Top 10 Cars You Should Consider Buying This 2025 Onam Season

The harvest festival, Onam 2025, is just around the corner, and what better way for Kerala folks to celebrate than by driving home your dream set of wheels. The Onam 2025 will start from August 26, 2025. To help you decide, we bring you the list of top 10 popular cars in India that deserve a spot on your wishlist this Onam season. Let’s take a look at each model one by one:

Renault Triber Facelift

Price Range: Rs 6.30 Lakh To Rs 9.40 Lakh

The first model in the list is a 7-seater family MPV, which recently got a midlife facelift, the Renault Triber. What makes it even more special is that Renault is offering benefits on both the facelifted and pre-facelifted versions of the Triber.

Apart from a sleek design, the Triber facelift now comes with improved feature set, including auto-LED headlights, an 8-inch floating touchscreen infotainment system, 7-inch semi-digital driver’s display, cruise control, push-button start-stop, manual AC with rear vents, a wireless phone charger and a 6-speaker sound system. Safety is taken care of by 6 airbags (as standard), front and rear parking sensors, rain-sensing wipers, ABS with EBD, electronic stability control (ESC), hill start assist, a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and a rear parking camera.

The Renault Triber facelift still uses the same 1-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine:

*AMT - Automated manual transmission

Tata Altroz Facelift

Price Range: Rs 6.89 lakh To Rs 11.49 Lakh

A few months back, the Tata Altroz got its first-ever facelift, giving it a sharper look and incorporating Tata’s latest design language inside and out. Updates include revised dual-pod auto-LED headlights with LED DRLs, connected LED tail lights, and a new dashboard layout. 

In terms of features, the Altroz facelift comes with dual 10.25-inch screens, a single-pane sunroof with voice command activation, auto AC with rear vents, cruise control, wireless phone charger and an 8-speaker sound system. Passenger safety is taken care of by 6 airbags (as standard), electronic stability control (ESC), a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), a 360-degree camera with blind spot monitor, and 3-point seatbelts for all passengers.

Tata offers the Altroz with three different powertrain options, including petrol, diesel, and CNG:

DCT - Dual clutch automatic transmission

Nissan Magnite

Price Range: 6.14 lakh To Rs 11.76 Lakh

Moving on to SUVs, the Nissan Magnite can be regarded as one of the most affordable sub-4 metre SUVs you can bring home this Onam season. Recently, Nissan has also introduced a special Kuro edition featuring an all-black theme inside and out. The Magnite offers good value for money, packaging features like an 8-inch touchscreen wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a wireless phone charger, auto AC, 4-colour ambient lighting, and a 7-inch digital driver’s display. 

The safety kit includes 6 airbags (standard), electronic stability control (ESC), a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), auto-dimming IRVM, front and rear parking sensors, and a 360-degree camera. Nissan’s compact SUV was also recently crash tested by Global NCAP in which it received full 5-star safety ratings, however this result applies to models sold in South Africa.

Nissan offer the Magnite with two engine options mainly:

CVT - Continuously variable automatic transmission

Customers can also opt for CNG with the 1-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine by paying a price premium of Rs 75,000. Note that it’s not a factory fitted CNG, but a dealership level retrofitment. 

Mahindra XUV 3XO REVX

Price Range

In July 2025, Mahindra launched new REVX variants of the XUV 3XO, which interestingly make the sunroof and the more powerful 130 PS turbo-petrol engine more accessible. The new REVX variants (REVX A specifically) comes with auto-LED headlights, a tweaked body-coloured grille, black leatherette seat upholstery, and 16-inch black alloy wheels. 

The list of amenities include dual 10.25-inch screens, panoramic sunroof, dual-zone AC, wireless phone charger, cruise control, and 6-speaker sound system. On the safety front, it gets 6 airbags, auto-dimming IRVM (inside rear view mirror), and rear parking sensors. Do note that if you opt for the top-spec variants of the XUV 3XO, you also get features like a 360-degree camera and level 2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

The REVX variants of the Mahindra XUV 3XO only comes with turbo-petrol engine options:

AT - Torque converter automatic transmission

Note that above engine and transmission options only imply REVX variants.  Mahindra also offers its subcompact SUV with a 1.5-litre diesel engine which churns out 130 PS and 300 Nm, but it isn’t offered with the REVX range. .

Volkswagen Virtus And Taigun In Flash Red

Price Range

The Flash Red exterior shade, which was popular on Volkswagen Polo, has now returned with the 1-litre GT Line variants of the Volkswagen Virtus and Volkswagen Taigun. Compared to the Wild Cherry Red hue offered with Virtus and Taigun, the Flash Red looks more bright and vivid. The GT Line variants of both cars come with blacked-out design elements like grille, alloy wheels, and spoiler, along with an all-black interior theme with red ambient lighting.

In terms of features, both of these models get a 10.1-inch touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a single-pane sunroof, cruise control, push-button start/stop, and paddle shifters(automatic only). Their safety kit includes 6 airbags, ABS with EBD, electronic stability control, and a rear parking camera with sensors.

Both the Virtus and Taigun GT Line are offered with a 1-litre turbo-petrol engine. The detailed specifications are as follows:

Hyundai Creta

Price Range: Rs 11.11 Lakh To Rs 20.50 Lakh

The Hyundai Creta, as the sales report suggests, is one of the top-selling SUVs in the country. This nameplate has recently completed its 10 years journey in India which in itself speaks a lot about its popularity. 

Hyundai’s compact SUV is popular for its feature set, which includes dual 10.25-inch digital displays, dual-zone AC, ventilated front seats, and a panoramic sunroof. Safety is taken care of by 6 airbags, a 360-degree camera, and level 2 ADAS. Hyundai offers the Creta with three engine options:

If you are looking for a sportier version of the Hyundai Creta, you can opt for the Creta N Line. It also gets an optional 6-speed manual transmission with the 160 PS turbo-petrol engine. If you are looking for an all-electric version of the Creta, you can check out the Creta Electric.

Kia Carens Clavis EV

Price Range: Rs 17.99 Lakh To Rs 24.49 Lakh

The Kia Carens Clavis EV is one of the first mass-market electric MPV in India, and also the first mass-market EV from Kia in India. The Carens Clavis EV is available in a single  7-seater layout, and comes with two battery pack options: 42 kWh (Standard Range) and 51.4 kWh (Extended Range). The detailed specifications are as follows:

Kia has loaded the Carens Clavis EV with features such as a 12.25-inch touchscreen, a 12.25-inch digital driver’s display, a panoramic sunroof, auto AC, ambient lighting, ventilated front seats, an 8-speaker Bose sound system, wireless phone charger, powered driver’s seat, and vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality. Its safety suite includes 6 airbags (as standard), ABS with EBD, electronic stability control (ESC), front and rear parking sensors, a 360-degree camera, electronic parking brake with auto hold and level-2 ADAS.

Tata Harrier & Safari Adventure X Variants

Price Range

If you’re looking to buy a feature-rich SUV this Onam season and save some money, the new Adventure X variants of the Tata Harrier and Tata Safari are worth considering. These variants make several top-end features more accessible on both models. Some common amenities are dual 10.25-inch screens (one for the driver and the other for the driver’s display), a panoramic sunroof, auto AC, auto-LED headlights, and multiple drive and terrain modes.  Their safety kit includes 6 airbags, a 360-degree camera, all-wheel disc brakes, as well as level 2 ADAS.

Both Tata Harrier and Safari are powered by a 2-litre diesel engine:

Mahindra BE 6 And XEV 9e Pack Two

Price Range

Mahindra recently started the deliveries for the mid-spec Pack Two variants of the BE 6 and XEV 9e electric SUVs. The Pack Two variants of both of these SUVs come with both 59 kWh and 79 kWh (long range) battery pack options. The detailed specifications are as follows:

Common features on both EVs include 12.3-inch displays – two on the BE 6 and three on the XEV 9e, dual-zone auto AC with rear vents, powered and ventilated front seats, a fixed panoramic glass roof, and a wireless phone charger. In terms of safety, both EVs come equipped with  6 airbags, a rear parking camera, front and rear parking sensors, all-wheel disc brakes, electronic parking brake with auto hold function, and level 2 ADAS.

Tata Harrier EV

Price Range: 21.49 Lakh To 30.23 Lakh

The Tata Harrier EV was launched recently as the flagship all-electric offering in Tata’s lineup. It’s also the only offering in this list to feature an all-wheel-drive (AWD) drivetrain. Tata offers the Harrier EV with two battery pack options: 

The Harrier EV is one of the most feature-loaded offerings in this list. It comes with a large 14.5-inch touchscreen, a 10.25-inch digital driver’s display, powered and ventilated front seats, dual-zone auto AC with rear vents, a panoramic sunroof, multi-colour ambient lighting, and a boss mode for the front passenger seat. It also gets vehicle-to-load (V2L) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) charging. Other highlights include off-road assist, a transparent view with the 360-degree camera, boost mode, and terrain-specific drive modes like rock crawl and mud ruts. The Harrier EV also features summon mode, where you can remotely move the SUV forward and backwards.

The safety features include up to 7 airbags, front and rear parking sensors, a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and an electronic parking brake with auto hold, level 2 ADAS, and auto-park assist.

So these were the top 10 cars that you should be considering this Onam season. Which one would you pick and why? Let us know in the comments

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