I am from Bangalore. I am planning to buy a compact SUV with a budget of around 20 lakhs. Creta and Seltos are out of my list because I do not like the design of the car.

My other options seem to be Duster and Kushaq. Is there any other car?

Also, driving dynamics and power are on top of my list, next comes features.

Is Duster still worth it? I'm almost inclined towards it.

Could you please suggest the right car?

If you want to buy a SUV with all those qualities we would suggest you buy Hyundai Creta or Kia Seltos, it only depends on your design preferences other than that they are mostly the same car.

Both have that 1.4 liter petrol engine. Their Automatic variants start from Rs. 12.84 lakh and Rs. 12.75 lakh ex-showroom respectively.

Both car’s Resale value are pretty good compared to other cars and also they both have an average Global NCAP safety rating of 3 stars.

If you are interested in buying more safer cars you can consider buying cars like Volkswagen Taigun and Tata Nexon with safety ratings of 5 Stars.

Yes Tata Nexon is indeed an excellent choice with a diesel mileage of 17 KMPL in city driving and 20 KMPL in highway driving and safety rating of 5 stars it’s a great select. As per our knowledge Skoda Kushaq does not have a Diesel engine option and only comes in petrol engine but Kushaq is also a great choice with mileage of 19.2 KMPL and good safety features like automatic headlamps, ABS with EBD, rear parking camera, hill assist, multi collision braking system etc.

You can also buy Hyundai Creta or Kia Seltos in this range which offers a great set of features and are value for money.

You can also consider newly launched cars like Mahindra Scorpio N, Maruti Brezza 2022 and Hyundai Venue Facelift which are also a great choices.

Here are some of the best SUV Cars between Rs 11 to Rs 15 lakh range with good mileage.

1. Kia Sonet

You can get the top variants of this SUV starting from 13 lakh Ex showroom. This Car is available in both petrol (1.0 liter and 1.2-liter engine options) and diesel variants. The 1.2 petrol can deliver mileage of around 18.2 to 18.3 kmpl. However, the diesel AT can deliver 19 kmpl.

2. Hyundai Venue

You can get the top variants of this SUV starting from 11 lakh Ex Showroom. This car is is available in 3 engine options – a 82bhp, 1.2-litre petrol, a 99bhp, 1.5-litre diesel and a 118bhp, 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol. The petrol AT And MT variants can provide up to 18.15 kmpl mileage. However, diesel variants can provide up to 23.4 kmpl.

3. Tata Nexon

With the 5 Star Rating, this Tata car is among the top safest car in the country. With top variant price starting with 11 lakh, it could be termed as affordable for such great results it is providing. This Car comes with 1.2-litre turbo petrol and 108bhp, 1.5-litre turbo diesel. The petrol variants provide 17kmpl mileage whereas diesel variants can provide up to 21.5 kmpl.

4. Hyundai Creta

It is one of the highest selling SUVs in India. The top variant of this SUV starts from 16 lakh. The new-gen model is available in 3 engine options – a 113bhp, 1.5L petrol, a 113bhp, 1.5L turbodiesel and a 138bhp, 1.4L turbocharged petrol. The petrol manual and automatic variants can provide up to 16.9 kmpl mileage whereas the diesel variant can provide up to 21.4 kmpl mileage.

5. Hyundai Alcazar

Hyundai Alcazar is a 7-Seater SUV starting from Rs 16.30 lakh ex showroom. It has a 1.5-litre CRDi Diesel engine which produces power of 113.45bhp & 250Nm torque. It has 20.4 kmpl of claimed mileage.

So here are some of the best SUV with good mileage, we hope this will help you.