Tata Tigor iCNG AMT Vs Maruti Suzuki Dzire S-CNG Vs Hyundai Aura CNG

If you were planning to drive home a CNG powered compact-sedan, which one would you pick?

BHPian Ripcord09 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Tata Tigor iCNG AMT

What you'll like:

• A well-calibrated CNG system that’s comfortable to drive

• A CNG car with factory-backing, factory warranty & OEM standards of safety / quality

• Mature on-road behaviour, including at highway speeds

• CNG benefits like cheap running costs and lower CO2 emissions coupled with the convenience of an AMT

• Usable boot space even with the CNG tanks

• Great styling. A chic-looking compact sedan. Solid build too

• Good-quality, nicely designed cabin

• City-friendly nature: light controls, agreeable ergonomics & good driveability (in CNG too)

• Available in the top variant, unlike other CNG models

• Enjoyable Harman 8-speaker ICE. One of the better systems in this segment

• Impressive kit (parking sensors, cooled glovebox, touchscreen ICE, auto headlamps & wipers...)

• 4-star GNCAP safety rating is praiseworthy

What you won’t:

• Reduced power output is evident on the highway. CNG mode has lesser top-end performance

• Many Indian cities & towns don’t have CNG pumps. The queue for CNG cars can be long in metro cities

• Higher maintenance costs & upkeep (overall) in comparison with the regular petrol variant

• When driven hard, the AMT can't match the smoothness & shift-times of a conventional automatic. Gets confused on climbs as well

• AMT is not available in the XM variant

• Dead pedal is not suitable for people with large feet

• Focus on CNG driveability means that the FE numbers will take a bit of a hit

• Firmer suspension & higher tyre psi rating means you feel more of the bad roads / potholes

• A rare Tata car that cannot seat 5 (best for 4 adults)

• All passengers need to get out of the vehicle while refilling CNG

• Some missing features (full-size spare wheel, alloy wheels...)

• Tata's after-sales service quality is a hit or miss. Remains a gamble

Click here to check out our detailed review of the Tata Tigor iCNG AMT.

Click here to read about the launch discussion of the Maruti Suzuki Dzire S-CNG.

Click here to read about the launch discussion of the Hyundai Aura CNG.

Here's what BHPian Prashant_BHP had to say on the matter:

Voted for Maruti DZire based on feedback from a friend who runs corporate fleet business. Given the scale, he does his due diligence at regular intervals and has shared that from overall performance, maintenance and resale value, he finds Maruti DZire best CNG option. Gets him better rates from corporates as well. Disclaimer - I have no direct experience of driving CNG vehicle - though I do get to sit in lot of CNG Ertiga and DZire as part of corporate travel. No complaints/concerns as a passenger.

Here's what BHPian satish.gawai had to say on the matter:

Voted for Tigor. 

Looks more handsome and up-to-date than the rest of the two. Integration of CNG tanks in the boot provides more boot space compared to the others where practically no boot. 

The icing on the cake is a 4-star rating.

Here's what BHPian G V Krishna had to say on the matter:

Personal - Tigor

Fleet/Commercial - Dzire

Reasons are obvious as Maruti is king of Service. No Disputes in this. But on a personal front, would prefer Tigor.

Here's what BHPian Nissan1180 had to say on the matter:

Voted Aura. I have an XCent CNG and the car drives better than a new Tigor/Tiago/Altroz. The interiors don’t rattle even after 100,000 km+. 

If not the Aura, the Dzire is a good contender. 

To see the quality levels in a Tata, just try test driving the vehicles or sitting in the new cabs. Interiors rattle, drivetrain whines, and plastics are just a step above the Nano. Very far from Hyundai or even Maruti levels of quality.

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