Mahindra XUV 300 vs Kia Sonet vs Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza vs Hyundai Venue : Which is the best petrol automatic

Mahindra has just introduced the petrol automatic variant of the XUV 300 with an AMT and we pit it against segment best-sellers to find out how it stacks up against its rivals

There is little to doubt the fact that the SUV segment in India is booming. But you know what? What’s truly exploding is the compact SUV segment. Every month a manufacturer is either entering the market or upgrading existing vehicles. So much so that as we went into press, we counted a total of nine options in India. Mahindra this month has upgraded the XUV 300 and added a new AMT to the existing package. Then we have the leaders of the pack which include the turbocharged Koreans namely the Hyundai Venue and the Kia Sonet. Packed to the gills, the Korean siblings also come with a tech laden DCT. Then we have the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza with a naturally aspirated engine mated to a torque converter. Needless of its age, the Vitara Brezza sells relentlessly giving the competition a tough time. But the question we are asking here is that which of these petrol powered compact SUVs are the best. Which one should you buy? Read on as we have just found out the same.