Best option if you use car seats for kids

Exterior This is a great looking vehicle especially for a 7 seater. It doesn't look massive and it looks great.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) We went for the V model because it was about Rs 90k less than the V(O) which simply has the entertainment/navigation system and the wood-finish trim.

The features in the V are decent - it comes with a decent music system, though we changed it as we play most of our music via bluetooth from our phones. It has electric mirrors, dual air bags, good powerful A/C (we live in Bangalore and rarely put the A/C on more than number 1 fan speed).

We have two children and our parents that travel with us. THe children are both in car seats which are permanently fixed in the last row of the car. The one-hand seat tip is by far and away the best feature and a huge reason to purchase the Mobilio over any other option.

With just one hand you can tip the middle seat (from either side) and it folds right the way over (rather than just tiipping the back of the middle seat forward). This means the kids can easily climb to the back, you aren't twisting your body in some contorted manner to try and strap them in and make sure they are safe. Seriously - if you have kids and use car seats for them, i can not stress this benefit enough.

The other HUGE reason why we bought the Mobilio over the Ertiga is the bootspace. The Ertiga has barely any boot space when the third row seats are normal i.e. you can't even fit a normal size kids buggy in the back, which you can with a MObilio. I manage to fit a massive suitcase in the boot of the Mobilio, without moving the back seats. Whereas I couldn't do that and have the kids sit in the back seat if we had bought an Ertiga.

For those two key reaosns the Mobilo is well worth it - if that's what you need.

The only downside to the Mobilio is that it isn't very wide so three people sitting in the middle row will be a squash for long journeys but it is fine for journeys within a city.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine performance is great. We've had it for over a year and it's not given us any issues. It has got a decent pick up and response when you drive.

We bought the Petrol version and get around 11 - 12km to the litre in and around the beautiful (not) roads of Bangalore. When we drive on the highways then we get closer to 14kmpl.

Ride Quality & Handling Handling is great. It is responsive and light but not flimsy. The ride could be a bit more comfortable but that could also just be bangalore roads.

Final Words If you have kids who have car seats or there's usually at least 4 of you plus driver in the car then this is a great car to have. The one-hand seat tip is briliant. You may not appreciate it in the show room but if day in and day out your kids are getting in and out of the back seat this is a huge bonus.

Areas of improvement The middle seat could be more comfortable - but they would have to remove the arm rest to do that and we use the arm rest all the time :)

the folding seats, the boot space, the looks, the ease of drivingthe middle seat of the middle row