Best SUVs in India (2026)

On this page suvs start at ₹5.28 L with the Maruti Suzuki Eeco and run to ₹4.30 Cr for the Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Maybach SL 680. Those are ex-showroom figures — budget roughly 10–20% more on the road once road tax, registration and insurance are added, and the exact share varies by state.

A useful rule: the jump from one band to the next usually buys safety and drivetrain, not just trim. Moving up tends to add airbags and structural rating, an automatic gearbox, and sometimes all-wheel drive — items you cannot retrofit. Infotainment and cosmetic kit, by contrast, arrive at every level.

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Of the 157suvs listed here, 100 offer petrol, 45 offer diesel, 17 offer cng, 17 offer hybrid and 39 offer electric. Many are sold with more than one option, so the counts overlap.

• Petrol — cheapest to buy and simplest to maintain. The default below about 1,000 km a month.
• Diesel — the extra cost is recovered through fuel savings only at high mileage, typically past 1,500 km a month. Stronger low-end pull for loaded highway running.
• CNG — the lowest running cost per kilometre, at the price of boot space and a smaller refuelling network. Best where you have a CNG pump on your regular route.
• Hybrid — city efficiency close to CNG without the boot penalty or the queue, but a higher sticker price.
• Electric — the lowest running cost of all and the highest upfront. Worth it if you can charge at home; difficult if you cannot.

Our on-road price calculator on each model page works the fuel maths out for your city, and EV pages carry a running-cost comparison against a petrol equivalent.

67 of the suvs here seat five and 30 seat seven or more. The honest question is how often the third row carries adults.

In most sub-4.4 m cars the third row is an occasional-use bench — fine for school runs, cramped on a long drive — and raising it usually leaves under 200 litres of boot. If the third row is for regular adult use, look at cars over 4.6 m, where the row gets its own AC vents and the boot survives.

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• Crash rating for the variant you're buying. Ratings are awarded to a specific body and airbag count; a base trim does not always carry the tested specification.
• Five-star options here include Tata Punch, Kia Seltos and Toyota Innova Hycross.
• The on-road price, not the ex-showroom one. State road tax varies enough to change which car you can afford — check it for your own city.
• Boot space with the seats you'll actually use. Quoted figures are usually measured with the rear row folded.
• Service cost over five years, not the first free service. Ask the dealer for the scheduled-maintenance sheet.
• Waiting period for your variant and colour. It often differs by months within the same model.