Top 10 Petrol SUVs With Best Mileage (Fuel Efficiency)

Best Mileage Petrol SUVs In India

1. Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara currently holds the claim of being the most fuel efficient petrol SUV on sale in India. With a claimed mileage figure of 27.97kmpl, the petrol-hybrid powertrain of the Grand Vitara offers the most bang for your buck. The 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder petrol-hybrid engine produces 116PS of power and 141Nm of torque and is only offered with a CVT automatic transmission.

The Grand Vitara is also available with a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder normal petrol engine that produces 103PS of power and 137Nm of torque. Available with a 5-speed manual and 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission, this powertrain offers 21.1kmpl and 20.58kmpl, respectively.

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is also available with a 1.5-litre CNG engine that delivers 26.60km per kg of CNG.

2. Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder

Based on the same platform and powertrain options as the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder takes the second spot in the list of most fuel efficient petrol SUVs in India.

Both the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder share near-identical claimed mileage figures.

3. Maruti Suzuki Fronx

Like the Grand Vitara above, the Fronx is sold via Maruti Suzuki’s premium Nexa chain of dealerships. The Fronx is offered with 2 petrol engine options – a 1.0L turbo petrol and a 1.2L normal petrol engine – and a 1.2L CNG option as well.

The Fronx’s normal petrol-automatic powertrain offers the most fuel efficiency at 22.89kmpl among petrol engine options for the B2-segment SUV.

4. Toyota Taisor

Like the Grand Vitara and Urban Cruiser Hyryder, the Taisor is Toyota’s cousin to the Maruti Suzuki Fronx above. Offered with the same normal petrol, turbo petrol and CNG engine options as the Fronx, the Taisor offers similar performance and fuel efficiency figures:

Like the Fronx, the Taisor’s normal petrol-automatic powertrain offers the best fuel efficiency among the petrol options for the Toyota SUV.

5. Renault Kiger  

With a claimed fuel efficiency figure of 20.50kmpl from its 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine and 5-speed manual transmission, the Renault Kiger takes the 5th spot in the list. The Kiger is offered with 2 engine and 3 transmission options. Here are their claimed fuel efficiency figures:

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6. Tata Punch

With a claimed fuel efficiency figure of 20.09kmpl, the Tata Punch petrol-manual is the most efficient petrol SUV from Tata on sale today. The Tata Punch is powered by a 1.2-litre normal petrol engine and gets 2 transmission options – a 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT. The Punch is also available with a 1.2-litre CNG engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.

7. Maruti Suzuki Brezza

The Maruti Suzuki Brezza is the only SUV among its direct competitors to feature a larger 1.5-litre normal petrol engine. Rivals such as the Nexon and XUV 3XO only offer a 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine while the Sonet, Venue, Magnite and Kiger offer the option of a normal petrol engine and a 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine. Despite the larger displacement, the Brezza is the most fuel efficient SUV among its peers with claimed mileage figures of 19.80kmpl.

The Brezza normal petrol-automatic offers the best mileage of 19.80kmpl among the petrol options for the B2-segment SUV.

8. Volkswagen Taigun

The VW Taigun takes the 8th spot in this list thanks to its 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine’s claimed mileage figure of 19.87kmpl with the manual transmission. The Taigun is available with a total of 4 powertrain options and their claimed mileage figures are as follows:

9. Skoda Kushaq

The Skoda Kushaq, which shares its platform and powertrain options with the VW Taigun above, sits 9th on the list of best mileage SUVs in India with a petrol engine:

10. Nissan Magnite

With a claimed mileage of 18.75kmpl for its turbo petrol-manual powertrain, the Magnite takes the last spot in this list. The Magnite shares its platform and powertrain options with the Renault Kiger and it is currently one of the most affordable B2-segment SUVs in India.

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