Hi, I’m from Bengaluru and this will be my first car. I commute about 70 km round trip to office three times a week, and I estimate that I will drive around 1,000 km per month, mostly in the city. I am planning to buy an SUV with rear seating comfortable enough for three people. I was thinking of booking the Maruti Grand Vitara Delta Automatic, as my budget is around ₹15 lakh on-road. Please suggest whether this is a good buy or if I should consider other options. I value good features, efficiency, and low maintenance in the long run.

Autocar India

•1w

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara would not really suit your needs. Within your budget, you would not get the strong hybrid, which is the one that would meet your needs for efficiency.

Moreover, seating three at the rear is a big consideration for you; you would find that rear space, especially headroom and the width would be tight. For you, we would thus rather recommend the Tata Sierra, it offers very good rear space and is high on features too.

However, if you can wait a few months, we would recommend that you do so. This is to make sure that the car is trouble-free. If you need to buy a car soon, we would suggest you look at the Mahindra XUV3XO.

The car is shorter in length than the earlier-mentioned SUVs, but you will only find the boot space tight. Rear space, especially the cabin width for 3 people, would in fact be very good. It's also a well-equipped car that is reliable, but opt for the diesel as this would be more efficient than the petrol units.

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