Top 5 SUVs with HIGHEST mileage in India: New Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara to 2022 Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder

The newly unveiled New Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and 2022 Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder have upped the mileage game in India, offering the best-in-country fuel-efficiency numbers.

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The unveiling of the New Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and the 2022 Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder in India has created a lot of buzz among buyers. Both the cars promise to shake the status quo with their best-in-country mileage of any petrol-hybrid SUV. Not just that, both the mid-size SUVs bring something new to the table, offering segment leading features and new design, ticking all the boxes for a potential car buyer, or more specifically SUV buyer. With gasoline prices going up and growing interest in SUVs, it becomes invitable that automakers are now offering SUVs with really good mileage figures above 20 kmpl. We have curated a list of the top 5 SUVs you can buy in India with the best fuel efficiency:

New Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is a name that needs no introduction in the Indian market and was introduced recently for the first time. The SUV is based on the 2022 Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder and borrows the name from once a company’s flagship SUV - the Grand Vitara. The new Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara promises country’s best fuel-efficiency for an SUV with a claimed mileage of 27.97 kmpl.

Being a mechanical twin to the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, the 2022 Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder comes with similar powertrain options - 1.5L mild-hybrid and 1.5L strong-hybrid. The latter boasts the highest mileage figure for any SUV in the country of 27.97 kmpl.

3. Kia Sonet - 24.1 kmpl

Next on the list of SUVs with highest mileage is the Kia Sonet with a claimed mileage of 24.1 kmpl for the diesel variants. The compact SUV is also sold with a 1.0L turbo-petrol motor and a 1.2L NA petrol motor. The Sonet is currently the most affordable offering of the South Korean carmaker in the Indian market.

Following the Sonet is its close cousin - Hyundai Venue, which comes with the same set of engine choices - 1.5L diesel, 1.2L NA petrol, and 1.0L turbo-petrol. The oil burner is the most frugal of the lot with a claimed mileage of 23.4 kmpl.

5. Tata Nexon - 21.5 kmpl

The Tata Nexon carved a niche for itself for being the first-ever Indian car to score a 5-star crash test rating. Interestingly, it is also a fuel-efficient compact SUV with a claimed fuel efficiency of 21.5 kmpl with the diesel engine and a stick-shift gearbox. The Nexon can also be had with a 1.2L turbo-petrol motor.