Maruti Ritz Vs Hyundai Grand i10 (Petrol)

[Autoenthusiast]

Ritz for Practicality, utility and functionality. It is mechanically better equipped. Ritz has got a decent level of useful features too. Actually it is an unsung hero and hugely underrated car. As Maruti is keeping it in low profile (because it is not as profitable as Swift for them, I think), people are generally ignorant of its real worth. Ritz are selling from word of mouth and expert opinions, not a beneficiary of herd instincts. I have seen hardly any ad for Ritz all these days while other are being advertised almost on a daily basis.

Grand i10 on the other hand focus on features. It comes with some first-in-segment features like push-start button, rear A/c vent, Inbuilt memory (1GB) etc.. Turn indicator on ORVM, chilled glove box, bluetooth are other features you will not find in Ritz. And Hyundai continues its legacy in fit and finish, plastic quality etc in the case of Grand i10 too. This car follows a design language that people here are used to. It has got nice modest look, adapted fairly to local taste requirement with a slightly better rear leg room and boot space. Newest in the segment.

It depends on your priorities...

 

[dhruv5588]

Thanks for replies..
Grand i10 era - on road 4.92 lac
Ritz lxi - on road 4.93 lac (5.05 lac - 12k discount + reverse parking sensor free)
Fiat Grand punto 1.2 active- on road 5.23 lac (5.73 - 50k discount)...!!! (I love Fiat...)
Fiat GP is coming with music player also... so Price difference would be very low after fitting music system in Ritz/Grand i10.

 

[dhruv5588]

I really dont care about features as I am going for base variant in any case.
1 feature I can not ignore is front power window which is not available in Ritz Lxi.

Apart from features... I will buy Grand i10 only if I am 100% sure that hyundai dont mess with after sales service...

 

[parth1231]

I... I will buy Grand i10 only if I am 100% sure that hyundai dont mess with after sales service...

Boy, its too late to ask that question, by now they have become 2nd Largest car maker in India look at the sales. Its impossible to be in that position with a messy after sales service. It's only after maruti which is widely available for obvious reasons.

 

[dhruv5588]

Ok... Can I expect mileage of 14+ in city and 17+ in highway with sane driving? (like Ritz)?

 

[Petroholic]

Ritz lxi - on road 4.93 lac (5.05 lac - 12k discount + reverse parking sensor free)

Thats quite less discount.You can easily get upto 45k off (20k consumer+20k exchange + random 5k).40k-45k in ritz has been throughout the year.Look at another dealer.

Fiat Grand punto 1.2 active- on road 5.23 lac (5.73 - 50k discount)...!!! (I love Fiat...)
Fiat GP is coming with music player also... so Price difference would be very low after fitting music system in Ritz/Grand i10.

Fiat punto and that too petrol !! I will not recommend it in any case ( even if it is cheaper than ritz/i10 ) .And are u ready to live with after-sales and FE of a punto ??

I really dont care about features as I am going for base variant in any case.
1 feature I can not ignore is front power window which is not available in Ritz Lxi.

No probs at all.Check my ownership thread of ritz lxi.I have installed MGA PW in front for 6500/-.It is as if it came from factory.Check out my thread for details and pics.

Ok Now to help you out a little bit-

Drove a grande i10 diesel asta (o) two hours back for around 20kms.Here is what I feel in comparison to ritz.
1 The clutch is very light ( yes in a diesel ).Makes the clutch in my honda city feel hard !!. Definitely lighter than ritz and that is a +ve
2 steering - extremely light and lifeless.In the city its a boon.If you like driving ritz has a better tighter steering with better feedback
3 Gears - definitely better than ritz.Smoother action and not clunky like in ritz.
4 seats - ritz has excellent seats on offer.Brio/i10 grande seats are definitely inferior.( front seats )
5 QUALITY- yes in bold .plastics/dashboard/steering much much better than maruti.
6 other positives of ritz - tallboy seating and visibility is addictive,ergonomics spot on with that dash mounted gearbox and good seats, much more involving to drive for a enthusiast.
7 other positives of i10 grande - in the city its a better car than the ritz due to lighter controls and quality materials used

Apart from features... I will buy Grand i10 only if I am 100% sure that hyundai dont mess with after sales service...

You can trust hyundai.its not a fiat/tata.

Ok... Can I expect mileage of 14+ in city and 17+ in highway with sane driving? (like Ritz)?

In ritz you can easily. in i10 grande-dont know.

 

[dhruv5588]

Very useful reply petroholic... Thank you.
Yes, I have test driven both ritz and grand back to back.
Gear is smoother in grand, steering is very very light...!!
But, somewhere I feel pickup and engine responsiveness in Ritz is better.
Come to mileage... By reading many user reviews we can say that Grand delivers 12+ in city and Ritz 14+ in city. Thats a big difference according to me. Further speaking to get 12+ in grand we have to handle it like a delicate baby, i.e. In very specific manner. And in Ritz you should not bother much about driving style ( obviously sane driving is required but not like hyundai 1-2 small miatake in gear shifting, clutch pressing.. And mileage dropped to 10-11...). PLEASE CORRECT IF I AM WRONG.
Please note my car will not only driven by me. My father, sister and wife... All will drive the car (truly family car ). So it will not being used single handedly.

 

[Petroholic]

Very useful reply petroholic... Thank you.
Yes, I have test driven both ritz and grand back to back.
Gear is smoother in grand, steering is very very light...!!
But, somewhere I feel pickup and engine responsiveness in Ritz is better.
Come to mileage... By reading many user reviews we can say that Grand delivers 12+ in city and Ritz 14+ in city. Thats a big difference according to me. Further speaking to get 12+ in grand we have to handle it like a delicate baby, i.e. In very specific manner. And in Ritz you should not bother much about driving style ( obviously sane driving is required but not like hyundai 1-2 small miatake in gear shifting, clutch pressing.. And mileage dropped to 10-11...). PLEASE CORRECT IF I AM WRONG.
Please note my car will not only driven by me. My father, sister and wife... All will drive the car (truly family car �� ). So it will not being used single handedly.

I really cannot comment on the mileage part.The car is very new and there aren't many ownership reviews of the car to know about the mileage.
But I can definitely comment on previous i10 which had the same petrol engine.The mileage was pathetic.I have friends claiming as low as 8kmpl from such a small car and that is a big negative.The friend whom's grande i10 I drove yesterday had a i10 1.2 kappa before purchasing this car.The car gave him less than 10kmpl inits entire life of 3 years.He exchanged the car after completing 27k with grande i10 diesel.Poor FE was a major reason for the change.

On the other hand I am getting 15kmpl in city without AC in my ritz.The lowest I recorded till now is 13.5kmpl and highest 16.5.All in city driving of 7500kms.

So if FE is a concern go for the VVT swift/ritz definitely.

One more thing,if FE is a concern than I am sure cost of maintenance and cost of spares/accessories will also be important to you.In this factor maruti wins hands down.It is very cheap/easy to customize a maruti compared to any other car.The accessories are available outside at lower rates and are a great fit because they are made specifically for maruti.Warranty is also never a issue.

To give you a picture.I have customized my ritz to my taste at very reasonable prices.
Ritz LXi which as you know comes with just AC and power steering.
1-I have fitted front PW for 6500/- which looks just as OEM as you can see in my thread.
2-Have fitted autocop CL for 3100/-.This CL model comes only for maruti and is plug and play without any wire cutting.
3-I was able to get 4 wheelcovers for 600/- and side beading for 450/- only.
4-When I installed roots horns It was again plug and play in maruti whereas the same installation in my Honda city required wire splicing due to different socket sizing.
5-I am also soon sourcing OEM ritz stereo with 4 speakers for around rs 4000.Hope it works
6-If time permits will also add a tacho for rs 1500/-

All this makes the car exactly to my taste at cheap rates and without voiding warranty.This is not possible in hyundai or any other brand.

Just wanted to share an advantage of maruti which ppl arent aware of.

 

[parth1231]

The initiattor of this thread dsnaveen seems to be missing.
Who are we discussing it for?

 

[Sidd7hartha]

What I think Ritz Lxi/Vxi both lack is adjustable driver seat height. This feature is available in Zxi model only. As a novice driver I feel if I could adjust seat height it would offer greater & better view of road and understanding of left side of vehicle.

 

[TurboZone]

Very useful reply petroholic... Thank you.
Yes, I have test driven both ritz and grand back to back.
Gear is smoother in grand, steering is very very light...!!
But, somewhere I feel pickup and engine responsiveness in Ritz is better.
Come to mileage... By reading many user reviews we can say that Grand delivers 12+ in city and Ritz 14+ in city. Thats a big difference according to me. Further speaking to get 12+ in grand we have to handle it like a delicate baby, i.e. In very specific manner. And in Ritz you should not bother much about driving style ( obviously sane driving is required but not like hyundai 1-2 small miatake in gear shifting, clutch pressing.. And mileage dropped to 10-11...). PLEASE CORRECT IF I AM WRONG.
Please note my car will not only driven by me. My father, sister and wife... All will drive the car (truly family car ). So it will not being used single handedly.

Hi Dhruv,

If you really bother for Mileage.
Hyndai cars are not for you, I think Grand i10 is no exception.
Before buying Grand i10 Deisel i enquired lot of Hyndai owners including petrol/Deisel cars.

Every body's concern is mileage, Probable Hyndai engineers never focus on this.
One of My cousin who owns petrol manza laughted at his neighbour who report 14KMPL for Diesel i20 where as he used to get 12KMPL on petrol that too big car.

Still I bought I10 grande for it fantastic charcterstics.

 

[parth1231]

Hi Dhruv,

If you really bother for Mileage.
Hyndai cars are not for you, I think Grand i10 is no exception.
Before buying Grand i10 Deisel i enquired lot of Hyndai owners including petrol/Deisel cars.

Every body's concern is mileage, Probable Hyndai engineers never focus on this.
One of My cousin who owns petrol manza laughted at his neighbour who report 14KMPL for Diesel i20 where as he used to get 12KMPL on petrol that too big car.

Still I bought I10 grande for it fantastic charcterstics.

I would second that as far as GRAND is considered. So far nobody on this forum has reported bad FE of GRAND. everyone seems to be getting 12+ in City and @17on highways for petrol.

Anyways if mileage is such a big criterion for the decision, one should go with proven cars in the market.

 

[dhruv5588]

Thanks guys for very useful replies, especially Petroholic for detailed reply.
Parth, what mileage your grand delivering?

 

[threeace777]

I really cannot comment on the mileage part.The car is very new and there aren't many ownership reviews of the car to know about the mileage.
But I can definitely comment on previous i10 which had the same petrol engine.The mileage was pathetic.I have friends claiming as low as 8kmpl from such a small car and that is a big negative.The friend whom's grande i10 I drove yesterday had a i10 1.2 kappa before purchasing this car.The car gave him less than 10kmpl inits entire life of 3 years.He exchanged the car after completing 27k with grande i10 diesel.Poor FE was a major reason for the change.

On the other hand I am getting 15kmpl in city without AC in my ritz.The lowest I recorded till now is 13.5kmpl and highest 16.5.All in city driving of 7500kms.

So if FE is a concern go for the VVT swift/ritz definitely.

One more thing,if FE is a concern than I am sure cost of maintenance and cost of spares/accessories will also be important to you.In this factor maruti wins hands down.It is very cheap/easy to customize a maruti compared to any other car.The accessories are available outside at lower rates and are a great fit because they are made specifically for maruti.Warranty is also never a issue.

To give you a picture.I have customized my ritz to my taste at very reasonable prices.
Ritz LXi which as you know comes with just AC and power steering.
1-I have fitted front PW for 6500/- which looks just as OEM as you can see in my thread.
2-Have fitted autocop CL for 3100/-.This CL model comes only for maruti and is plug and play without any wire cutting.
3-I was able to get 4 wheelcovers for 600/- and side beading for 450/- only.
4-When I installed roots horns It was again plug and play in maruti whereas the same installation in my Honda city required wire splicing due to different socket sizing.
5-I am also soon sourcing OEM ritz stereo with 4 speakers for around rs 4000.Hope it works
6-If time permits will also add a tacho for rs 1500/-

All this makes the car exactly to my taste at cheap rates and without voiding warranty.This is not possible in hyundai or any other brand.

Just wanted to share an advantage of maruti which ppl arent aware of.

hey Petro,

where are you getting accessories fitted from my friend ?

dealer is asking me 6500/- for front two power windows

then 5900/- for the central locking

and 13000/- for double din sterero (jvc,pioneer,sony) with four speakers

then 1600/- for wheel covers and 900/- for side beading 900/-

 

[parth1231]

Thanks guys for very useful replies, especially Petroholic for detailed reply.
Parth, what mileage your grand delivering?

I just had tankful this monday,will be observing it for next two weeks for city mileage.
On highways I could get @16 with 100%AC on.