India's Cheapest 7-Seater Cars Start at ₹5.73 Lakh
Mahindra has five of the 13 seven-seaters that start under ₹15 lakh, while the Carens Clavis EV is the cheapest electric seven-seater at ₹18,03,900.
The cheapest 7-seater cars in India are two petrol MPVs that cost within ₹7,500 of each other. With the wedding season ahead, the Nissan Gravite Visia is listed at ₹5,73,400 ex-showroom and the Renault Triber Authentic at ₹5,80,875, the carmakers' websites show.
DynoBHP's catalogue has 35 models that offer a seven-seat version. The 17 that start below ₹20 lakh were checked against official price lists on 10 November, and 13 of them start below ₹15 lakh.
| Model | Seven-seat version | Fuel and gearbox | Ex-showroom price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Gravite | Visia | Petrol, manual | ₹5,73,400 |
| Renault Triber | Authentic | Petrol, manual | ₹5,80,875 |
| Mahindra Bolero | B4 | Diesel, manual | ₹8,57,000 |
| Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | LXi | Petrol, manual | ₹8,90,000 |
| Mahindra Bolero Neo | N4 | Diesel, manual | ₹9,06,000 |
| Toyota Rumion | E | Petrol, manual | ₹9,79,000 |
| Citroën Aircross | Comfort Edition Turbo You | Turbo petrol, manual | ₹10,69,500 |
| Kia Carens Clavis | HTE | Petrol, manual | ₹11,38,900 |
| Tata Safari | Smart | Petrol, manual | ₹13,39,990 |
| Mahindra Scorpio Classic | S | Diesel, manual | ₹13,43,200 |
| Mahindra Scorpio N | Z2 | Petrol, manual | ₹13,69,000 |
| Mahindra XUV 7XO | AX | Petrol, manual | ₹13,99,000 |
| Hyundai Alcazar | Executive | Turbo petrol, manual | ₹14,50,700 |
| MG Hector Plus | Sharp Pro | Turbo petrol, manual | ₹17,99,800 |
| Kia Carens Clavis EV | HTK+ | Electric | ₹18,03,900 |
| Toyota Innova HyCross | G-FLT | Petrol, CVT automatic | ₹18,70,000 |
| Toyota Innova Crysta | GX | Diesel, manual | ₹19,95,000 |
Hyundai, Kia, Maruti Suzuki and Toyota prices are for Delhi, and Tata's website quotes Mumbai. Where a model is also sold with five, six or eight seats, the table lists its cheapest seven-seat version.
Two Under ₹6 Lakh
The Gravite and Triber are both just under four metres long. Their brochures show the same 2,636 mm wheelbase and the same 1.0-litre petrol engine rated at 72 PS and 96 Nm.
The Gravite also has the lowest-priced automatic with seven seats, the N-Connecta EZ Shift at ₹7,95,000. After the two MPVs, the price jumps by ₹2.76 lakh to the Bolero B4 diesel, which is also the cheapest diesel seven-seater.
Mahindra Fills the Middle of the List
Five of the 13 seven-seaters that start under ₹15 lakh are Mahindras. The Bolero, the Bolero Neo and the Scorpio Classic come only with a diesel engine and a manual gearbox, according to Mahindra's booking site.
The Scorpio N and XUV 7XO open with petrol manuals and also offer diesel engines and automatic gearboxes. Including the electric XEV 9S, Mahindra sells six seven-seat models, more than any other carmaker in the catalogue.
CNG, Electric and Hybrid Options
Three seven-seaters come with factory-fitted CNG. The Ertiga VXi CNG costs ₹10,93,800, the Rumion S CNG ₹11,69,000 and the Carens Clavis HTE CNG ₹12,38,800. Nissan also sells a government-approved CNG kit for the Gravite through its dealers, introduced in May at ₹82,999 as an introductory price. It uses two cylinders so that all seven seats stay usable.
Among electric models, the Carens Clavis EV HTK+ is the cheapest seven-seater at ₹18,03,900. MG's Hector Tomahawk EV Excite follows at ₹20,24,800 under a price list that MG says applies from 1 November, and the XEV 9S starts at ₹20,65,000. MG also offers the Tomahawk EV with Battery-as-a-Service from ₹13,99,000 plus a rental of ₹4.90 per km.
The cheapest strong hybrid with seven seats is the Maruti Suzuki Invicto Zeta+ at ₹25.02 lakh in Delhi. That is ₹1.74 lakh below the Innova HyCross Hybrid VX seven-seater, which Toyota lists at ₹26,76,000.
The other 18 seven-seat models in the catalogue start above ₹20 lakh, with the highest starting price belonging to the Mercedes-Benz GLS.