India is a market which is largely obsessed by SUVs’ because
of the bad road condition of Indian roads which has lot of patch holes it is
not easy to travel in a sedan’s and a hatchback’s. Due to adverse traffic condition
of Indian metropolitan cities SUV are not easy to drive and park. So, to tackle
this problem Renault came out with an alternative Renault Duster crossover in
India in year 2011, after that all the car manufacturing companies jumped
into the segment to have their piece of pie. Now the car
market is flooded with crossovers it is not easy to decide which one is the best
crossover in India that too under 10lakhs budget.
Ford entered
the crossover segment in India in 2012 with Ecosport after its great success.
Now it has launched its facelift version in Nov ’17 with all new interiors and
exteriors .It is the safest of all in this segment comes with 6 airbags. Ford
has dropped its 1.0 Ecoboost petrol engine from its facelift and added a new
1.5 litre 3 cylinder petrol unit which produces 121.3bhp but diesel engine
remains the same. It also comes with all new infotainment system which has
Apple car and Android auto which was missing in previous version. Its Compact, Safe, Techsavvy, easy to
drive in city and highways too.
Price: - Rs 7.82 Lakhs to Rs 11.89 Lakhs
Maruti entered
the segment with Vitara Brezza and it
became the hot favorite among Indians because of its muscular SUV type design .
It also comes with two tone colour option to make it more youthful.Maruti has
put in tried and tested 1.3 litre engine which produces 88bhp and 200nm of
torque. Its comes with a touch screen infotainment system which is compatible
with Apple Car Play and Android Auto. Maruti doesn’t offer any petrol engine in
brezza.
Price:- Rs 7.23 Lakhs to Rs 9.69 Lakhs
Tata has designed
Nexon on Tata’s Impact Design 2.0 Language which has changed the tata cars
fully earlier it has launched its hatchback Tiago and midsized sedan Tigor on
this design language. It is offering 1.2litre Turbocharged Revetron petrol
engine mated with both 6speed manual and automatic transmission and 1.5
Turbocharged Revotorq diesel which
produces 108 bhp @3750rpm this is also mated with both transmissions as in
Petrol. Both of its engine are Made In India by Tata motors. This product joins
our list of Best Crossovers in India Under
10lakhs.
Price:-Rs 6.29 Lakhs to Rs 10.70 Lakhs
Honda has
entered this segment with its Jazz based crossover it also offers same engine
options as jazz. it is powered by 1.2l petrol motor which produces 89bhp
@6000rpm and 1.5l Variable Geometry diesel engine which produces 99bhp@3600rpm
powers most Honda diesel cars but one feature which sets it apart is The
Sunroof which is trending with youngsters at this price.
Price:- Rs 7.91 Lakhs to Rs 10.09 Lakhs
Mahindra is a
leader in SUV segment but when it tried to enter the Crossover segment with
Quanto, it was unsuccessful. Then it launched the TUV300 it was a great product
and matches with Mahindra’s rugged image. It come in with 1.5litre m hawk
engine which produces 100bhp @3750rpm and 240nm of torque @1600rpm mated with 5
speed manual as well as automatic gearbox .It is a rear wheel drive version
only in the segment.
Price:-Rs 8.9 Lakhs to Rs 11.83 Lakhs
SCROSS is premium
product as compared to Vitara Brezza which is sold at its premium dealership
Nexa .It is powered by 1.3litre DDIS 200 Smart Hybrid diesel engine which
produces 89bhp @4000rpmand 200nm torque@1750rpm mated with 5speed transmission.
Petrol engine is missing in Scross it might be launched soon. Earlier there was
a 1.6litre diesel engine which is discontinued in this new facelift .Scross
picked up sales after launch of face lift in 2017.
Price:-Rs 9.29 Lakhs to 12.30 Lakhs
Hyundai
launched its Creta Crossover in 2015 with its launch it became a hot favorite
of Indian youth .It comes in three engine options 1.6litre petrol , 1.4litre
diesel ,1.6litre diesel but for customers with only 10lakh budget they get only
two engine that two in entry level versions .
Only 1.6litre
petrol and 1.4 litre diesel engines are available. So, that is not a great
option.
Price:- Rs 9.43 Lakhs to Rs 17.15 Lakhs
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