Toyota Innova Crysta vs Ford Endeavour vs Mahindra XUV500 vs Honda BR-V

Seven-seaters or MPVs have always appealed more to the head than the heart. By bringing in the Innova Crysta, Toyota may have made MPVs desirable again – but can it compete in a world that’s madly in love with crossovers and SUVs, especially when these can also be had with seven seats. That’s what we’re here to find out…

Space. Tell me who doesn’t want more of it? Whether it’s in the house, out on the road, in your phone memory, or even somewhere as trivial as your trouser pockets – it’s always good to have that little bit extra. Adding room in a car, though, is a different story altogether. It makes cars look ungainly, and that’s why most people loathe the idea of buying an MPV.

Family haulers inherently suffer from this penalty. They just never look right, and certainly not special enough to catch your fancy. Plus, they’re typically uninspiring to drive. The only reason you’d want one, then, is because you’ve either procreated one too many times or have a joint family that moves together, prays together, stays together, and all that. MPVs have surely fallen out of flavour in our market, except for, maybe, one…