New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Carmakers have traditionally stayed away from offering major features outside and inside the entry-level trims of their vehicles. For example, car manufacturers often shy away from offering any form of infotainment system in their cars' base and entry-level trims. This strategy has been adopted by almost all the carmakers in the mass-market segment. However, lately, the trend has been changing, which is a big positive for car buyers.

Maruti Suzuki, with its latest offering Victoris, which comes as a mid-size SUV challenging rivals such as Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos, among others, has adopted a similar strategy. The Maruti Suzuki Victoris's base variant LXi comes packing some features inside and out, which the OEMs...