Best Car under 8 lakhs

I know title is a bold claim , But hear me out. Ford freestyle might not be master of anything but certainly is Jack of all trades. Firstly ford dealerships are highly professional and it is always a pleasure to visit. I sometimes look forward to visit service station just to meet other ford owners and share experiences. My buying experience was smooth. I went in with Figo base model in mind and upped my budget to get FS and I don't regret that for a bit. Now coming to FS. If you narrow down what you need from a car things which are most essential. It comes down to 5 key things. 1) Engine performance 2) Ride and handling 3) Safety 4) Comfort and Looks 5) Efficiency and maintenance And FS scores solid 4.5 to 5 in all aspects. If you pick any other car in this price range you would be compromising in one of these aspects. Swift/ baleno safety everyone knows. Altroz/i20/magnite/kiger engine performance not up to mark (excluding turbo which is expensive side). Yeah you don't get fancy features. But ask yourself honestly how practical are those ? You get all essentials along with TCS, ARP and ESP which are safety features you get in higher segment cars and if you increase budget by 35k more you get 6 air bags. It is really sad to see Free Style do such low sales number. Ford should improve marketing and minimize delays in delivering. I had to wait for a month. I am sure many people won't like that. Also we need automatic variant. People in city would definitely prefer dct or Torque converter unit. In rural areas ford presence is anyways less. Feels like ford missed a trick here.