Jeep Meridian Limited (O) vs Overland: is the step up worth it?
Past the best-value step, this is the only upgrade the Meridian ladder still sells you, so there is nothing to weigh it against. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.+₹1.86L
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹1.86L ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹36.05L for the Overland against ₹34.19L for the Limited (O).
For that you get level 2 (core suite) ADAS, blind spot monitor and cruise control.
Past the best-value step, this is the only upgrade the Meridian ladder still sells you, so there is nothing to weigh it against. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
Limited (O) or Overland, and what each costs
Where you start
Limited (O)
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.
- Limited (O) Diesel MT₹30.45Lex-showroom Delhi
- Limited (O) Diesel FWD AT₹34.19Lex-showroom Delhi
- Limited (O) Diesel AWD AT₹36.05Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Overland
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.
- Overland Diesel FWD AT₹36.05Lex-showroom Delhi
- Overland Diesel AWD AT₹37.92Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹5.60L more, and the Meridian Overland shifts itself while the other is a manual
What Limited (O) to Overland costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,99,020 to ₹2,28,780 on the road, against the ₹1,86,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,86,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹29,760 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹29,760, and both be right.
What the Overland adds
- Blind spot monitor
- ADASLevel 2 (core suite)
- Cruise control
The working behind our take
₹5.60L more, and the Meridian Overland shifts itself while the other is a manual. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹5.60L: the Meridian Overland shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS and blind spot monitor.
- Also on the Meridian Overland: cruise control
Limited (O) vs Overland: the questions people ask
- Is the Jeep Meridian Overland worth ₹1.86L over the Limited (O)?
- For ₹1.86L you get level 2 (core suite) ADAS and blind spot monitor, on top of 1 other thing the Limited (O) goes without. It is the only step above the best-value one though, so take it for the features rather than because it is next.
- What does the Jeep Meridian Overland have that the Limited (O) does not?
- It adds level 2 (core suite) ADAS, blind spot monitor and cruise control.
- How much is the Jeep Meridian Limited (O)?
- From ₹30.45L for the Limited (O) Diesel MT to ₹36.05L for the Limited (O) Diesel AWD AT, ex-showroom, across 3 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Jeep Meridian Overland?
- From ₹36.05L for the Overland Diesel FWD AT to ₹37.92L for the Overland Diesel AWD AT, ex-showroom, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic Limited (O) or Overland?
- Both: the Limited (O) Diesel FWD AT at ₹34.19L and the Overland Diesel FWD AT at ₹36.05L, ex-showroom.
- What does the step from the Meridian Limited (O) to the Overland cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹1,99,020 to ₹2,28,780 on the road, against the ₹1,86,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹1,86,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹29,760 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹29,760, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.