Sunday Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: With the Audi Q2, small is beautiful

Compact luxury cars. It’s a new, emerging niche with luxury brands launching entry-level models that are small in size but not so small in price. The recently launched BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé and Audi Q2 are expensive when you consider their ‘price-to-size’ ratios, a measure of value for most Indian car buyers, and this limits their popularity. But these models are also the most affordable luxury cars which makes them the first opportunity for many to own a luxury brand, value be damned. The important thing is that, size apart, they need to feel like a luxury car in terms of looks, performance, quality and features.