Closing Recommendation
Both machines sit in the most-hired size class in India, so choose by your ground and by how your driver works. Take the Hyundai R220LS SMART Plus when you cut hard soil, work on canal banks, bunds and hill slopes, because it pulls harder in the bucket and stays steady on sloping ground. Take the Volvo EC220 when your work is long-hour bulk earth and loading and your driver is willing to use the work modes properly, because the extra engine power and fuel control cut your diesel bill over a year. Get the dealer to train your driver at handover, since on this size of machine the driver decides your fuel cost more than the machine does. So match the machine to your work: R220LS SMART Plus for hard digging and slopes, EC220 for long bulk work and diesel control.