Maruti launched the Next-Gen Celerio on the 11th of November which received notable overall updates. Along with the updated design, the hatch is also tagged as the most fuel-efficient car in India. Do the updated design and the best-in-class mileage make it the best pick in the category? Let’s find out. In this article, we will compare the Maruti Celerio 2021 vs Tata Tiago, Hyundai i10 Nios and the Santro.
2021 Maruti Celerio vs Tata Tiago and rivals: Features
Comfort features are something everyone expects in their car. If not everything, they at least expect a few basic features such as a multi-function steering wheel, touchscreen infotainment, automatic climate control, reverse parking camera, power windows and more.
In this category gets the hill-hold assist which is not seen in any other rivals. But lacks a few features such as a cooled glovebox, automatic climate control and reverse parking camera. From the table, we can clearly see that the Grand i10 Nios takes the upper hand in terms of the features it has to offer.
[table id=87 /]2021 Maruti Celerio vs Tata Tiago and rivals: Powertrain
The all-new Celerio is equipped with Suzuki’s new K-10C petrol engine which makes 65bhp and 90Nm of torque. With the smallest engine, the power output seems less compared to its rivals but makes it the most fuel-efficient car. Maruti claims a total of 26.68 kilometres to a litre of fuel.
The Tata Tiago gets the naturally aspirated Revetron engine which also underpins the Altroz hatch. The Hyundai Grand i10 Nios is offered in 4 different engine options. Includes a 1.2-Litre naturally-aspirated Kappa petrol, Bifuel (Petrol and CNG), CRDI Diesel engine and a 1.0-Litre GDI petrol. The Santro on the other hand is offered in two different specs, 1.1-Litre petrol and 1.1-Litre CNG variant.
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2021 Maruti Celerio vs Tata Tiago and rivals: Dimension
Coming to the dimension of all the hatchbacks, The grand i10 Nios seems to have better cabin space. It has the longest, widest and has the highest wheelbase comparatively, meaning it has the better cabin space on paper. The Celerio and Tiago get 170mm of ground clearance but the Celerio has the highest Boot space of 313-Litres.
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[table id=90 /]All the cars are closely matched at prices with i10 Nios being the costliest and the Santro being the cheapest. Both the lowest trim and the highest trim is cheaper than the Celerio and Tiago.
Conclusion
The battle among the four hatchbacks is quite close and seems hard to decide on one car. The Celerio lacks a few key features but in terms of fuel efficiency, cabin and boot space and pricing Maruti has it spot on. The Celerio seems to be the better pick among others. What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below.
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