Planning to buy a new Toyota Innova? It is obviously a great choice, offering a good list of features, spacious interiors, and reliability. However, this popular 7-seater MPV will face some heat in the Indian market with some new competition –
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Upcoming 7-seaters – MG Darion
MG is planning to take on the Toyota Innova with its new Darion MPV. The MG Darion is a big MPV, nearly 5m long. To add to its luxe, the MPV also gets sliding doors – now, you might think that it could be a possible Kia Carnival rival, right? Well, it could harm its sales. But we expect this model to be priced below Rs 45 lakh, which will make it competitive with the Toyota Innova.
Another highlight of the model is the 1.5-litre petrol engine paired with a strong electric motor, designed to deliver an electric-only range of up to 125 km and a total driving range of close to 1,000 km.
The model comes with several features, including a 12.8-inch infotainment touchscreen, 8.8-inch driver’s display, Level 2 ADAS, 6-airbags, wireless charging, 360-degree camera, 6-way powered driver seats, leatherette seats and more in its package.
Talking about the pricing, we expect the model to be priced around the Rs 30-40 lakh (on-road, Mumbai).
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Tata 7-Seater MPV
Tata will launch a new 7-seater MPV to rival the Toyota Innova Hycross in India. The model is expected to be based on the Sierra SUV – sharing its styling and the majority of features, but in a 7-seat layout.
The Sierra-based 7-seater is expected to feature a triple screen layout, ADAS Level 2+, 6-airbags standard, AR HUD, wireless connected car tech, wireless charging, FDD, powered tailgate and more in its package. Along with that, the MPV will even get a dedicated 3rd-row AC vents and some other features to add to the comfort of passengers.
Powering the 7-seater will likely be the 1.5-litre NA petrol, the 1.5-litre turbo petrol and the 1.5-litre diesel engine from the Sierra. Talking about its launch, the Sierra-based 7-seater is expected to launch by the end of 2027 or early 2028. Pricing-wise, we expect the model to be priced between Rs 22 lakh and Rs 30 lakh (on-road, Mumbai).
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Upcoming 7-Seaters – Maruti YMC
Maruti already has the Invicto to rival the Toyota Innova Hycross. However, the brand will launch another model to rival the Innova, but in an electric avatar. The Maruti YMC is a big spacious 7-seater MPV. The model has been spied testing for a few times now.
On the inside, the 7-seater is expected to come with features including a dual-screen setup for instrumentation and infotainment, powered front seats, ambient lighting, fixed glass roof, ADAS, 6-airbags and more in its package.
Being an electric model, we expect the Maruti YMC MPV to feature the battery pack options from the e-Vitara. It gets a 49kWh and a 61kWh battery pack options. This 7-seater MPV is expected to launch by 2027, and we expect the prices to range between Rs 20 lakh to Rs 30 lakh (on-road, Mumbai).
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