Please suggest an SUV 7-seater that offers comfort, fuel efficiency, and safety. Since this will be my first vehicle, I’m thinking of the Tata Safari.

Autocar India

•5w

The Tata Safari is a good choice for a 7-seater SUV. It is spacious and has a genuinely usable third row of seats. The safety it offers is also very good, with a host of equipment, a stable ride and a 5-star crash rating in both GNCAP and BNCAP tests. The only thing is that, being a heavy vehicle, the mileage will not be very high.

Tata claims an ARAI efficiency of 14.5kpl, but you will get somewhere between 7 to 10 kpl in the city and a bit more on the highway. If this is a deal breaker, opt for the Hyundai Alcazar. The new car is not yet crash tested, but it has a lot of safety equipment. The diesel engine returned an impressive 12.5kpl in the city and 16.3kpl on the highway in our standard test cycle.

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Abhinav Ankur

•2w

Hi, I’m looking to purchase a new 7-seater car. My usage will be 30 % city and 70 % highway. I need a car with a 5-star safety rating (for both adults and kids), and it should be comfortable to drive as well as fun to drive. Reliability is very important to me. My budget is ₹29 lakh on-road. Please suggest a car that fits these criteria. Thank you.

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The Mahindra XUV7XO is a very comfortable and fun-to-drive car and will prove to be quite reliable too. However, since you are particularly looking for a 5-star rated car, do note that the XUV7XO is yet to be tested, and so far, Mahindra only states that it is 'designed for BNCAP 5 star'. Given, the brand's past track record and the fact that the XUV700 - on which the 7XO is based - has secured a 5-star GNCAP rating for adult and 4-star for child protection. It is likely the 7XO too would secure a similar rating. However, if you are very particular about the rating, then opt for the Tata Safari instead, which has secured a 5-star rating in both adult and child protection in the GNCAP as well as BNCAP tests. Do remember, though, these ratings are only valid if you are always belted up and children securely seated in the specified child seats, and of course, always drive safely.

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Karan Nath

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Dear Autocar Team, I am looking to buy a 2-3-year-old pre-owned 6- or 7-seater petrol automatic SUV. My monthly driving is around 200 km within the city, and my budget is Rs 15 lakh. Could you please suggest the best options currently available in the market?

Autocar India

•1d

You will find plenty of good petrol-automatic examples of the Mahindra XUV700 in the used car market. It is a very comfortable SUV, that's big on size and power. Alternatively, you could also consider the Hyundai Alcazar 1.5 Turbo-DCT, which isn't as spacious but is a bit narrower than the Mahindra, making it a bit easier to drive in the city.

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JP Duarah

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Hello! I am a driving enthusiast and most of the time I drive solo. I am planning to purchase the Safari Petrol Pure X because I like its road presence and visibility. I have a limited budget - I was originally planning up to ₹15-16 lakh, but the Safari would cost around ₹20 lakh. Please suggest if I should go ahead with the Safari Petrol, or recommend any better options within or close to my budget.

Autocar India

•2d

The Tata Safari petrol is a good SUV and offers up a surprisingly strong performance with a good low-end response. Power delivery is quite linear, but it's nice and strong with no turbo lag. It also rides very well, and high-speed stability is good. All in all its an SUV that you can enjoy driving. Other options that also deliver on size, road presence and performance would be the Mahindra XUV7XO, though it too would come in at around the same price as the Safari.

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