No other car fits the bill.Įverything else is a compromise. A family car needs to carry 6 or 7 adults in adequate space and comfort along with their weekend luggage. Honourable mention to the Innova Crysta and Tata Hexa. Here's what BHPian Shreyans_Jain had to say about the matter:Īs of today, the best cars in the Indian market to ferry 7 people comfortably with their luggage are: With all its compromises around GC, FE, road manners when loaded, relatively lower set of features, low luggage space unless you get a roof rack or pack light etc, it is still your best bet for a comfortable family trip IMO. Recently, travelled a lot around Rajasthan in the Kia Carnival and my belief is only more firm. Marazzo has also been exceptionally car-like when I drive it alone for work or within the city and great FE is the icing on the cake. Sometimes even Goa (usually with 5) with a stop on the return leg. Family trips with 5+2 at least till Kolhapur from Pune have never been more fun and comfy. I shopped around a lot before I decided to finally accept it and got a Marazzo. If the definition of a family is 5 and more than occasionally 5+2 (kids), nothing beats a proper MUV. Here's what BHPian Nilesh5417 had to say about the matter: 3rd row comfort usually isn't as good as a body-on-frame SUV or an MPV.ĭo share your thoughts on this matter, BHPians!.Not as good off-road as a body-on-frame SUV, since most crossovers are FWD.There is still some amount of body roll due to the ground clearance.Generally cheaper than large body-on-frame SUVs.Ingress/Egress is closer to an MPV than a big butch SUV.Monocoque construction means that ride quality is comparable to a Carens/Ertiga/Carnival.
Larger SUVs are trickier to pilot on narrow roads compared to smaller MPVs.Expensive for a properly refined model! Even the top-end Scorpio-N breaches the 30L mark in some regions.A lot more body roll compared to a monocoque MPV.(but not any tougher than a BOF Marazzo/Crysta) More abuse-friendly than monocoque MPVs.Amazing off-road capability! All body-on-frame SUVs currently on the market are RWD, if not 4x4.Some SUVs (like the MG Gloster pictured above) actually do offer decent third-row space for adults.These are a decent choice if you want the practicality and versatility of an MPV with the height and road presence of an SUV. Globally, examples include the Toyota Veloz, based on the Ertiga-sized Avanza and the Geely Okavango pictured above. In 2022, Kia threw their hat into the ring with the Carens, which was effectively a stretched version of the Korean automaker's highly successful Seltos compact (US: subcompact) crossover. This trend was kicked off in India with Maruti's XL6, based on the popular Ertiga. The Interesting Middle Ground: Crossover-Styled MPVsĬrossover-styled MPVs are intriguing. It's a straight jump from the Carnival to the V220d/Vellfire. That being said, the RWD Crysta is probably better off-road than the FWD Safari/Hector+. Less ground clearance makes MPVs less rough-road friendly.(larger vans like the Carnival and Vellfire are exceptions) Generally, easier to manoeuvre and park on narrower roads.Usually better road manners due to the lower ground clearance.
(case in point: my Innova Crysta vs my friend's Fortuner)
Crossover suvs plus#
This discussion has become interesting in recent years due to the rise of the 7-seat mid-size (US: compact) crossover segment thanks to cars such as the MG Hector Plus and Tata Safari, which means that no longer are we just comparing Innova vs Fortuner, but we can now also make a comparison for lower segments, such as Carens vs XUV7OO. The above video had me thinking - which truly is better as a family car, an MPV or an SUV/Crossover? BHPian Arsenic recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
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