Comparo: Toyota Innova Crysta 2.8 AT vs Mahindra XUV500 2.2 AT

With growing family needs and increasing congestion on the roads, people are on the lookout for a comfortable and premium seven-seater with an automatic transmission. Until 2015, you would have no choice but to pay a hefty sum of around Rs 30 lakh for something like that. However, it was Mahindra that brought about a change in this profile with the XUV500 automatic. The XUV500 had already set a benchmark in the market, and the availability of an automatic gearbox in the segment made it more appealing.

This year Toyota has managed to…