[Tkm]

I own an Ignis automatic and an S Cross diesel
Happy with the S Cross
Service is cheap and widely available
Would buy an S Cross again
But I think Maruti is going the Nokia and Kodak way
Not in tune with current market trends
Wishing them all the best

[Somz]

In pesent portfolio of Maruti, I will not buy any car. There cars have age old interiors, old technology (no 4 speed TC), niggles besides maruti doesn't believe in safety. They will remain market leader in hatchback below 10 lack budget space. Only Ertiga/XL 6 remains spacious, comfortable and value for money for large middle class families.

[JigarKansagara]

We own a Brezza Diesel 2016 and we really like it. The engine has enough torque for when I need it and it returns a good FE overall.We have had 2-3 minor accidents with the car and It does feel sturdy.

But should I buy a another Maruti in 2021?

That is a big no. First of all, with Maruti's ignorance of not building safe cars for the Indian consumers.

Second- Top models of Maruti Suzuki are offered with only two airbags. When you are paying more than a million rupees for a car and it only comes with dual airbags, that doesn't feel right to me.

But in 2021 with Tata and Mahindra(for quite a few years now) offering very good cars which are safe and fun to drive, I would buy those cars rather than a Maruti Suzuki.

[GautamJ]

Voted ‘No’, reasons :-

• We are used to torquey diesel engines, and MSIL has no car in it’s stable with a diesel engine.
• MSIL has either jugaadi AMT or ancient old Torque Converter or CVT. No combination fulfils our needs.
• Having a Skoda Rapid and Ford EcoSport in the garage, hence cannot trust MSIL for the build quality.

[ags82]

Those who have been crying about the outdated 4-speed TC have to take a TD and experience it, it is butter smooth and the number 4 does not makes any sense or difference, you have power available any time when you press the throttle and power delivery is smooth, that is what finally matters and not which gear it is in or how many gears it has. If you can do 100kmph at less than 2500rpm, what difference does number of gears make. [/quote]

I agree here. How does it matter how many gears a car has if the power is available when you press throttle. I have a question though considering a situation. Take 3 cars with same 1.5 NA engines - Scross with 4 speed TC, Creta with 6 speed IVT and Honda City with 6 speed CVT and paddle shifters. I want to know how these cars might perform in a similar situation, say climbing up a steep hill. Does the transmission play a vital role in the way car performs? My assumption is all 3 cars here would perform the same way no what how different the transmission is. The pulling power comes from the engine. Does it matter how we reach 1st or 2nd gear by using different types of transmissions?

[Aroy]

Originally Posted by ags82

Those who have been crying about the outdated 4-speed TC have to take a TD and experience it, it is butter smooth and the number 4 does not makes any sense or difference, you have power available any time when you press the throttle and power delivery is smooth, that is what finally matters and not which gear it is in or how many gears it has. If you can do 100kmph at less than 2500rpm, what difference does number of gears make.

I agree here. How does it matter how many gears a car has if the power is available when you press throttle. I have a question though considering a situation. Take 3 cars with same 1.5 NA engines - Scross with 4 speed TC, Creta with 6 speed IVT and Honda City with 6 speed CVT and paddle shifters. I want to know how these cars might perform in a similar situation, say climbing up a steep hill. Does the transmission play a vital role in the way car performs? My assumption is all 3 cars here would perform the same way no what how different the transmission is. The pulling power comes from the engine. Does it matter how we reach 1st or 2nd gear by using different types of transmissions?

Higher number of gears are meant to keep the engine in its most optimum torque range. If the engine has a peaked torque curve, the optimum band may be only 300-500RPM wide around say 2500 RPM, so a larger number of gears helps.

On the other hand if you have a really flat torque over a range of 2000 RPM, then you need fewer gears to remain in the optimum torque band.

There are a lot of petrol engines that are detuned and have a really flat torque band. The original Jeep petrol engine had only 3 gears and one never felt any need for more gears.

In contrast diesel engines have a much narrower torque band, so 6 to 10 gears make sense. By the way this is the reason that many trucks in West have upto 18 gears.

[ags82]

Thank you Aroy. I hope that's the case with Scross 4 speed TC. I took a test drive recently and could not find any fault with the gearbox though there were only 4 gears. There was enough power while tapping the pedal and did not see the engine struggling without that 5th/6th gear.

[abhinav.s]

Voted Yes. Small, maintenance friendly, beater cars are still the forte of Maruti. A diesel cruiser for the highway no doubt but for the short stints in the city, nothing beats the convenience of an Alto 800/K10. I might not invest in their bigger petrol offerings as I prefer the diesels for the long highway drives and the family loves road trips so we prefer diesels.

City run-about which is almost as small as an auto rickshaw and can be parked in the smallest available parking are conveniences which cannot be met by any other manufacturer considering that they are also easy on the pocket when buying as well as maintaining them (at an FNG of course and not the authorised service center). It essentially replaces a 2-wheeler and gives that additional sense of safety at city speeds with my kid in tow. So yes, as long as maruti is offering a city runabout option in the sub 4L range, I would totally buy that offering.

[Carpainter]

Voted no.

Frankly speaking, the only 2 Maruti cars that ever appealed to me were Esteem back then and the Kizashi (did I spell it right). Oh and the first Suzuki Vitara but all of them are discontinued. They don't have a single product now that really appeals to me or that seems better than the competition in its segment. Recently heard that even Baleno got zero star but not sure though. Even build quality and safety aside, most of their cars are drab and boring. They make immense value because of their cheap repair and better mileage figures so for someone who is shopping for a city car to run errands or those first time buyers should be happy with a Maruti but an enthusiast who wants to enjoy driving and wants quality product will probably stay away from them.

[Torque_Cruiser]

Can’t vote as I am not eligible but would have voted No as I currently drive a SCross 1.6 and have nothing to upgrade to.

My ownership experience has been fantastic but the lack of options to which I can upgrade is the reason I can’t continue with Maruti. However if I wanted a small car for doing errands in city, I would definitely consider Ignis

[sunikkat]

Now I was looking to replace our city run car Alto 800 with an AMT under 10 lakhs which will be again driven only within city. This car will not see much kms, will only be used for daily errands and we plan to keep it for 10 years atleast. This will also be used by wife.

Now my other car being a ŠKODA (though very happy), I wanted something which has more dealer network and very easy to maintain. But at the same time, back of my mind, the safety ratings of Tata vs Maruti / Hyundai was playing and really wanted to get a Tata car. Considering the budget and other parameters shortlisted Swift AMT, Tiago AMT and Nios AMT. Baleno CVT was given a miss as my wife feels it’s bulky, the engine in Swift is better and believe there is a facelift around the corner.

Below are the experience:

Tiago - First walked in to the Tata showroom in Hosur Road and it was a totally confused state. Many cars in display, so many of them checking different cars. Waited for few minutes and finally someone approached us. The salesperson was looking low on energy (might be tired) and we then asked for a test drive. Funny is they made us walk for almost half a km in that busy road (with a 4 year old kid) to a ground where the cars are parked. Now test drive itself was underwhelming with very uncomfortable gearbox. Though we liked the build quality and looks, the car itself felt from a segment of Celerio. Felt the space is less too, might be wrong. And after the test drive they made us park the car in the ground and again walk back half a km. I asked them to take the car in front of showroom but they were not fine. Mind that my car was parked right in front of the showroom, so it’s not that we cannot take it there. The overall experience was very dull.

Swift - Next up went to Maruti showroom in HSR layout. Being late evening the showroom was almost empty. But we were welcomed pleasantly by the front office staff and offered us water and coffee. Made us sit and put through a sales person. While we were checking Swift, our son was checking other cars and another sales person was encouraging him and making him sit in the driver seat and adjusting front seats for his driving position etc. We took a test drive and the drive too was much better than Tiago. The engine was peppy and AMT was responding better. We liked the more sporty feel of interiors. The build quality was definitely much lesser than Tiago but as an overall package we really liked the car.

We did not check the i10 yet, and might not, as both of us do not like the looks much. Also I don’t like that interiors much, mainly because of the colour theme.

Now coming back to the question in this thread. Will I buy a Maruti now - I did not want to buy a Maruti due to safety concerns. I really wanted to buy a Tiago. But only thing for me to go for Tiago is the safety rating. There is nothing else going for it - be it drive, the overall showroom experience etc. On the other hand Swift was fun to drive and had stellar experience at the showroom. Also Swift is known to be reliable. Plus we know the after sales with Tata will not be a breeze like Maruti.

So to conclude, where we are now, we will most likely go for Swift. If this was our only car and would have been taken to highways, would not have gone for it. Infact might have increased my budget and gone for Polo. But for our requirements think Swift is best.

Sorry for long post