The local Indian streets are jammed enough that makes traversing through them pretty harrowing. But use the right vehicle, and things start getting relatively easy. Compact SUVs have come out as one of the instant favorites for people in cities. It has happened for their style, practicality, and most importantly, maneuverability. In this blog, we will compile some of the best options for compact SUVs in India for city drives.
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Tata Punch
Price: 6.13 Lakh onwards (Ex-showroom)
The four major variants available are: Pure (MT), Adventure(MT/AMT), Accomplished (MT/AMT), Creative (MT/AMT)
| Engine | 1.2 l Revotron Petrol Engine | 1.2 l Revotron CNG Engine |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol + CNG |
| Power: PS (kw) @rpm | 87.8PS @ 6000 rpm (64.6 KW) | CNG – 73.5PS @ 6000 rpm (54KW) Petrol – 87.8PS @ 6000 rpm (64.6 KW) |
| Torque: Nm@rpm | 115 Nm @ 3250 +/- 100 rpm | CNG – 103 Nm @ 3250 rpm
Petrol – 115 Nm @ 3250 +/- 100 rpm |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 37 L | Petrol – 37 L
CNG – 60 L (Water equivalent) |
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Hyundai Exter
Price: 5.99 Lakh onwards (Ex-showroom)
The various variants of Hyundai Exter are : EX, EX (O), S, S(O), SX, SX(O), SX(O) Connect.
| Engine | 1.2l Kappa petrol | 1.2l Bi-fuel (petrol with CNG) |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol + CNG |
| Power: PS (kw) @rpm | 61 kW (83 PS) @ 6 000 rpm | 50.5 kW (69 PS) @ 6 000 rpm |
| Torque: Nm@rpm | 113.8 Nm @ 4 000 rpm | 95.2 Nm @ 4 000 rpm |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 37 L | Petrol: 37 L
CNG: 60 L (Water equivalent) |
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Mahindra XUV 3XO
Price: 7.49 Lakh onwards (Ex-showroom)
The various variants of the Mahindra XUV 3XO are: MX1, MX2, MX2 Pro, MX3, MX3 Pro, AX5, AX5 Luxury, AX7, AX7 Luxury.
| Engine | mStallion Turbo Charged Multipoint Fuel Injection (TCMPFi) | mStallion Turbo Charged Intercooled Gasoline Direct injection (TGDi) | Turbo Diesel with CRDe |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol | Diesel |
| Power: PS (kw) @rpm | 82 kW @ 5000 rpm | 96 kW @ 5000 rpm | 85.8 kW @ 3750 rpm |
| Torque: Nm@rpm | 200 Nm @ 1500-3500 rpm | 230 Nm @ 1500-3750 rpm | 300 Nm @ 1500-2500 rpm |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 1.2 L | 1.2 L | 1.5 L |
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Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor
Price: 9.02 Lakh onwards (Ex-showroom)
Variants available for the Toyota Compact SUV are: E (Petrol/CNG) [MT], E(Petrol only) [MT/AMT], S [MT/AMT], S+ [MT/AMT], G [MT/AT], V [MT/AT]
| Engine | 1.2L K-Series Dual Jet, Dual VVT | 1.2L K-Series Dual Jet, Dual VVT | 1.0L K-Series Turbo |
| Fuel | Petrol+CNG | Petrol | Petrol |
| Power: PS (kw) @rpm | Petrol: 66 kW(89.73 PS) @100 s-1
CNG: 57 kW(77.5PS) @100 s-1 |
66 kW(89.73 PS)@100 s-1 | 73.6 kW(100.06PS)@91.6 s-1 |
| Torque: Nm@rpm | Petrol: 113@73.33 s-1
CNG: 98.5@71.67 s-1 |
113@73.33 s-1 | 147.6@33.33 s-1-75 s-1 |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | Petrol: 37 L
CNG: 55 L (Water Equivalent) |
37 L | 37 L |
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Hyundai Venue
Price: 7.94 Lakh onwards (Ex-showroom)
Variants of Hyundai Venue are: E, S, S+, Executive, S(O), S(O)+, S(O) Knight, SX, SX Knight, SX(O), S(O) Knight
| Engine | Kappa 1.2 l MPi | Kappa 1.0 l Turbo GDi | U2 1.5 l CRDi VGT |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol | Diesel |
| Power: PS (kw) @rpm | 61 kW (83 PS)
@6000 rpm |
88.3 kW (120 PS) @6000 rpm | 85 kW (116 PS)
@4000 rpm |
| Torque: Nm@rpm | 113.8 nm @4000 rpm | 172 nm @ 1500-400 rpm | 250 nm @1500-2750 rpm |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 45 L | ||
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Nissan Magnite
Price: 6 Lakh onwards (Ex-showroom)
There are 8 Manual Transmission variants, 5 Automatic Manual Transmission variants, and 4 Continuously Variable Transmission variants.
| Engine | B4D 1.0 B4D NA Petrol | B4D 1.0
NA Petrol |
HRA0 1.0
Turbo Petrol |
HRA0 1.0
Turbo CVT Petrol |
| Fuel | Petrol | |||
| Power: PS (kw) @rpm | 72 ps @ 6250 rpm | 72 ps @ 6250 rpm | 100 ps @ 5000 rpm | 100 ps @ 5000 rpm |
| Torque: Nm@rpm | 96 nm @ 3500 rpm | 96 nm @ 3500 rpm | 160 nm @ 2800-3600 rpm | 152 nm @ 2200-4400 rpm |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 40 L | |||
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Maruti Suzuki Brezza
Price: 8.34 Lakh onwards (Ex-showroom)
Variants accessible for Maruti Suzuki Brezza are: LXi MT, LXi CNG MT, VXi MT/AT, VXi CNG MT, ZXi MT/AT, ZXi CNG MT, ZXi+ MT/AT
| Engine | K15C Smart Hybrid | K15C |
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol+CNG |
| Power: PS (kw) @rpm | 75.8 kW (103.1 PS) @ 6000 rpm | Petrol: 74 kW (100.6 PS) @ 6000 rpm
CNG: 64.6 kW (87.8 PS) @ 5500 rpm |
| Torque: Nm@rpm | 136.8 nm @ 4400 rpm | Petrol: 136.0 nm @ 4400 rpm
CNG: 121.5 nm @ 4200 rpm |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 48 L | Petrol: 48
CNG: 55 (Water Equivalent) |
Compact SUVs sold in India serve a broad variety of needs and tastes, from the stylish feature packed Nissan Magnite to the rugged and reliable Mahindra XUV 3XO. You can thus choose an ideal car that would take you to work in a pleasant and trouble free drive each day and on a weekend excursion with due consideration to your needs.
