Maruti Suzuki Wagon R Vs Tata Tiago – Price, Features and Tech: Both Maruti Suzuki Wagon R and Tata Tiago are premium hatchback cars. The price range of both of them is almost the same. In this situation, many people may have a problem whether to buy Wagon R or Tiago. With the Wagon R, you are assured of Maruti’s large service service network and better mileage. On the other hand, there is the Tiago, where you are offered the safety and high mileage of Tata. Now you have to decide which of these two cars you will buy, but we are going to tell you their price, features and technical details.
Value
Maruti Wagon R is priced between ₹5.54 lakh to ₹7.42 lakh (ex-showroom), while Tata Tiago is priced between ₹5.60 lakh to ₹8.20 lakh (ex-showroom). Both of these are 5 seater cars, but due to more space in Maruti Wagon R, it looks wider as it increases in length.
Engine
The Maruti Wagon R has two petrol engine options – 1-litre petrol (67PS and 89Nm) and 1.2-litre petrol (90PS and 113Nm). There is also a CNG kit option available with this smaller engine, on CNG it produces 57PS and 82.1Nm.
Only a 5-speed manual gearbox is available in its CNG version, while the petrol engine has the option of 5-speed manual and 5-speed automatic gearbox. It has the capability to give a technical mileage of up to 25.19kmpl on petrol and 34.05kmpkg on CNG.
At the same time, Tata Tiago has the option of only 1.2-litre petrol engine (86PS/113Nm). CNG option is also available with this. It has the option of 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT gearbox.
The engine produces 73 PS on CNG. In Tata Tiago CNG you get the option of 5-speed manual as well as AMT. It has the capability of giving a mileage of up to 19kmpl on petrol and 26.49kmpkg on CNG.
Facilities
The Wagon R comes with features like 7-inch touchscreen display, 4-speaker music system, steering mounted audio and phone controls, 14-inch alloy wheels, dual front airbags, ABS with EBD, rear parking sensors and hill hold assist in AMT models.
At the same time, Tiago has 7.0 inch touchscreen infotainment system, 8-speaker Harman sound system, automatic AC, cooled glovebox, creep function and extra features in AMT variant, 15-inch alloy wheels, dual front airbags, rear parking sensors, ABS with EBD and There are features like corner stability control.
Security
Tiago has scored 4 rating in GNCAP crash test. But, despite this, it has not been able to maintain its hold among the customers. In comparison, the WagonR sells for much more. WagonR generally remains among the top-3 best selling cars. However, the WagonR has scored only a 1-star rating in the Global NCAP crash test.