Top five alternatives to the Maruti Suzuki Swift — Pick yours!

The Maruti Suzuki Swift is among the country's best selling hatchbacks in the Indian market. Spanned over four generations, Maruti Suzuki has managed to sell over 30 lakh units of the Swift in the Indian market. Backed by the immense customer love and affirmation, it’s hard to fault the Swift as a product, which in itself is quite sorted. However, no product is perfect and the Swift is no exception. Hence, in this article, we share the top five alternatives to the Maruti Suzuki Swift with respective reasons to pick them over the crowd favourite.

Maruti Suzuki Baleno

If you are eyeing on a Maruti Swift, few of the key reasons have to be ease of use and great fuel efficiency. Well, you can have a bigger and arguably better product without missing out on those key reasons in the form of the Baleno. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno—pricier by around Rs 50,000—offers larger proportions, bigger bootspace and more importantly, a 1.2-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that’s not offered in the Swift. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno also offers more features such as a head-up display and surround view camera—both of which are not present on the Swift. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno price ranges between Rs 6.70 lakh and Rs 9.92 lakh ex-showroom, New Delhi.

Bones addtion is the Toyota Glanza, which is essentially the rebadged Maruti Suzuki Baleno with a Toyota badge and better warranty. In addition, the Toyota Glanza offers tweaked LED headlights and tail lights, different set of alloy wheels and a lighter interior upholstery and dashboard.

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Tata Tiago

The Tata Tiago is among the popular Indian hatchbacks that’s known for its proven safety—something the Swift has been questioned about of late. The Tata Tiago comes with 4 star safety rating from Global NCAP and offers solid built quality—both from structural and perceived standpoint. The Tiago also manages to offer more features than the Swift like rain-sensing wipers, a larger touchscreen infotainment system and a dual-tank CNG configuration. However, it is worth mentioning that the Tiago does not offer six airbags in any of its variants, which the Swift offers as standard. The Tata Tiago price ranges between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 8.75 lakh ex-showroom, New Delhi.

Hyundai Grand i10 Nios

The Hyundai Grand i10 is the key rival to the Swift, which is set to be replaced with an all-new generation in the coming years. Though a generation prior to that of the Swift in terms of lifecycle, the Grand i10 Nios manages to stay abreast with the Swift in terms of tech and features. The Grand i10 Nios comes with a 1.2-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that the Swift and Tiago lack. The Grand i10 Nios also offers a long list of features, which are on par with that of the Swift. The Grand i10 Nios also offers the dual-tank CNG configuration and six airbags and comes backed with Hyundai’s proven after-sales experience. The Hyundai Grand i10 Nios price ranges between Rs 5.98 lakh and Rs 8.62 lakh ex-showroom, New Delhi.

Maruti Suzuki Ignis

The Maruti Suzuki Ignis is at the receiving end of step-son treatment. Since its first launch in 2017, the Ignis received a small mid-lifecycle facelift and nothing else. It presents a unique personality, bringing the usability of a small crossover in the size, form factor and price of a hatchback. Despite packing a four-cylinder engine and higher ground clearance, the Ignis is considerably cheaper than the Swift—by Rs 1.37 lakh cheaper than the top-spec Swift petrol manual. Sure, it does miss out on new features such as a larger touchscreen infotainment system, telematics and more importantly, six airbags, but gets the basics on point and should surely be on your radar in this segment. The Maruti Suzuki Ignis price ranges between Rs 5.85 lakh and Rs 8.26 lakh ex-showroom, New Delhi.

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Hyundai i20

The Hyundai i20 is a popular name plate in the Indian market thanks to its premium positioning. The premium image comes at a price, around a lakh more than the top-spec Swift petrol manual. For the price, the i20 offers larger proportions, a more-refined four-cylinder petrol engine and a proper CVT automatic, should you wish to go for one. Needless to say, the i20 offers a more premium cabin experience with more legroom for rear occupants. The Hyundai i20 price ranges between Rs 7.04 lakh and Rs 11.25 lakh ex-showroom, New Delhi.

The Hyundai i20 could be a considerable jump in budget for someone looking to buy a Swift. In that case, one could also consider looking at certified pre-owned Hyundai i20 hatchbacks and save a lot of money without compromising on the ownership experience.

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