Maruti Suzuki Swift 2020 Petrol vs Competition - Price, Specs, Features Comparison

Although the Renault Kwid is long enough to be in the B1 segment, we’re not comparing it here because of its price and engine performance, which are comparable with A-segment cars.

Maruti Suzuki Swift prices start from Rs. 5.19 lakh (ex-showroom) and it rivals the Maruti Suzuki Swift, Tata Tiago, Maruti Suzuki Ignis and Datsun GO in the segment. The complete price list of the petrol-powered Swift is as follows.

Maruti Suzuki Swift Petrol vs Rivals | Price Comparison

Maruti Suzuki Swift petrol manual comes with 4 variants: LXI, VXI, ZXI and ZXI+

• Maruti Suzuki Swift starts at Rs. 5.19 lakh. Swift LXI costs Rs. 1.2 lakh more than Datsun GO's entry-level variant, which is the most affordable B1 segment car.
• ZXI+ is Swift's most expensive variant with the petrol manual powertrain. It is priced at Rs. 7.58 lakh and that makes it more affordable than the most expensive petrol manual B1 segment car, Hyundai Nios Turbo, by Rs. 10k.

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Maruti Suzuki Swift petrol automatic comes with 3 variants: VXI, ZXI and ZXI+.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift starts at Rs. 6.66 lakh. Swift VXI costs Rs. 52k more than Ignis’ entry-level automatic variant.
• Swift ZXI+ is priced at Rs. 8.02 lakh and that makes it the most expensive petrol automatic car in the B1 segment.

Maruti Suzuki Swift 1.2 Petrol vs Rivals | Engine Comparison

Maruti Suzuki Swift is available with a 1.2L petrol engine with a 5-speed transmission. The power and torque output of this engine is 83PS and 113Nm, respectively.

• Hyundai Nios 1.0 produces 100PS of power. It is the most powerful engine in the segment, having 17PS more power than Swift 1.2.
• Hyundai Nios 1.0 produces 172Nm of peak torque - 59Nm more than the Swift. It has the best torque figures in the segment.
• Maruti Suzuki Swift has the best fuel-efficiency figure of 21.21kmpl with the manual and automatic transmission
• The Datsun Go is the only car in this segment to offer a smoother and more refined CVT type automatic transmission. All other cars of this size offer AMT type automatic.

Hyundai Nios 1.0 turbo petrol engine offers the best power and torque in this segment, so it is expected to offer better driveability and performance compared to other B1 segment cars. The Nios turbo petrol engine is exceptionally powerful for this segment and therefore leads with substantially better power and torque figures. If you're looking for a car with low running cost, then Maruti Suzuki Swift will be better since it is the most fuel-efficient car in this segment.

Maruti Suzuki Swift vs Rivals | Dimension Comparison

Maruti Suzuki Swift is 3840mm long, 1735mm wide, 1530mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2450mm. A wider body normally results in better shoulder room and a higher roof makes ingress & egress easier. A longer wheelbase usually results in more cabin space. It has a boot space of 268 litres. A larger boot allows you to carry more luggage. Swift has a 163mm ground clearance, it rides on 185/65 R15 tyres size and has 37 litres fuel tank capacity.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift has an overall length of 3840mm, which makes it the longest car in the segment.
• Maruti Suzuki Swift has a width of 1735mm, it is the widest car in the segment.
• Maruti Suzuki Ignis is the tallest car in the segment. It is 65mm taller than Swift.
• Maruti Suzuki Swift has a wheelbase of 2450mm, it is the longest wheelbase in the segment only matched by the Grand i10 Nios.
• Maruti Suzuki Swift has a boot space of 268-lt, it is the biggest boot space in the segment by a small margin.
• Maruti Suzuki Ignis and Datsun Go have the best in class ground clearance of 180mm.

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Amongst all the B1 segment cars, Maruti Suzuki Ignis and Datsun GO have the highest ground clearance, so it should be the last car to bottom-out on uneven roads. Maruti Suzuki Swift has the biggest boot in the segment, so it can carry maximum luggage. But the Ignis, Nios and Datsun Go aren’t too far behind in this respect. The Ignis is the only car to offer 15-inch wheels in all variants as standard. Its base variants tyres are wider than the tyre sizes of the lower variants of the Swift and Grand i10 Nios.