Move over Toyota Innova, 5 new STUNNING MPVs are here!

Who doesn't know that the Indian Auto market is one of the most flourishing and thriving across the globe.

Almost every global brand is introducing its vehicles into the Indian car market.

The hatchback, SUV and sedan segment of the Indian car bazaar is already facing tough competition but this time around the multipurpose vehicle segment also got flooded with some amazing offers.

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It looks like the long running rein of Toyota Innova might come to an end in near future.

Toyota Innova has been happily dominating the MPV sector of the Indian car market since a very long time now.

There was no strong competition to the car now, but the beginning of 2012 did bring some strong competitors to it.

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At the Auto Expo 2012 some major companies launched their MPVs that looked very strong and aggressive competition to the Toyota Innova.

And to buck up to this cut-throat fight, Toyota recently launched the revamped version of its cash cow, Toyota Innova.

The new Toyota has revamped exteriors and enhanced interiors.

However, the company has kept the engine specifications same as before. The number one competition to the Toyota Innova MPV is the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga.

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This is for the first time that Maruti has tried its hand in the diesel MPV segment.

Maruti India knew for the fact that demand for diesel vehicles is pretty high in the country and with Fiat multi-jet diesel motor under the bonnet, the fuel efficiency would be increased to a great extent.

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The Maruti Ertiga is said to be one of the lightest MPVs in India and has been developed on the altered Maruti Ritz platform.

The MPV will also be proffered with a 1.4 litre of K-series petrol engine.

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The Maruti Ertiga price is expected to land near the price of Toyota Innova and is expected to hit the roads in March or April this year.

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Next on the list is Chevrolet MPV, which is the best-selling MPV in China so far. Now General Motors India will sell this MPV in India up against the very masculine and dominant Toyota Innova.

The new Chevrolet MPV was displayed at the Auto Expo this year and is likely to be officially launched by the mid of 2012.

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This 7-seater MPV would be placed in the Innova-Grande-Xylo region.

On the inside, the new Chevrolet MPV comes with 1.3 litre of Fiat Multi-jet diesel engine.

So far the company is not planning to introduce the petrol variant as the market conditions are drifted more towards diesel vehicles.

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Another major competitor, who wishes to take Toyota Innova's place, is the upcoming MPV, Nissan Evalia, also known as Nissan NV200 globally.

Nissan will come out of its underdog image with this people's mover after getting lukewarm response from Micra and Sunny.

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Under the hood, Nissan Evalia is powered by 1.5 litre of K9K engine that is highly applauded for receptive and frugal performance.

The motor churns out 85 BHP or 105 BHP of peak power along with delivering about 240 Nm of torque.

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The launched date is not fixed, but hopefully Nissan Evalia will come up in the Indian auto market to grab a bit of Innova's share.

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Mahindra Xylo Mini MPV is another exciting MPV, which measures less than 4 meters in length.

Xylo younger cousin is quite simple and has 1.5 litre of mEagle engine along with an option of 2.2 litre of mEagle CRDe engine.

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The launch is expected to take place around April 2012 and would cost up to Rs 500,000 which sounds like a great deal altogether.

High ground clearance accompanied with seating capacity for sever are the major highlights of Mahindra Xylo Mini MPV.

Not just that, to intensify the heat in MPV segment even a face-lifted Xylo is coming soon.

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Besides joining hand with Nissan and manufacturing Nissan Evalia MPV, Ashok Leyland also introduced its own MPV, known as Stile that would lock horns with the very prominent Toyota Innova.

Stile means style in Italian and this MPV truly justifies the name.

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Stile MPV looks much better than Nissan Evalia, hence kudos to the designers!

With 1.5 litre of K9K diesel engine fitted into it makes it even more tempting. However, the CNG version will also be offered.

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If looking at figures, Toyota Kirloskar has about 36 per cent of the market share in the MPV segment with its Toyota Innova standing strong and bold.

With the launch of Toyota Innova Facelift, this share is expected to be maintained as Toyota Innova has got everything that a MPV should have.

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However, there is a tough competition now in the MPV segment of the market, but Toyota Innova has the power to fight out strong and make the company proud of what it is!