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The old-crew SUV of this list: a long-legged 2.0-litre diesel, four-wheel drive and highway gravitas.
Ex-showroom price
₹20.49 lakh - ₹27.9 lakh
Delhi NCR
Launched May 2024
Range spread ₹20.49 lakh – ₹27.9 lakh
| Variant | Ex-showroom |
|---|---|
| Sport diesel manual Six airbags · 17-inch wheels | ₹20.49 lakh |
| Limited diesel manual Digital cluster · Cruise control | ₹22.49 lakh |
| Limited Plus diesel automatic Torque-converter automatic · 360-degree camera | ₹23.99 lakh |
| Overland diesel automatic Ventilated seats · Powered tailgate | ₹25.99 lakh |
| Overland 4X4 diesel automatic Four-wheel drive · Hill descent control | ₹27.9 lakh |
Prices are ex-showroom, Delhi NCR, unverified MotoSutra catalogue estimates — not official or live quotations. Confirm current prices with the manufacturer and a dealer.
Published mileage
16 km/l
Fuel economy varies with traffic, speed, load, road conditions and maintenance. A published figure is not a promise of real-world consumption.
Engine
1956 cc · 4 cylinders
| Engine | 1956 cc, 4-cylinder |
|---|---|
| Max power | 170 bhp @ 3750 rpm |
| Max torque | 350 Nm @ 1750-2750 rpm |
| Mileage | 16 kmpl |
| Top speed | 180 kmph |
| Gearbox | Manual / Automatic |
| Kerb weight | 1740 kg |
|---|---|
| Seat capacity | 5 persons |
| Boot space | 271 litres |
| Suspension | MacPherson strut front, five-link coil-spring rear |
| Brakes | Ventilated discs front and rear |
| Tyres | 235/55 R19 |
| Safety equipment | Six airbags, four-wheel-drive option; five-star structure |
| Length | 4760 mm |
|---|---|
| Width | 1880 mm |
| Height | 1880 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2820 mm |
| Ground clearance | 213 mm |
Figures without a named source document are unverified MotoSutra catalogue estimates, not official specifications. Confirm current numbers with the manufacturer.
The Meridian drives like a car that has stopped caring about what crossovers do. The 2.0-litre diesel makes 170 bhp and 350 Nm across a broad mid-range plateau, and in this listing it is paired with gearing long enough that 120 km/h passes at barely above idle murmur, which is the entire argument for a diesel SUV of this size in the first place. Overtaking a convoy on a single carriageway is not an event; it is a lane change with intent behind it.
The body is upright, tall and honest about it, with 213 mm of clearance and a four-wheel-drive option that turns the vehicle from a highway cruiser into something that will genuinely go where the highway ends. The ride is the traditional kind, floating a little in corners and pitching over crests, and buyers who like that character tend to love nothing else; the five-star structure and six airbags mean the nostalgia comes with real safety behind it.
The compromises are measured in metres and litres. At 4.76 metres long the Meridian makes town parking an exercise in patience, the 271-litre boot is small for the footprint because the four-wheel-drive hardware takes its share, and the cabin, while well built, leans functional rather than luxurious next to the imports nearby in price. This is a tool in a suit, and it should be bought for what it does rather than how it photographs.
4.0/5
Overall score across 7 rated dimensions
MotoSutra editorial rating: 4 out of 5
Lowest rated
Efficiency
3.8/5
Mileage / range & running costs
The old-crew SUV of this list: a long-legged 2.0-litre diesel, four-wheel drive and highway gravitas.
MotoSutra editorial rating on a 5-point scale. Rated across 7 dimensions; unscored dimensions are omitted.
From the MotoSutra desk
The 2026 Meridian keeps its 170 bhp diesel and its ₹20.49 lakh to ₹27.90 lakh band, and spends the revision on equipment floors rather than hardware.
The shift to Automotive Industry Standards with independent type approval moves the moment of proof from the manufacturer’s own test bench to a nominating agency’s. Here is what that means for the certificates behind every mileage figure on our shelves.
MotoSutra’s unverified catalogue places the Meridian between ₹20.49 lakh and ₹27.90 lakh ex-showroom, Delhi NCR, with the four-wheel-drive Overland at the top of the ladder.
The 4X4 variant in this listing carries a part-time four-wheel-drive system with hill descent control and 213 mm of clearance, which is more hardware than any crossover here.
The claimed figure in MotoSutra’s unverified data is 16 kmpl. Diesel SUVs of this size tend to come closest to the claim on long highway runs rather than in town.
Six airbags are standard and the structure carries a five-star rating in this listing, with all-wheel disc brakes across the range.
Keep reading
News 3 min
The 2026 Meridian keeps its 170 bhp diesel and its ₹20.49 lakh to ₹27.90 lakh band, and spends the revision on equipment floors rather than hardware.
News 3 min
The shift to Automotive Industry Standards with independent type approval moves the moment of proof from the manufacturer’s own test bench to a nominating agency’s. Here is what that means for the certificates behind every mileage figure on our shelves.
