top of the line variants. The S-Cross is powered by 1.3-litre and 1.6-litre DDiS diesel mills.

Price: Rs 9.88 Lakh to Rs 12.04 Lakh

Mahindra XUV500

Mahindra's flagship vehicle, the XUV500 has a good fan following and has a proven record as a capable SUV. With its beefy and butch design, the XUV500 captivates the imagination of persons who like to take the off-road.

The Mahindra XUV500 is a capable long drive vehicle as well and is featured with the cruise control. The cruise control feature on the XUV500 is available on all variants except for the base trim. Mahindra has powered the XUV500 with the 2.0-litre mHawk 140 diesel engine.

Price: Rs 13.50 Lakh to Rs 17.53 Lakh

Renault Duster

The first compact SUV to hit the Indian market and created a niche for itself is the Renault Duster. Considered by many as the most SUVish looking is the Renault Duster.

The Duster is featured with the cruise control technology in the top variant RxZ. The Renault Duster is powered by the 1.6-litre petrol unit and the 1.5-litre diesel unit. The diesel unit comes with the option of the AMT gearbox.

Price: Rs 11.56 Lakh to Rs 13.77 Lakh

Toyota Innova Crysta

Toyota launched the Innova in a market filled with either small cars or sedans, the Innova though changed the aspect of traveling to a whole new level. Now, the Japanese carmaker has launched the next-generation Innova Crysta and taken the next level in luxury in the people carrier segment.

The Innova Crysta is available with the cruise control feature in the top variant of Automatic version of the MPV from Toyota.

Price: Rs 19.62 Lakh

Volkswagen Vento

The Vento from Volkswagen is a premium sedan with the signature straight lines. The Vento has the aura of anexecutive car yet has the luxury feel to it.

Volkswagen Vento is available with the cruise control on the top two variants and is powered by the choice of both petrol and diesel units. While the petrol units have thechoice of 1.2-litre and 1.6-litre, the diesel unit comes with the 1.5-litre engine.

Price: Rs 9.14 Lakh to Rs 12.59 Lakh

Observation:

As highways and roads are getting straighter and better, travelling long distances will become a norm among travellers. The Indian government is investing more on the Indian highways and they are set to become safer and will have lesser turns. Cruise control feature will be seen in the coming future and manufacturers are increasingly adding it their portfolio of cars.

Once featured in the luxury cars such as Audi, BMW and the Mercedes, now it is featured in some of the affordable vehicles in India.