Citroen BasaltX vs Mahindra XUV 3XO: which should you buy?
The full picture
The Mahindra XUV 3XO starts at ₹7.79L against the Citroen BasaltX's ₹8.55L ex-showroom, so it is ₹76,000 cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹13.90L, where the BasaltX tops out. Past that only the XUV 3XO has anything left to sell you, up to ₹15.04L.
Fuel is a real difference here: the BasaltX comes in petrol, the XUV 3XO in petrol, diesel and CNG.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹13.90L to both showrooms and you come out with the BasaltX Max at ₹13.90L or the XUV 3XO AX7 at ₹13.80L.
Our take
₹10,000 more buys ventilated front seats and wireless phone charger
- Choose the Mahindra XUV 3XO AX7 if
- You would rather keep the ₹10,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withall-wheel disc brakesrear parking camerabi-LED projector headlamps
- Choose the Citroen BasaltX Max if
- You carry things, and this one swallows more at 470 litresOnly one here withventilated front seatswireless phone charger
BasaltX vs XUV 3XO, on paper
| Spec | Citroen BasaltX | Mahindra XUV 3XO |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom) | ₹8.55L to ₹13.90L | ₹7.79L to ₹15.04L |
| Variants | 9 | 39 |
| Body type | Coupe SUV | Subcompact SUV |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Petrol | Petrol, Diesel, CNG |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹12.82L | ₹9.99L |
| Boot | 470 litres | 364 litres |
| Length | 4,352 mm | 3,990 mm |
| Width | 1,765 mm | 1,821 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,651 mm | 2,600 mm |
| Ground clearance | - | 201 mm |
| Fuel tank | 45 litres | 42 litres |
| Turning radius | - | 5.3 m |
| Warranty | 3 years or 1,00,000 km | 3 years |
The working behind our take
₹10,000 more buys ventilated front seats and wireless phone charger. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Trade-offBasaltX Maxall-wheel disc brakesrear parking cameraheadlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector)
The full story
Worth the extra ₹10,000: the BasaltX Max adds ventilated front seats for it. The useful extras on top: wireless phone charger. The rest of the additions are minor trim.
- Going to the BasaltX Max, you give up all-wheel disc brakes, rear parking camera and headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector), which the XUV 3XO AX7 keeps
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
BasaltX vs XUV 3XO: the questions people ask
- Is the Citroen BasaltX or the Mahindra XUV 3XO cheaper?
- The Mahindra XUV 3XO, by ₹76,000: it starts at ₹7.79L against ₹8.55L ex-showroom for the BasaltX. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
- Citroen BasaltX vs Mahindra XUV 3XO: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹13.90L it is the BasaltX Max against the XUV 3XO AX7. Worth the extra ₹10,000: the BasaltX Max adds ventilated front seats for it. The useful extras on top: wireless phone charger. The rest of the additions are minor trim.
- Which is more practical, the Citroen BasaltX or the Mahindra XUV 3XO?
- On the figures the makers publish, the BasaltX swallows 470 litres of luggage against 364. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.
- Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Citroen BasaltX or the Mahindra XUV 3XO?
- The XUV 3XO: its cheapest automatic is ₹9.99L against ₹12.82L for the BasaltX, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.
Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.