All 9 Jeep Meridian variants

One thing first, because it is easy to miss at this price: the Longitude seats five, not seven. Jeep leaves the third row out and gives you a 670-litre boot in its place, so if you came here for seven seats you want the Longitude Plus. What you do get is the full safety kit, six airbags, ESC and TPMS, the 10.1in screen with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, and exactly the same engine as the top of the range.

The one most families actually want. Just under Rs 3 lakh over the Longitude buys the 50/50 fold-flat third row, which makes this the cheapest seven-seat Meridian, and it throws in the dual-pane sunroof, wireless charging and cornering fog lamps. You still go without the Alpine audio, the 360 camera and connected car tech.

One thing first, because it is easy to miss at this price: the Longitude seats five, not seven. Jeep leaves the third row out and gives you a 670-litre boot in its place, so if you came here for seven seats you want the Longitude Plus. What you do get is the full safety kit, six airbags, ESC and TPMS, the 10.1in screen with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, and exactly the same engine as the top of the range.

The one most families actually want. Just under Rs 3 lakh over the Longitude buys the 50/50 fold-flat third row, which makes this the cheapest seven-seat Meridian, and it throws in the dual-pane sunroof, wireless charging and cornering fog lamps. You still go without the Alpine audio, the 360 camera and connected car tech.

Where it starts feeling like the money: nine Alpine speakers, the 10.2in digital cluster, a 360 camera, ventilated and powered front seats with memory, third-row cooling with its own controls, vegan leather and the full Uconnect suite with automatic SOS calling. Newer cars also get a second row that slides. Worth knowing about the step above: the Limited (O) 4x4 and the Overland cost exactly the same, Rs 36.05 lakh, so that is a fork rather than a rung. You pick the four-wheel drive or you pick the ADAS suite, and only the Rs 37.92 lakh Overland 4x4 gives you both.

Where it starts feeling like the money: nine Alpine speakers, the 10.2in digital cluster, a 360 camera, ventilated and powered front seats with memory, third-row cooling with its own controls, vegan leather and the full Uconnect suite with automatic SOS calling. Newer cars also get a second row that slides. Worth knowing about the step above: the Limited (O) 4x4 and the Overland cost exactly the same, Rs 36.05 lakh, so that is a fork rather than a rung. You pick the four-wheel drive or you pick the ADAS suite, and only the Rs 37.92 lakh Overland 4x4 gives you both.

Where it starts feeling like the money: nine Alpine speakers, the 10.2in digital cluster, a 360 camera, ventilated and powered front seats with memory, third-row cooling with its own controls, vegan leather and the full Uconnect suite with automatic SOS calling. Newer cars also get a second row that slides. Worth knowing about the step above: the Limited (O) 4x4 and the Overland cost exactly the same, Rs 36.05 lakh, so that is a fork rather than a rung. You pick the four-wheel drive or you pick the ADAS suite, and only the Rs 37.92 lakh Overland 4x4 gives you both.

The only Meridian with ADAS, and that is really what you are buying: adaptive cruise, collision mitigation braking, lane keep assist, blind spot detection, traffic sign recognition and the surround view monitor, eleven functions in all. In front-drive form it costs exactly what the Limited (O) 4x4 costs, Rs 36.05 lakh, so the honest question is which you would use more, the driver aids or the four-wheel drive. If the answer is both, the Rs 37.92 lakh Overland 4x4 is the only car in the range that has them.

The only Meridian with ADAS, and that is really what you are buying: adaptive cruise, collision mitigation braking, lane keep assist, blind spot detection, traffic sign recognition and the surround view monitor, eleven functions in all. In front-drive form it costs exactly what the Limited (O) 4x4 costs, Rs 36.05 lakh, so the honest question is which you would use more, the driver aids or the four-wheel drive. If the answer is both, the Rs 37.92 lakh Overland 4x4 is the only car in the range that has them.