Top 10 Diesel SUVs With Best Mileage (Fuel Efficiency)

Best Mileage Diesel SUVs In India

1. 2024 Kia Sonet

The 2024 Kia Sonet is currently the most fuel efficient diesel SUV you can buy in India. Kia’s B2-segment SUV offers a 1.5-litre diesel engine that produces 116PS of power and 250Nm of torque. As of May 2024, the Kia Sonet diesel is available with 3 transmission options – a 6-speed manual, 6-speed auto-clutch manual transmission (ACMT), and a 6-speed torque converter (TC) automatic transmission. Here are the mileage figures of the 2024 Kia Sonet diesel based on the chosen transmission:

2. Tata Nexon

Tata’s rival to the Kia Sonet, the 2024 Nexon, is the second most fuel efficient diesel SUV sold in India. Like the Sonet, the Nexon diesel comes with a 1.5-litre engine. It produces 116PS of power and 260Nm of torque and comes with 2 transmission options – a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed automated manual transmission (AMT). Here are the mileage figures of the 2024 Tata Nexon:

It’s worth mentioning that the Tata Nexon is currently India’s most fuel efficient SUV with an automatic transmission.

3. Hyundai Venue

The Hyundai Venue, which shares its 1.5-litre diesel engine with the Kia Sonet, is India’s 3rd most fuel efficient SUV with manual transmission. The Hyundai Venue diesel is only available with a 6-speed manual transmission. Hyundai’s most affordable diesel SUV generates 115PS of power and 250Nm of torque. Here are the mileage figures of the 2024 Hyundai Venue:

4. Hyundai Creta

The Hyundai Creta, which received a facelift in January 2024, is powered by the same 1.5-litre diesel engine as the Sonet and Venue. It produces an identical 116PS of power and 250Nm of torque and is available with 2 transmission options – a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed TC automatic transmission. Here are the mileage figures of the 2024 Creta diesel:

5. Kia Seltos

The Kia Seltos is the 4th car on this list to feature Hyundai-Kia’s 1.5-litre diesel engine. With an identical power and torque output of 116PS and 250Nm, respectively, the only differentiating factor between the Seltos and Creta from a powertrain standpoint is the additional transmission options available with the Kia SUV. Apar from a 6-speed manual and 6-speed TC automatic, the Kia Seltos diesel is also available with a 6-speed ACMT:

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6. Hyundai Alcazar

The Hyundai Alcazar features the same powertrain as the Creta it is derived from. Equipped with a 1.5-litre diesel engine that produces 116PS of power and 250Nm of torque, the 3-row Hyundai SUV gets 2 transmission options – a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed TC automatic transmission:

7. Mahindra XUV 3XO

Launched at the end of April 2024, the 2024 XUV 3XO is Mahindra’s answer to the Tata Nexon facelift. Powered by the same 1.5-litre diesel engine as the older XUV300, the XUV 3XO produces 117PS of power and 300Nm of torque, making it by far the most powerful diesel SUV in the B2-segment. Mahindra offer 2 transmission options for the 2024 XUV 3XO – a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed AMT. The mileage figures of the new XUV 3XO diesel are as follows:

It is worth noting that the 2024 Mahindra XUV 3XO is the second most fuel efficient diesel engine with an automatic transmission.

8. Mahindra Bolero Neo

The Mahindra Bolero Neo may feel like an utilitarian option among other diesel SUVs listed here. However, the Bolero Neo is the only SUV to offer a rugged ladder-on-frame chassis, making it the ideal SUV for rural roads. Powered by a 1.5-litre diesel engine, the 2024 Bolero Neo produces 100PS of power and 260Nm of torque. It is only available with a 5-speed manual transmission.

9. Jeep Compass

With a claimed mileage figure of 17.10kmpl, the Jeep Compass takes the penultimate spot in our list of top 10 SUVs with best mileage in India. Powered by a larger 2.0-litre diesel engine than all the SUVs above, the Jeep Compass produces 170PS of power and 350Nm of torque. Jeep’s most affordable SUV in India is available with 2 transmission options – a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed TC automatic transmission:

10. Mahindra XUV700

The Mahindra XUV700 is the only D1-segment SUV to make it to this list of top 10 best mileage SUVs in India. Equipped with a 2.2-litre diesel engine that produces 185PS of power, the XUV700 offers 2 transmission options. The XUV700 equipped with the 6-speed manual offers a peak torque of 420Nm and a mileage of 17kmpl, while the 6-speed torque converter-equipped variants produce 450Nm of torque and a mileage of 16.57kmpl.

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