The Kia Carens Clavis is the best 7-seat MPV within your budget of Rs 20 lakh. The well-packaged interior offers comfortable seating for passengers in all three rows, and the middle seat slide function gives the option to maximise middle row room or balance third row space, as required. A one-touch flip and fold middle row seat also enables relatively easy access to the third row.
The Carens Clavis is also well-finished and comes well-equipped. We’d recommend the 1.5-litre turbo-petrol that offers good performance even with a full load of passengers. If your priority is features and equipment, you could get the manual gearbox version in HTX trim that packs in goodies like a 12.25-inch touchscreen, 360-degree camera, panoramic sunroof and more.
On the other hand, if you are looking for driving convenience, there’s the option of a dual-clutch auto too. Opting for the DCT will require you to go one trim down to the HTK Plus (O), which misses some features and frills.