Highways in our country do not necessarily mean long
stretches of open and smooth roads. In fact the highways here, apart from a few
major ones, don’t even have proper roads. Thus sports utility vehicles with a
higher ground clearance are a better choice when it comes to highway trips, despite
the factthat drive in a sedan is much comfortable than the former. Moreover
SUVs offer loads of space inside and also high fuel efficiency when compared to
other car types. The Indian car market is flooded with reasonably priced SUVs
and crossovers with good technology and features. Let us have a look at some of
the SUVs ideal for highway trips. AutoPortal India offers information
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The age old SUVs like Tata Safari, Mahindra Scorpio and
Toyota Innova and Qualis are still very much loved by people due to their
massive road presence, power and reliability. They are a pleasure to drive in
any altitude, climate or topography. Other Mahindra SUVs like the Bolero, XUV
500 and the Thar are also great vehicles fitting in this category. The Mahindra
cars deserve a special mention here as their carsare best suited for Indian
type of roads. Bigger and more recent SUVs like Tata Safari Storme, Tata Sumo
Gold and Nissan Terrano offer more space and features and are perfect highway
cruisers.
If you need even more luxury in your cars and are ready to
shell out more money then there are premium SUVs like Toyota Fortuner, Ford
Endeavour, Chevrolet Captiva, Hyundai Santa Fe, Honda CR-V, Audi Q7, Q3S,
Mitsubishi Pajero and Land Rover Discovery. They start at a minimum price of
above Rs 20 lakhs. But the high cost is well compensated by state of art
technology and up-to-the-minute comfort and safety features.
The relatively innovative Ford Ecosport, Renault Duster,
Fiat Avventura, VW Cross Polo and Toyota Etios Cross, even though compact,
offer decent space and at the same time enjoy all the practicalities of a small
hatch. Highway drive involves twisting turns and also narrow roads, and this is
where these small SUVs are a real pleasure to drive. Also they are reasonably
priced in the Rs 7-10 lakhs bracket and give good fuel
economy of around 20 kmpl.
Most of the above said cars have a good air conditioning
system, an integrated music system, smart storage spaces and comfortable seats
with enough leg room and shoulder space, which will make the journey relaxed
andpleasurable. Further features like GPS navigation system, Bluetooth connectivity
for telephony, mobile charging socket, safety features like airbags, adjustable
headlights, central locking and child lock facility are offered on higher trims.
These features are extremely handy during long highway trips. Check out more
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