Maruti Suzuki Ciaz Vs Rivals: petrol and diesel Variant price comparison

Maruti Suzuki has launched the brand new 2018 Ciaz Facelift in India. The updated compact sedan, which is Maruti Suzuki's flagship offer and is only available at Nexa dealers across the country, is getting a big update at the front with a new grille, new front bumpers and a new LED daytime running light with LED projector headlights. The new Ciaz also gets new LED fog lights, a first in its class. The new car also gets LED tail lights. The new Ciaz also gets a new 1.5-liter petrol engine that delivers 103 horsepower peak power and 138 Nm peak torque. The engine is connected to a five-speed manual transmission delivering 21.56 kmpl or a traditional 4-speed automatic torque converter with a fuel efficiency of 20.28 kmpl. The diesel engine of the new Maruti Suzuki Ciaz is the proven 1.3-liter four-cylinder turbocharged DDIS unit that delivers 89 horsepower peak power and 200 Nm peak torque. According to ARAI, the fuel consumption of the new Ciaz diesel is 28.09 kmpl.

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Petrol prices with the manual 5-speed gearbox start at Rs 8.19 lakh and go all the way up to Rs 9.97 lakh while the gasoline machine is priced at Rs 9.80 – 10.97 lakh ex showroom. The diesel engine of the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz on the other hand receives only a manual gearbox and is priced from Rs 9.97 – 10.97 lakh. It is interesting to know that the fully loaded petrol car and the fully loaded diesel manual have exactly the same price. The Ciaz takes on Honda City, Hyundai Verna, Toyota Yaris, Volkswagen Vento and the Skoda Rapid. So let's take a look at how the Ciaz appreciates it compared to its competition.

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(PRICES IN LAKHS: ex showroom)

The manual of the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz petrol is priced at Rs 8.19 lakh for the basic model with a price that goes all the way to Rs 9.97 lakh for the fully charged Alpha model. The fully loaded Ciaz top model of the Alpha-model line also undercuts every single sedan in terms of price with a margin of more than Rs 1 lakh with some cars such as the Toyota Yaris for example costs more than Rs 3 lakh more options that are fully specified. In terms of the most affordable versions, however, the Ciaz is inundated but both the Skoda Rapid and the Hyundai Verna with about Rs 20,000. That said, given that nearly 40 percent of buyers in this segment prefer a fully loaded version, the Ciaz will soon regain its top position.

(PRICES IN LAKHS: ex showroom)

The Maruti Suzuki Ciaz petrol is priced at Rs 9.80 – 10.97 lakh ex showroom and is available in the top three trim levels. Not only does the Ciaz petrol at entry level automatically undermine the Toyota Yaris's will with a margin of around Rs 15,000; it is cheaper than the entry-level Honda City and Hyundai Verna automatically by almost Rs 2 lakh making it a good price-performance ratio. And it is an even bigger gap compared to the fully loaded versions. The Alpha variant in the new Maruti Suzuki Ciaz undermines the Honda City ZX with almost Rs 3 lakh and the Hyundai Verna SX (O) with almost Rs 2 lakh. The top of the line Yaris is even more expensive with a price of more than Rs 3 lakh more than Ciaz.

(PRICES IN LAKHS: ex showroom)

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The Maruti Suzuki Ciaz diesel is only available with a diesel manual option because no diesel has been offered automatically. Prices range from Rs 9.97 – 10.97 lakh, which means it undermines all its rivals, including the Hyundai Verna and the Honda City. In fact, the entry-level manual of Ciaz diesel is cheaper than the Honda City diesel engine with almost Rs 2 lakh! And when comparing the top spec models, the Ciaz undermines the city with almost Rs 3 lakh! The Hyundai Verna, Volkswagen Vento and Skoda Rapid are all similarly priced for the top spec models and are about Rs 2 lakh more expensive than the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz.

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