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Virtus review: VW's sleek, good-looking sedan takes on underserved segment

Virtus bets big on price, local content and design

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The car shifts from gear to gear in automatic mode without jerkiness or the feeling of any turbo-lag, a testament to the popularity of the DSG gearbox

Pavan Lall Mumbai
India is no easy market for any foreign auto major. Its consumers are picky with a variety of choices available, the incumbents have a cost advantage, and trends shift rapidly without much warning.

Just a dozen years ago, India was seen as a market predisposed to small, affordable cars such as the Tata Nano, Maruti Alto, Hyundai i20 and more. Then the market switched gears and the SUV segment saw buyers rush to buy their cars, all the while clearly leapfrogging the sedan segment for the masses.

In fact, there is no shortage of sedans that have been yanked out of the