Renault Kwid 1.0 vs Maruti Suzuki Celerio – Spec Comparison

Renault Kwid 1000 vs maruti celerio petrol

Renault Kwid 1.0 vs Maruti Suzuki Celerio specs comparison gives a clear indication of how close these fierce rivals stack up in the competition

Renault Kwid is an icebreaker in the hatchback segment in Indian automobile market. The French automaker launched the Kwid last year, and instantly, the car became popular. The reasons behind the car’s popularity were the design, the features, the efficiency and powertrain. No wonder, the Kwid has proved to be a very successful car in the country. It also showed path of a completely new kind of design for other automakers.

The Kwid comes with an unconventional and urban design. The hatchback looks like a micro SUV with its bold and aggressive design. Certainly, the Kwid successfully cashed in the Indian customer’s love for SUVs and affordability of a hatchback. This has paved the way for other automaker like Mahindra & Mahindra to bring unique looking car like KUV100. Initially, Kwid was launched with a 0.8 litre SCe petrol engine and now the car has received a more powerful 1.0 litre engine.

Renault kwid 1.0lMaruti Suzuki, the largest auto manufacturer in Indian market, has presented several unique and practical cars to the country. One of them is the Celerio, which has been proved as a vehemently successful car. Specially, the AMT gearbox played huge role in making the car popular. The car comes available in both petrol and diesel variants. The petrol variant is powered by a 1.0-litre engine.

Maruti Suzuki Celerio has been one of the most favorite entry level hatchbacks for many Indian customers for quite long time. While till date the 0.8-litre Kwid was sitting below the Celerio, now the new Kwid will surely gives the Celerio a run for money. It’s very much clear that the Kwid badge will help the new 1.0 variant as well. So, as the two cars take on each other, we take a look at the comparative facts of these cars. Here we present you a spec sheet based comparison between these two cars. Take a look.

Renault Kwid 1.0 vs Maruti Suzuki Celerio Exterior:

Renault Kwid images-17Renault Kwid 1.0 comes with the same design like the outgoing model. The front fascia gets a rugged and aggressive front grille with the diamond pattern logo at the centre. The headlamp clusters come sharp looking. The front bumper looks beefy and muscular. The lower fascia features a large air intake, accented fog lamp. The side profile comes with alloy wheels, boxy shape, side body cladding.

Renault Kwid images-3The glass area comes with blackened appearance. The rear profile also comes with the muscular vibe. It sports a thick black rear bumper, wrap around taillights. The car was showcased at the 2016 New Delhi Auto Expo. Honestly, it looks exactly like the 0.8 litre variant.

celerioIn terms of design the Maruti Suzuki Celerio comes quite conventional. It sports larger and roundish headlamp clusters. The front grille gets wide chrome slats joining the two headlamp clusters. The front bumper looks plain and nothing to boast about. It features large air intake and nicely placed round fog lamps. While the Kwid’s hood comes flattened and higher seating, the Celerio gets a sloping hood.

Maruti Celerio Diesel Test Drive ReviewThe side profile of the Maruti Suzuki hatchback comes featuring alloy wheels, sharp character lines. Compared to the Kwid, it doesn’t look muscular. The car sports vertically placed taillights, which are typically seen in several other Maruti Suzuki models as well. A thick crease runs between the taillights. Also the rear bumper looks muscular.

Dimensionally, the Renault Kwid 1.0 measures same with the 0.8 litre variant. It comes with a length of 3,679 mm, 1,579 mm of width, 1,478 mm of height and 2,422 mm of wheelbase. The impressive ground clearance of 180 mm ensures the car takes on potholes pretty easily. It gets a boot space of 300 litres and it the fuel tank capacity stands with 28 litres.

Renault Kwid 1000 vs maruti celerio petrol-4Maruti Suzuki Celerio on the other hand measures 3,600 mm in length, 1,600 mm in width, 1,560 mm in height and 2,425 mm of wheelbase. The 165 mm of ground clearance means it comes lower seating compared to its French rival. The car features 235 litre of boot space and 35 litres of fuel tank capacity.

Renault Kwid 1.0 vs Maruti Suzuki Celerio Interior

Renault Kwid’s interior is certainly one of the best among the entry level hatchbacks available in Indian market. The car sports an upmarket feel inside the cabin. The three spoke steering wheel is complemented by an uniquely designed fully digital instrument cluster. But the most interesting feature is the touchscreen infotainment system positioned at the glossy black finished centre console.

2015 Renault Kwid Spied InteriorsThe touchscreen infotainment system at the centre console makes the Kwid first car with such feature in the entry level hatch segment. Despite being a compact car the car offers quite spacious cabin to the occupants. The 300 litres of boot space means plenty of space for the cargo at back of the cabin. Compared to the 0.8 litre variant the Kwid 1.0 comes with mild tweaked interior colours.

Maruti Suzuki Celerio comes with a simple and minimalist interior. Compared to the Kwid’s cabin it looks quite dated and Spartan. The instrument cluster gets a round dials and gauges. The center console features a stereo console flanked by the buttons and knobs. The dashboard gets a dual tone look. The entire cabin features the dual tone cabin.

Maruti Celerio Diesel interiorMaruti Suzuki entry level cars are known for their simplicity yet comfortable seating arrangements. The Celerio too maintains the same trend. In terms of space the car comes with sufficient space. The rear occupants might feel a bit uncomfortable, but you should make some compromise if you are looking for a budget car. The 235 litres of boot space means it comes with capability to carry less luggage compared to the Kwid.

Renault Kwid 1.0 vs Maruti Suzuki Celerio Engine and Performance

Renault Kwid images-5The Renault Kwid is powered by a 1.0 litre all aluminum petrol engine, mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. It churns out 68 bhp of peak power and 91 Nm of peak torque. The engine is well capable to produce generous amount of torque at even low and mid range. The Renault Kwid 1.0 is claimed to deliver a fuel economy of 23.01 kmpl. An AMT is expected to join the lineup towards the end of this year.

Renault Kwid 1000 vs maruti celerio petrol-5Maruti Suzuki Celerio on the other hand gets power from a 1.0 litre four cylinder DOHC K10B petrol engine. The engine churns out 67 bhp of peak power at 6,000 rpm and 90 Nm of peak torque 3,500 rpm. Transmission options include a five-speed manual gearbox and a four-speed AMT. Maruti Suzuki dubbed this AMT technology as Auto Gear Shift or AGS which is efficient, convenient and cheaper as well.

Maruti Celerio Diesel mileageInterestingly, the AMT offers the same fuel economy like the manual gearbox at 23.01 kmpl. The 793 cc diesel engine making 46 bhp and 125 Nm is rated with 27.62 kmpl while CNG petrol manual tops it all with 31.79 kmpl mileage.

Renault Kwid 1.0 vs Maruti Suzuki Celerio Price

The Renault Kwid 1.0 gets a price tag starting from Rs. 3.82 lakhs to Rs. 3.95 lakhs (ex showroom, Delhi). Maruti Suzuki Celerio on the other hand is priced between Rs. 4.04 lakhs to Rs. 5.24 lakhs (ex showroom, Delhi).

Renault Kwid 1.0 vs Maruti Suzuki Celerio Verdict

Renault Kwid 1000 vs maruti celerio petrol-2The competition between the Renault Kwid and the Maruti Suzuki Celerio is really very tough. If we talk about the design, the Kwid really comes with a contemporary and urban look. New age customers get easily attracted toward this rugged and SUV like hatchback. On the other hand the Celerio is not that stylish like the Kwid, but definitely comes with practicality.

If it’s about the interior features, then the Kwid comes with appealing features like touchscreen infotainment system at the centre console, sporty themed cabin, and a fully digital instrument cluster. The Celerio comes practical but very much dated looking. The new age customers want as much as possible from their cars.

Renault Kwid 1000 vs maruti celerio petrol-3On the powertrain and performance front the Renault Kwid and the Maruti Suzuki Celerio stand with almost similar power and torque outputs. The Kwid produces 1 bhp extra power and 1 Nm of extra torque compared to the Celerio. In a country like India, where traffic situations are worsening day by day, AMT gearbox gives the driver much needed relief by relieving him or her from constantly pressing clutch pedal and changing gears. Also it delivers the manual transmission like fuel economy.

Both the Renault Kwid and the Maruti Suzuki Celerio come offering the same 23.01 kmpl of fuel economy. On the pricing front also both the Kwid and Celerio comes on par. As sub 5 lakh cars these two cars come as very impressive ones. So far, the competition is really very tough between these two vehicles.