Mahindra cars in India (18)

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The Thar Roxx is a fun and capable off-roader, but it is not the right choice for your usage. Your 96 km daily commute on a mix of bumpy roads, ghats and highway demands a car that is comfortable, efficient and easy to live with. This Mahindra car is heavy, has a bouncy ride, limited boot space and is not very fuel-efficient either. It is best suited as a second car or a weekend adventure vehicle.Given your requirements, the Tata Sierra diesel is the best fit. It has an engine that's strong enough to handle your highway and ghat sections with ease, a comfortable ride, a spacious cabin for your family and a large boot for your dog and luggage. It is also far more efficient and refined for daily use than the Thar Roxx. If you want something more premium and comfortable, the Mahindra XUV 7XO is also worth considering, but the Sierra will be more fuel-efficient, and you will get a top-spec variant in your budget.

Tata Sierra

Mahindra Thar Roxx

Mahindra XUV 7XO

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Go for the Tata Harrier. Coming from a Jeep Compass, you clearly value a solid, planted feel and good driving dynamics, and the Harrier delivers that in a more complete package. The newly introduced 1.5-litre turbo-petrol is strong and refined, the automatic gearbox is smooth, and the Land Rover-derived chassis feels well sorted on highways. It also offers a more spacious and versatile cabin, better rear-seat comfort and a more mature ownership experience. It also offers a more comfortable ride overall.The Mahindra XUV 7XO is a good car with a strong turbo-petrol engine and a genuinely premium feel, but the engine is a heavy drinker, especially with the auto gearbox. Overall, given your usage, the Harrier edges ahead as the better choice for you.

Tata Harrier

Mahindra XUV 7XO

Jeep Compass

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Being a Fiat Punto owner, a Jeep Compass diesel-automatic would have been an ideal upgrade for you, however there are far better, more affordable options available in the market. You could consider a Mahindra XUV 7XO or even a Tata Harrier, for their solid build, and confidence-inspiring driving experience. The diesel-automatic versions of both these should return respectable fuel efficiency too.However, if you want something a bit more compact and more manageable in the city, consider the strong hybrid versions of the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara or Maruti Suzuki Victoris. All three are essentially the same car underneath; their hybrid powertrain is very efficient; and dynamically they are very capable too. Between these three, choose the one you think looks better, and the brand you're comfortable with.

Jeep Compass

Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

Maruti Suzuki Victoris

Mahindra XUV 7XO

Tata Harrier

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Go for the Hyundai Venue. It has a five-star Bharat NCAP rating, good features, a quality cabin and good reliability, with a wide-reaching service network and reasonable costs. You also have two petrol engines to choose from a 1.2 naturally aspirated, and a more powerful 1.0 turbocharged, both of which are smooth and efficient. The Mahindra XUV 3XO also offers a strong feature list, 5-star safety rating, good ride comfort and a powerful 1.2 turbo petrol engine. However it is not as fuel efficient as the Venue, and Mahindra's aftersales and service experience isn't as well reputed as Hyundai's. Overall, the Venue is a better all-rounder.Do note, however, that on your Rs. 12 lakh budget, both these SUVs will only be available in their mid-range variants, so you won't get all the features they could have on offer. If you want maximum bang for your buck, check out the Nissan Magnite 1.0 Turbo. It's spacious, reliable, feature loaded, powerful enough and you can even get an auto gearbox in your budget.

Hyundai Venue

Mahindra XUV 3XO

Nissan Magnite

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Sell the Skoda Kushaq 1.0 TSI AT and keep the Mahindra XUV 3XO AX5 petrol AT. The Kushaq is already four years old and will be around 33,000 km by the time the XEV 9S arrives, so you are already past the steepest part of the depreciation curve. The XUV 3XO is a much newer car with only 12,000 km on the clock, so you are still in the early years of ownership where depreciation is highest. From a financial perspective, it makes more sense to sell the older car and retain the newer one.From a practicality perspective, the XUV 3XO is also the better car to keep. It is one of the most spacious compact SUVs in the segment, with a wide cabin that makes it a genuinely comfortable five-seater. It is also a very well-rounded car with good safety credentials and a strong ownership proposition. The Kushaq is slightly larger and more engaging to drive, but those aren't reasons enough to keep it over the 3XO.

Mahindra XEV 9S

Skoda Kushaq

Mahindra XUV 3XO