July 2022 - Maruti Suzuki Brezza Petrol Variants Explained - Which One To Buy?

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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Maruti Suzuki Brezza Petrol?

The pros or advantages of 2022 Maruti Suzuki Brezza petrol are:

• Great fuel efficiency even with the inefficient fluid coupling transmission
• Styling is likeable and will please all while offending none
• Maruti Suzuki’s wide service network means it’s easy to find an authorised service outlet, spares and an experienced mechanic
• Healthy list of features include tilt and telescopic steering, head-up display, 6 airbags, LED projector headlamps, cruise control, 360-degree camera, wireless phone charger, keyless entry with push-button start/stop

The 2022 Maruti Suzuki Arena Brezza petrol has the following shortcomings or problems:

• No turbo petrol, CNG and diesel engine options available
• No front armrest even in the otherwise fairly well-loaded ZXI variant
• Automatic transmission is expensive at Rs. 1.50 lakh over the manual
• Higher variants are expensive for a B2-segment petrol SUV

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What Is The Price Of Maruti Suzuki Arena Brezza Petrol Variants?

The Brezza petrol is available in 4 variants with a manual transmission with prices starting at Rs. 7.99 lakh for the LXI variant and going up to Rs. 12.30 lakh for the ZXI Plus variant. The higher 3 variants also offer the option of an automatic for an additional Rs. 1.50 lakh, which is considerably higher than what other carmakers typically charge for a CVT, DCT or TC automatic. The Brezza automatic variants cost between Rs. 10.97 lakh and Rs. 13.80 lakh.

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New Maruti Suzuki Brezza LXI - Base Model Features & Review

The base LXI variant of the Maruti Suzuki Brezza SUV only comes with the 1.5L mild-hybrid petrol engine and a manual transmission and carries an ex-showroom price tag of Rs. 7.99 lakh. The most notable features of the new Brezza’s LXI base model are:

• Halogen projector headlamps
• Day/night inside mirror
• Internally-adjustable outside mirrors
• Remote central locking
• Dead pedal
• 16-inch steel wheel with covers
• Shark fin antenna
• Flat bottom steering
• Tilt steering
• All power windows
• Rear AC vents
• ISOFIX
• Hill-start assist
• LED tail lamps
• Black outside mirrors
• Body-coloured door handles and bumpers
• Manual AC

Considering the ex-showroom price, the base variant doesn’t get several must-have features like:

• Music system
• Auto AC
• Power mirrors
• Steering-mounted controls
• Rear defogger and washer wiper
• Height-adjustable driver seat

Although the base LXI variant doesn’t get some important features, we’ll suggest buying it and accessorising it from the aftermarket. The next VXI variant is quite expensive for the features it adds and offers poor value for money.

2022 Arena Brezza LXI vs VXI Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The VXI variant is available with a manual as well as an automatic transmission. It costs Rs. 9.47 lakh and Rs. 10.97 lakh (ex-showroom) with the manual and automatic transmissions, respectively. The VXI petrol-manual is Rs. 1.48 lakh pricier than the lower LXI variant while the automatic adds another Rs. 1.50 lakh for the convenience of 2-pedal driving.

The VXI variant gets the following additional notable features over the base LXI variant:

• Rear defogger
• 7-inch touchscreen
• 4 speakers
• Android Auto and Apple Carplay
• Steering-mounted controls
• Power folding mirrors
• Auto AC
• Height-adjustable driver seat
• Chrome inside door handles

Even with the VXI variant, you might miss the following features:

• Front armrest
• Rear armrest
• Rear parcel tray
• Rear washer wiper
• Split rear seatbacks

While the VXI variant gets a few extra features, it still misses out on some more critical features. Moreover, it offers extremely poor value for money for the incremental cost over the LXI variant. So, it’s better to either stretch your budget for a higher variant or buy the base LXI variant and add aftermarket accessories.

New Maruti Suzuki Brezza Petrol VXI vs ZXI Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The 2022 Brezza ZXI costs Rs. 10.87 lakh with the manual transmission and Rs. 12.37 lakh with the automatic. These prices are Rs. 1.40 lakh more than the lower VXI trim. The new Brezza’s ZXI variant gets the following notable additional features over VXI:

• Rear washer wiper
• Sunglass holder
• Cruise control
• LED projector headlamps
• LED DRLs
• Roof rails
• Rear armrest
• Front passenger vanity mirror with light
• Keyless entry with push-button start/stop
• Colour LCD for MID
• Black and brown interior
• Boot lamp
• Rear parcel tray
• 16-inch alloy wheels
• Arkamys sound system
• Rear camera
• Telescopic steering

Considering the asking price of the ZXI variant, you might miss a couple of features like a front armrest and a cooled storage. Other than that, the ZXI variant somewhat justifies the cost over the lower variants with the additional features. It’s our top recommended variant for Brezza buyers for its acceptable value for money and a fairly balanced set of features.

Maruti Suzuki Brezza Petrol ZXI vs ZXI Plus Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The top-spec ZXI Plus manual costs Rs. 12.30 lakh while the automatic costs Rs. 13.80 lakh. It gets the following notable additional features over the ZXI trim:

• Rear USB ports
• Wireless phone charger
• Ambient lights
• 16-inch machined alloy wheels
• Telematics
• Arkamys surround sound
• Larger 9-inch touchscreen
• Auto-dimming inside mirror
• 2x side thorax airbags
• 2x side curtain airbags
• Front armrest
• Cooled glovebox
• Glovebox lamp
• Auto-fold outside mirrors
• Leather wrapped steering wheel
• Head-up display
• 360-degree camera
• LED fog lamps
• Telematics (connected car features)

Besides some safety and functional features, the ZXI Plus variant mostly adds good-to-have features. On the value front though, the ZXI Plus justifies the jump over the ZXI and it’s worth buying if you want some of these features. For most Brezza buyers, though, the ZXI will suffice, which remains our top recommendation.

Which Variant Of The Maruti Suzuki Brezza Petrol Should You Buy?

The 2022 Maruti Brezza’s VXI variant is quite expensive for the features it adds over the LXI variant. So, we’ll suggest buying the LXI variant and adding accessories to it instead of buying the VXI, which offers poor value for money. If you want the VXI’s features, then consider stretching your budget to accommodate the ZXI. While the ZXI variant also doesn’t completely justify the incremental cost over the base LXI variant, it offers much better value than the VXI variant. ZXI is our top recommended variant for Brezza buyers. From there, the ZXI Plus also has a decent value-for-money score, but not enough must-have features to warrant an upgrade. If you find the features of the ZXI Plus variant compelling enough, then you can consider buying it over the ZXI.

Just like the Brezza petrol-manual, the Brezza automatic’s VXI variant is expensive and lacks a few important features too. So, consider stretching your budget for the ZXI trim as it offers much better value for money over the VXI automatic. If you want the fully-loaded ZXI Plus variant, then the ZXI Plus also offers a decent value for money and is worth buying. It’s worth noting that the automatic transmission itself carries a premium of Rs. 1.50 lakh over the manual’s ex-showroom price. So, you’re paying a higher premium than what we expect for the convenience of automatic transmission.

What Are The Engine Specifications Of The Maruti Suzuki Brezza Petrol?

Among B2-segment’s non-turbo petrol SUVs, the Brezza has the biggest displacement of 1.5L and it naturally has best power and torque figures as well. While offering better performance, the Brezza’s 1.5L mild-hybrid engine also promises better efficiency of almost 20kmpl.

*Estimated

The Brezza’s non-turbo petrol engine has trouble competing with turbo petrol engines. The turbo petrol engines offer far better torque output for a wider RPM range to provide easier drivability at low to mid-range RPMs. in terms of power, the smaller 1.0L turbo petrol engines have no trouble matching or beating the Brezza’s 103PS figure. Even in terms of mileage, the Magnite and Kiger turbo petrol-manual narrowly beat the Brezza’s fuel efficiency figure. However, with the automatic, the Brezza is the clear winner in the segment despite a power sapping torque converter automatic transmission. Speaking of automatic, the new 2022 Brezza also gets a new 6-speed torque converter automatic, which replaces the older 4-speed automatic.

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What Are The Dimensions Of The 2022 Maruti Suzuki Brezza?

In terms of dimensions, the 2022 Brezza is the tallest car in its segment and offers the widest tyres with the base variant. Its 200mm ground clearance is good but not class-leading like the Nexon’s 209mm clearance.

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What Are The Colour Options Of The Maruti Suzuki Brezza?

The 2022 Brezza is available in the following 6 monotone colour options:

• Silver
• Red (LXI & VXI only)
• Blue
• White
• Grey
• Khaki (VXI only)

It also has the following 3 dual-tone colour options for the top 2 variants:

• Khaki with white roof
• Red with black roof
• Silver with black roof

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