Three cars get sold across India as “7-seaters under ₹10 lakh”: the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, the Renault Triber and its mechanical twin, the Nissan Gravite. Only two of them actually stay under ₹10 lakh once you add Mumbai’s road tax and insurance, and the one that doesn’t is the Ertiga.
The real find in this budget is the Gravite, which undercuts the identical Triber by ₹57,950 on the only automatic gearbox either car offers.
Here is what each one actually costs on the road, what you give up at this price, and which variant is worth your money.
Which 7-Seaters Actually Fit Under ₹10 Lakh
Ex-showroom price is the number every price-comparison site quotes, and by that measure all three qualify. On-road, in Mumbai, only two do.
| Model | Cheapest ex-showroom | Cheapest on-road, Mumbai | Under ₹10L on-road? |
| Renault Triber (Authentic Petrol MT) | ₹5.81 Lakh | ₹6.74 Lakh | Yes |
| Nissan Gravite (Visia Petrol MT) | ₹5.73 Lakh | ₹6.65 Lakh | Yes |
| Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (LXi Petrol MT) | ₹8.90 Lakh | ₹10.34 Lakh | No |
The Ertiga’s base LXi looks like the cheapest car here on paper, at ₹8.9 lakh ex-showroom. Add Mumbai’s road tax, insurance and FASTag per The Spec’d’s own on-road price page and it comes to about ₹10.34 lakh on the road, already past the mark.
The Triber and Gravite stay under ₹10 lakh ex-showroom all the way up to their mid trims, and on the road in Mumbai too.
The Only Automatics in This Budget, and Why They’re Priced Differently
Want a clutch-free 7-seater for city traffic without crossing ₹10 lakh? There are exactly three automatic variants that qualify, across two mechanically identical cars.
| Variant | Ex-showroom | On-road, Mumbai | Running cost / 1,000 km |
| Nissan Gravite N-Connecta Petrol AMT | ₹7.95 Lakh | ₹9.19 Lakh | ₹5,100 |
| Renault Triber Emotion Petrol AMT (Triber’s “best value” pick) | ₹8.53 Lakh | ₹9.86 Lakh | ₹5,100 |
| Nissan Gravite Tekna Petrol AMT (Gravite’s “best value” pick) | ₹8.64 Lakh | ₹9.98 Lakh | ₹5,100 |
The Triber and Gravite share the same 1.0-litre, 72 PS petrol engine and the same 5-speed AMT gearbox, because the Gravite is a rebadged Triber built for Nissan. Despite that, Nissan prices its automatic ₹57,950 below Renault’s on paper, and ₹67,000 apart once Mumbai’s on-road costs are added.
The gap isn’t performance. It’s brand positioning, and Nissan’s far thinner dealer and service network in India is the real trade-off for that lower price.
The Ertiga’s cheapest automatic, the VXi Petrol AT, costs ₹11.3 lakh ex-showroom, a full ₹2.77 lakh above the Gravite’s automatic. If an automatic gearbox is the deciding factor, the Ertiga is not in this fight at all.
Boot Space: Pick People or Luggage
This is where the Ertiga earns its higher price back. With all three rows up, the Ertiga’s boot holds 209 litres, enough for a couple of soft bags. Fold the third row flat and that jumps to 550 litres.
The Triber, by contrast, has just 84 litres with all seven seats occupied, barely a few backpacks, though removing the third row entirely opens up 625 litres, the largest in the sub-4m segment. The Gravite shares the same removable third row and the same trade-off.
With seven people aboard on a road trip, neither budget pick has real boot space left over. The Ertiga does.
Crash Test Scores: The Pricier Car Did Worse
Global NCAP crash-tested the Ertiga in 2019 and gave it 3 stars for adult occupants (9.25/17) and 3 stars for children (25.16/49). It crash-tested the Triber in 2021 and gave it 4 stars for adults (11.62/17) and 3 stars for children (27/49), though with a 2-airbag test car under the agency’s older, less demanding protocol.
The Nissan Gravite has not been independently crash-tested. It carries the Triber’s score by mechanical similarity, not its own result.
Pay more for the Ertiga here and you get a worse, older crash-test score, a smaller boot with all seats up, and no automatic under ₹10 lakh. What you get instead is Maruti’s service network, which is the single biggest reason Indian buyers still choose it anyway.
Which Variant Is Actually Worth Buying
If an automatic matters more than brand trust, buy the Nissan Gravite N-Connecta Petrol AMT at ₹7.95 lakh ex-showroom. It is the cheapest automatic 7-seater sold in India today, and it is mechanically the same car as the pricier Triber.
If you’d rather stick with Renault’s larger dealer network and don’t mind paying ₹58,000 more for it, the Triber Emotion Petrol AMT is the one to buy, and it carries The Spec’d’s own best-value tag for the car.
On The Spec’d’s EMI calculator, the entry Authentic trim works out to about ₹11,325 a month over five years with 20% down, on its ₹6.74 lakh Mumbai on-road price.
If you actually load all seven seats on weekend trips and need the boot to still hold something, buy the Ertiga VXi Petrol MT at ₹9.95 lakh ex-showroom, the only Ertiga trim besides the base LXi that fits this budget. You lose the automatic option entirely, but you gain real luggage space with the family on board.
See the full spec-by-spec breakdown in The Spec’d’s Ertiga vs Triber comparison, or browse every 7-seater under ₹10 lakh for more options.
Is the Nissan Gravite just a rebadged Renault Triber?
Yes. Nissan and Renault share platforms in India, and the Gravite uses the same 1.0-litre engine, the same 5-speed AMT and the same body as the Triber. The differences are trim names, pricing and dealer network, not mechanicals.
Which 7-seater under ₹10 lakh has the best mileage?
The Triber’s turbo-petrol manual claims 21 kmpl, but that is Renault’s own figure, not ARAI-certified. Among ARAI-certified numbers, the Triber’s 19.76 kmpl and the Ertiga’s 20.51 kmpl manuals are close. The Ertiga’s factory CNG option claims 26.11 km/kg, though it costs ₹10.94 lakh and sits outside this budget.
Can I get a CNG option in a 7-seater under ₹10 lakh?
Not within this exact budget. Maruti’s Ertiga offers a factory-fitted S-CNG variant, but it is priced at ₹10.94 lakh ex-showroom, over ₹1 lakh past the cutoff. Neither the Triber nor the Gravite offers CNG at all.
