I am confused between the Tata Altroz diesel and the XUV 3XO MPFI petrol. My running is around 1,500 km per month, and once every 2–3 months, I do long trips of about 2,500 km. Should I save money and buy the Altroz, or spend extra for the added comfort of the 3XO?

Autocar India

•4w

The Tata Altroz diesel is a well-rounded car. It is spacious, feature-rich, good to drive, and the diesel engine delivers good performance while being very fuel-efficient too. Since your monthly usage is on the higher side, you will benefit from lower running costs by opting for a diesel, compared to a petrol/turbo-petrol car. Also, the Altroz feels reassuringly stable on the highway, and even passengers will be comfortable over a long journey.

With the Mahindra XUV 3XO, you get high seating and ground clearance, and its turbo-petrol engine is strong and refined too; however, efficiency will not be as good as the diesel Altroz. Between the two, we'd recommend you go ahead with the Tata car.

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Laxman Gutte

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Hello Sidharth, Thanks for Posting your Query here...The Altroz is more suitable if you think Milage and Safety Norms.. It's good looking also and overall altroz is feature packed Car. You will get roughly average up to 18-19km/l on the Highway with speed 60-80km/hr If you like compact then Mahindra is okay but 3xo can't deliver more milage it's a stylish and Looks like small SUV like Punch Mahindra is wellknown for Strong engine and Comfert on Indian road You can add Maruti Suzuki models for milage if runing is more Celerio VXi is best for Comfert it's gives 22-23km/L average some times goes to 25Km/L

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