Best SUVs With ADAS and All-Wheel Drive in India (2026)

The combination is rare because almost every ADAS-equipped SUV in India is front-wheel drive only, including the Creta, Seltos, Curvv, Sierra, Harrier, Duster and Elevate. The Victoris AllGrip is a 6-speed automatic, not a manual: Maruti's brochure powertrain grid, its Arena price page and Bharat NCAP's ratings applicability list all say so, which is why it carries the Level 2 suite. Maruti's other four-wheel-drive SUVs, the Grand Vitara and Jimny, have no driver assistance at any price. Mahindra publishes no certified fuel-efficiency figure for any of its three entries.

Four SUVs on sale in India will sell you a single variant that has both a Level 2 driver-assistance suite and drive to all four wheels, and the cheapest by a wide margin is the Maruti Victoris AllGrip ZXI+ AT 4W at Rs 18,68,900 ex-showroom. The next one up is the Mahindra Thar Roxx AX5L diesel automatic 4WD at Rs 21,67,000, then the Mahindra XUV 7XO AX7 Tech diesel AWD automatic at Rs 23,99,000, then the Mahindra Scorpio N Z8L diesel 4WD at Rs 25,49,000. A fifth, the Hyundai Tucson, has both but Hyundai does not publish its price on its India price pages.

The combination is rare for a dull reason. Almost every SUV that offers Level 2 assistance in India is a front-wheel-drive monocoque with no four-wheel-drive option at all: the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Tata Curvv, Tata Sierra, Tata Harrier, Renault Duster and Honda Elevate are all in that position. And the two Marutis that have had four-wheel drive for years, the Grand Vitara and the Jimny, have no driver assistance on any variant. So the question is not which SUV is best at both. It is which four even qualify.

Why the Victoris AllGrip qualifies, and how to check

There is a widely repeated claim that the Victoris AllGrip is a manual and therefore cannot have the ADAS, which Maruti fits only to the automatic. It is wrong, and three separate Maruti and Bharat NCAP documents say so.

The brochure's powertrain grid lists the drivetrain as "AllGrip Select (6AT)" against the ZXI+ and ZXI+(O) columns, and the specification table quotes its efficiency as 19.07 km/l for the ALLGRIP AT and its drive type as 2WD or AWD with AllGrip Select. Maruti's own Arena price page names the car "Victoris ZXI+ AT 4W" and labels the paint options "ZXI+ AT 4W (ADAS)", with "ADAS level 2(AT)" among the three bullet features on the ZXI+(O) 4W card. And Bharat NCAP's ratings applicability grid for the Victoris lists ZXI+ 4WD and ZXI+(O) 4WD under the 1.5L 6AT column, not the 5MT column.

The AllGrip Victoris is an automatic, it has the full Level 2 suite, and it is covered by the car's 5-star rating. The variants that miss out are the manuals, the S-CNG and the strong hybrid.

The four SUVs where ADAS and four-wheel drive meet

SUV	Cheapest variant with both	Price (ex-showroom)	Drivetrain	Gearbox	Seats
Maruti Victoris	AllGrip ZXI+ AT 4W	Rs 18,68,900	AllGrip Select, on demand	6-speed automatic	5
Mahindra Thar Roxx	AX5L diesel AT 4WD	Rs 21,67,000	Part-time 4x4, high and low range	6-speed automatic	5
Mahindra XUV 7XO	AX7 Tech diesel AWD AT	Rs 23,99,000	All-wheel drive	6-speed automatic	7
Mahindra Scorpio N	Z8L diesel 4WD	Rs 25,49,000	4XPLOR, high and low range	Manual or automatic	7

Victoris prices are single-tone ex-showroom from Maruti's price feed in October 2026, and dual-tone paint adds Rs 15,400. Mahindra prices are from its own variant selector in October 2026. Only internal-combustion and hybrid SUVs are counted here, so electric four-wheel-drive models are out of scope.

1. Maruti Victoris AllGrip ZXI+ AT 4W, Rs 18,68,900

Roughly Rs 3 lakh cheaper than anything else that does both jobs, and the only one of the four that is not a Mahindra.

AllGrip Select sends drive to the rear axle on demand rather than permanently, with four selectable modes, Snow, Sport, Lock and Auto, and hill descent control that no other Victoris gets. It is a traction system for a wet ghat road or a muddy site approach, not a rock-crawling setup: there is no low-range transfer case and no locking differential, and Maruti publishes no ground clearance figure for the car.

The Level 2 suite is the same one as on the two-wheel-drive ZXI+ automatics. Adaptive cruise control with curve speed reduction and all-speed following and stop keeping, lane keep assist, lane departure warning and prevention, vehicle sway warning, forward collision warning and advanced emergency braking against cars, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicycles, high beam assist, rear cross-traffic alert, and a blind spot monitor with lane change alert.

Engine is the 1462 cc K15C petrol, 75.8 kW or 103.06 PS at 6000 rpm and 139 Nm at 4300 rpm. Claimed efficiency drops to 19.07 km/l for the AllGrip automatic against 21.06 for the two-wheel-drive automatic, which is the usual tax for the extra hardware, and kerb weight climbs to between 1285 and 1305 kg. The tank holds 45 litres. Six airbags are standard across the Victoris range, the Bharat NCAP score is 31.66 out of 32 for adults and 43 out of 49 for children, and the ZXI+(O) 4WD at Rs 19,26,900 adds the panoramic sunroof.

The honest limit: 103 PS in a 1.3-tonne four-wheel-drive SUV is modest, and the AllGrip is petrol only, so there is no torque-rich diesel option the way there is on all three Mahindras.

2. Mahindra Thar Roxx AX5L diesel AT 4WD, Rs 21,67,000

The most capable off-roader of the four and the one that makes you climb for the full assistance suite. Mahindra's brochure footnote is specific: Smart Pilot Assist and adaptive cruise control are available only on Tech pack (L) automatic variants. The AX3L diesel manual gets eight of the ten Level 2 functions, including autonomous emergency braking for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, high beam assist and traffic sign recognition, but no adaptive cruise and no Smart Pilot Assist, and it is rear-wheel drive only.

The AX5L diesel automatic 4WD is therefore the entry point. The AX7L diesel manual 4WD is the same story one trim up: four-wheel drive and most of the assistance, but no adaptive cruise, because it is a manual. The AX5L adds the 4XPLOR terrain system with high and low range, an electric locking differential, a 650 mm water wading depth and a 41.7 degree approach angle. Its crash result is 31.09 out of 32 and a full 45 out of 49 for children, which is the best child score of these four. The AX7L diesel automatic 4WD sits above it at Rs 23,52,500.

Mahindra publishes no certified fuel-efficiency figure in the Thar Roxx brochure, so any mileage number quoted for it has no first-party source.

3. Mahindra XUV 7XO AX7 Tech diesel AWD AT, Rs 23,99,000

The only seven-seater among the four that is also a monocoque, and the easiest of the group to live with every day. Mahindra's brochure is unusually clear about the fitment on both counts. All-wheel drive is offered solely on the AX7 Tech and AX7 Luxury variants, and Smart Pilot Assist and adaptive cruise control only on the AX7 Tech automatic and AX7 Luxury automatic. Since the AWD is itself automatic-only and diesel-only, every XUV 7XO with all-wheel drive also has the full suite. That is the opposite of the Victoris situation and worth knowing.

The 2.2-litre diesel makes 136 kW at 3500 rpm with 450 Nm in automatic form, the tank holds 60 litres, and the car is 4695 mm long on a 2750 mm wheelbase. Bharat NCAP tested the AX7L diesel 4W 7-seat automatic itself and scored it 30.76 out of 32 and 44.97 out of 49, so the rating covers the exact car in this list rather than a lighter two-wheel-drive version of it. The AX7 Luxury diesel AWD automatic costs Rs 25,94,000.

4. Mahindra Scorpio N Z8L diesel 4WD, Rs 25,49,000

The most expensive of the four and the one with the tightest fitment. Mahindra's feature grid ticks the entire Level 2 ADAS block in the Z8L column alone, while 4XPLOR four-wheel drive appears on the Z4, Z8T and Z8L diesels. Only the Z8L has both, and the brochure restricts adaptive cruise control with stop and go and Smart Pilot Assist to the automatic, so the manual Z8L 4WD gets the warning and braking functions without the cruise.

The suite covers forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking for vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, traffic sign recognition and high beam assist, alongside driver drowsiness detection. The Z8L diesel two-wheel drive is Rs 23,58,999 if you want the assistance without the hardware.

Two cautions for family buyers. The Scorpio N brochure's airbag row shows front, side and curtain airbags from the Z8S up, with the Z2, Z4 and Z6 listing front airbags only, so the six-airbag count is not range-wide. And Bharat NCAP has published no result for the Scorpio N at all.

The Hyundai Tucson, and why it is not ranked

Hyundai sells the Tucson with a 2.0 diesel, an eight-speed automatic, four-wheel drive and the full SmartSense suite on its Signature trim, which makes it a genuine fifth answer. It is not ranked because Hyundai does not list the Tucson among the models with a published price page on hyundai.com in India, unlike the Creta, Venue, Alcazar and Verna, so there is no manufacturer price to quote.

Its Bharat NCAP result is also worth reading carefully. The tested car was the 2.0 petrol automatic Signature, scoring 30.84 out of 32 for adults and 41 out of 49 for children, and the rating is published under the gasoline family. The diesel four-wheel drive is a different engine family.

The four-wheel-drive SUVs that have no ADAS

Two of them are Marutis, which matters if you are shopping inside one showroom. The Grand Vitara offers AllGrip Select on its Alpha AllGrip and Alpha AllGrip(O) variants, claims 19.20 km/l for the AllGrip automatic, and has cruise control but no adaptive cruise, no lane keeping and no autonomous braking on any variant. The Jimny has the most serious hardware of any Maruti, AllGrip Pro with a low-range transfer gear, and again offers only plain cruise control on the Alpha.

If you want a Maruti with both, the Victoris AllGrip is the only one, and it is the whole reason this list has a car under Rs 20 lakh on it. For four-wheel-drive hardware without the assistance requirement, our genuine 4x4 SUVs under Rs 25 lakh page covers the wider field, and SUVs with adaptive cruise control under Rs 20 lakh covers the variant-level cruise question without the drivetrain filter.

How this list was built, and what could not be verified

Qualifying means one single purchasable variant carries both a Level 2 suite and drive to all four wheels. A model that offers four-wheel drive on one trim and ADAS on another does not count, which is the test the Jeep Compass and Toyota Fortuner fail and the reason they are absent.

Feature fitment comes from each manufacturer's current brochure grid and footnotes. Victoris prices are single-tone ex-showroom from Maruti's own price feed, checked in October 2026. Mahindra prices come from Mahindra's variant selector, also October 2026.

Three things could not be verified first-hand. Mahindra prints no certified fuel-efficiency figure for the Thar Roxx, Scorpio N or XUV 7XO, so no mileage is quoted for them. Hyundai publishes no Tucson price in India. And Bharat NCAP has published no result for the Scorpio N, so its crash performance is unknown rather than poor.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest SUV in India with both ADAS and all-wheel drive?

The Maruti Victoris AllGrip ZXI+ AT 4W at Rs 18,68,900 ex-showroom, single tone. The next cheapest is the Mahindra Thar Roxx AX5L diesel automatic 4WD at Rs 21,67,000, about Rs 3 lakh more.

Is the Maruti Victoris AllGrip a manual or an automatic?

An automatic. Maruti's brochure lists the drivetrain as AllGrip Select (6AT), quotes 19.07 km/l for the ALLGRIP AT, and Maruti's Arena price page names the variants ZXI+ AT 4W and ZXI+(O) AT 4W. Both carry the Level 2 suite, because Maruti fits it only to the 6-speed automatic.

Does the Maruti Grand Vitara AllGrip have ADAS?

No. The Grand Vitara offers AllGrip Select four-wheel drive on the Alpha AllGrip and Alpha AllGrip(O), but there is no adaptive cruise control, lane keeping or autonomous emergency braking on any Grand Vitara variant. Among Maruti's four-wheel-drive cars, only the Victoris has driver assistance.

Which of these has the most serious off-road hardware?

The Mahindra Thar Roxx and Scorpio N, both of which have a low-range transfer case and a locking differential. The Thar Roxx also claims 650 mm of water wading depth and a 41.7 degree approach angle. The Victoris AllGrip Select and XUV 7XO AWD are traction systems for slippery surfaces rather than low-speed rock work.

Why are the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos and Tata Sierra not on this list?

None of them offers four-wheel drive in India. They are front-wheel-drive monocoque SUVs, so however deep their ADAS suites are, there is no variant where the two features meet.

Do any of these have a 5-star Bharat NCAP rating covering the four-wheel-drive variant?

Yes, two. The Victoris rating's applicability grid names ZXI+ 4WD and ZXI+(O) 4WD specifically, and Bharat NCAP physically tested an XUV 7XO AX7L diesel 4W 7-seat automatic. The Thar Roxx rating was earned on the AX5L and MX3. The Scorpio N has not been tested.