Tata Altroz vs Maruti Suzuki Baleno - Which One Should You Buy
Tata Altroz vs Maruti Suzuki Baleno Comparison at CarHP India. Compare Tata Altroz and Maruti Suzuki Baleno Prices, Mileage, Features, Specs, Colours and much more.
The Tata Altroz comes in 27 variants. Engine options include Petrol, CNG and Diesel as per the selected variant, paired with manual or automatic transmissions. The selected variant is priced at ₹6 Lakh. The cheapest variant, Smart, costs ₹6 Lakh, while the top-end variant, Accomplished S AMT CNG, is priced at ₹10.90 Lakh. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno comes in 12 variants. Engine options include Petrol and CNG as per the selected variant, paired with manual, automatic, or auto transmissions. The selected variant is priced at ₹5.99 Lakh. The cheapest variant, Sigma, costs ₹5.99 Lakh, while the top-end variant, Alpha (O) AMT, is priced at ₹9.99 Lakh.
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Smart Summary for Car Selection
Why choose
- A five-star Bharat NCAP score, a rung above the Baleno's four-star result
- The only hatchback in its class offered with a diesel engine
- A dual-clutch automatic on the petrol, which is smoother and quicker than the automated manual the Baleno uses
- The 345-litre boot is larger than the Baleno's, and the gas version keeps usable space through twin slim tanks
- A four-cylinder diesel that pulls strongly when loaded, unlike the three-cylinder petrols in this class
- Ride quality is composed at speed and the steering is light at parking speeds
Why not choose
- No driver assistance suite is offered on any version, which the Baleno now has
- Cabin noise insulation is the weakest area of the car, and the diesel is audible at idle and through the rev range
- The diesel comes only with a manual gearbox
Why choose
- A Level 2 driver assistance suite covering adaptive cruise, lane keep assist, emergency braking, blind spot warning and rear cross traffic alert, which the Altroz does not offer at any price
- Ventilated front seats and a 360-degree camera, neither of which the Altroz matches
- Maruti's service network is the largest in the country, which lowers ownership hassle over years
Why not choose
- A four-star Bharat NCAP result, a rung below the Altroz
- The move to a three-cylinder petrol engine has cost refinement, and vibration is most noticeable at startup and while the engine warms up
- No diesel is offered, so the highest-distance buyers have one fewer option
- No turbo petrol either, so the range has nothing for buyers wanting stronger performance
- The 318-litre boot is smaller than the Altroz's
- The automated manual is slower to shift than the Altroz's dual-clutch automatic
Tata Altroz
Long monthly distances point to the Altroz, because it is the only hatchback in this class still sold with a diesel engine and the four-cylinder unit pulls in a way the three-cylinder petrols here cannot match. The five-star crash result adds to the case. The trap is the diesel gearbox, which is manual only, so buyers who want the economy and a clutch-free commute together are pushed to the petrol dual-clutch.
The other thing to be clear about is what the Altroz does not have: there is no driver assistance suite anywhere in the range, and the Baleno now offers one. Buyers who want adaptive cruise or lane keep assist in a hatchback will not find them here at any price.
Maruti Suzuki Baleno
Driver assistance in a hatchback is unusual, and the Baleno is where you get it, with a Level 2 suite that covers adaptive cruise, lane keep, emergency braking and blind spot warning.
The compromise is refinement. The switch to a three-cylinder engine has made the Baleno buzzier than the model it replaces, most obviously at startup and while warming up. There is also no diesel and no turbo option, so the powertrain list is short. Buyers who value crash test evidence should note the Baleno sits a rung below the Altroz.
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Things We Like in Tata Altroz
- Five-star Bharat NCAP rating with six airbags, ESP, hill hold, and ISOFIX as standard.
- Only premium hatchback in India with a diesel option.
Things We Like in Maruti Suzuki Baleno
- Level 2 ADAS on the top variant is absent on every direct rival
- 6 airbags standard across all variants
Things We Don't Like in Tata Altroz
- Petrol engine is not as refined or peppy as its rivals'.
- No turbo petrol engine option.
Things We Don't Like in Maruti Suzuki Baleno
- New Z12E three-cylinder engine is less refined than the outgoing K12N four-cylinder at highway speeds
- No turbo-petrol or diesel option
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