Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara VS its Rivals: Detailed Comparison Inside!!

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is anticipated to go on sale during this holiday season and will compete in our market's fiercely competitive compact SUV segment

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The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is anticipated to go on sale during this holiday season and will compete in our market's fiercely competitive compact SUV segment.

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara was unveiled in India yesterday. As we already know, it is a sibling of the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder and will be built at the Bidadi plant in Karnataka as the Hyryder. Both SUVs are anticipated to go on the road during the holiday season and will compete in our market's fiercely competitive compact SUV segment. And once the new Japanese SUVs are available for purchase, we'll unquestionably offer you a comprehensive comparison evaluation of these small SUVs. In order to give you a sense of how different these models seem in terms of figures and in contrast to the competitors, we currently compare the specifications of these compact SUVs to those of their rivals.
Since the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is a petrol-only model, we have only compared the petrol versions of all of these SUVs.

Dimensions

Models	Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara	Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder	Hyundai Creta	Kia Seltos	Volkswagen Taiguin	Skoda Kushaq	MG Astor
Length	4345 mm	4365 mm	4300 mm	4315 mm	4221 mm	4225 mm	4323 mm
Width	1795 mm	1795 mm	1790 mm	1800 mm	1760 mm	1760 mm	1809 mm
Height	1645 mm	1635 mm	1635 mm	1645 mm	1612 mm	1612 mm	1650 mm
Wheelbase	2600 mm	2600 mm	2610 mm	2610 mm	2651 mm	2651 mm	2585 mm

The longest SUVs are the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, followed by the MG Astor and the Creat and Seltos from Korea. The two shortest compact SUVs in terms of length are the Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq. In this comparison, the Taigun and Skoda both have the longest wheelbases (2600 mm), followed by the Koreans Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos and the Japanese newcomers Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder. In this comparison, the MG Astor's wheelbase is the smallest.

The MG Astor, however, is the car that is the tallest and widest in this group, followed by the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and the Kia Seltos. The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder and Hyundai Creta are placed third and fourth, respectively. In this comparison, the Skoda and the Volkswagen are once more the shortest and narrowest vehicles.

1.5 Intelligent Electric Hybrid (Strong Hybrid)

Models	Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara	Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder	Hyundai Creta	Kia Seltos	Volkswagen Taiguin	Skoda Kushaq	MG Astor
Displacement	1490 cc	1490 cc	1353 cc	1353 cc	1498 cc	1498 cc	1349 cc
Power Output	114 bhp at 5500 rpm	114 bhp at 5500 rpm	138 bhp at 6000 rpm	138 bhp at 6000 rpm	148 bhp at 6000 rpm	148 bhp at 6000 rpm	138 bhp at 6000 rpm
Peak Torque	122 Nm at 4400 - 4800 rpm	114 Nm at 4400 - 4800 rpm	242 Nm at 3200 rpm	242 Nm at 3200 rpm	250 Nm at 3500 rpm	250 nm at 3500 rpm	220 Nm at 3600 rpm
Transmission	e-CVT	e-CVT	7 DCT	6 MT / 7 DCT	6 MT / 7 DSG	6 MT / 7 DSG	6 AT

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser's 1.5-liter intelligent electric hybrid motor (Strong hybrid) is the least powerful of all the engines in this comparison in terms of performance. The most potent turbo-petrol engines are found in the Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq, followed by Korean models Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos. While the Kia and Hyundai, as well as the Skoda and VW siblings, offer their turbo petrol engines with dual-clutch automatic transmission, the MG Astor Turbo Petrol also produces more power than the Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser, but is only available with a torque converter automatic transmission. However, the 1.5-liter strong hybrid powertrain in the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser is claimed to have the best fuel economy in its class, achieving a claimed 27.97 km/l. Maruti Suzuki also states that the Grand Vitara will be the most fuel-efficient SUV available for sale in India.

1.5 K-Series Mild Hybrid

Models	Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara	Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder	Hyundai Creta	Kia Seltos	Volkswagen Taiguin	Skoda Kushaq	MG Astor
Displacement	1462 cc	1462 cc	1497 cc	1497 cc	999 cc	999 cc	1498 cc
Power Output	101 bhp at 6000 rpm	101 bhp at 6000 rpm	113 bhp at 6300 rpm	113 bhp at 6300 rpm	113 bhp at 5500 rpm	113 bhp at 5500 rpm	108 bhp at 6000 rpm
Peak Torque	136.8 Nm at 4400 rpm	135 Nm at 4400 rpm	144 Nm at 4500 rpm	144 Nm at 4500 rpm	178 Nm at 4500 rpm	178 Nm at 4500 rpm	144 Nm at 4400 rpm
Transmission	6MT / 6 AT	6MT / 6 AT	6 MT / CVT	6 MT /CVT	6 MT / 6 AT	6 MT / 6 AT	5 MT / CVT

The most basic engine of the bunch is the 1.5-liter K-series mild-hybrid found in the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder. The most potent of the bunch is the smaller 1.0-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine found in the Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq, which is followed by the 1.5-liter, four-cylinder normally aspirated gasoline engine found in the Korean-made Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos. Once more, the MG Astor produces more power than the Grand Vitara and Urban Cruiser Hyryder.

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