Comparison Review: Maruti Suzuki Celerio vs. Hyundai Santro

General Introduction

Since it was first launched in February, the Maruti Suzuki Celerio has played an extremely important role in enhancing Maruti Suzuki' s position in the entry-level hatchback segment in India. It has accepted a mid-life upgrade in 2017 both in its exterior and interior. As for the Hyundai Santro, it is quite well-loaded in features. We are going to launch a comparison between them from the following parameters:

Ride Quality

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio

The Maruti Suzuki Celerio enjoys a good ride quality. The engine has a quick and direct response, which would offer you a good linear acceleration. Besides, thanks to the light kerb weight, the Maruti Suzuki Celerio owns a light control and handling, which makes the Celerio easy to make a turn. Both the high speed and low speed performance are stable.

• Hyundai Santro

For Hyundai Santro, it is an easy-to-drive hatchback. It is very suitable to drive the Santro in the city with light steering, light control, light clutch and smooth gearbox. However, the Santro doesn' t offer the adjustable, high-set front driver seats, which could be a big problem that would keep bothering you when on a long-term trip. Another problem is the high-speed performance of Santro is unstable.

On road price in New Delhi (some cities prices are lower than this)

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio on road price:

Maruti Suzuki Celerio has listed a price range from ₹ 4.85 Lakhs to ₹ 6.09 Lakhs, covering 12 available variants; among which 8 of them are equipped with the manual gearbox and the rest 4 are loaded with the automatic transmission.

• Hyundai Santro on road price:

Hyundai Santro launches a price range from ₹ 5.13 Lakhs to ₹ 7.05 Lakhs, covering 11 available variants. 7 variants are equipped with the manual gearbox while the rest 4 are equipped with the automatic gearbox.

Safety

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio:

- 2 Airbags (Driver, Passenger)

- Seat Belt Warning

- Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)

- Engine immobilizer

- Keyless Central Locking

- Speed Sensing Door Lock

- Child Safety Lock

The Maruti Suzuki Celerio is not extremely well-loaded in the safety features. It only scored a 3-star rating in the safety test launched by the Euro NCAP. If you want more detailed safety information of Maruti Suzuki Celerio, please click here.

• Hyundai Santro:

Let' s take a look at the safety features loaded on the Hyundai Santro:

- 2 Airbags (Driver, Passenger)

- Seat Belt Warning

- Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)

- Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD)

- Engine immobilizer

- Remote Central Locking

- Speed Sensing Door Lock

- Child Safety Lock

Besides, the structure of Santro is rated as unstable and the footwell area is also unstable.  It is not quite well-featured for the Hyundai Santro so it is no wonder that the Santro only gets a 2-star rating from the safety test launched by Global NCAP. If you want more detailed safety information of the Hyundai Santro, please click here.

Exterior

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio exterior:

The fascia and the design are completely new though it has all the elements of the small hatchback design ideology. There is a curved mesh front grille with the projector headlights. The headlights console and the front body-coloured bumper have been redesigned. The whole exterior of Maruti Suzuki Celerio shows a sense of modern feeling and elegance.

• Hyundai Santro exterior:

The Hyundai Santro has adopted the new Rhythmical Tension design philosophy. It gets the brand new Hyundai’s cascading front grille, which has a black treatment with chrome trim surrounding. There is a combination of swept-back headlights and the fog lamps. As for the rear part, the rear bumpers also have a black insert and a pair of simple and wrap-around tail lights.

Interior

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio interior:

The Maruti Suzuki Celerio gets beige and black upholstery with lots of features for your driving comfort and convenience:

- Bluetooth Connectivity

- Common Fan Speed Control Front AC

- 12V Power Outlets

- 4 way manually adjustable Driver Seat Adjustment

- Integrated (in-dash) Music System

- USB & Aux Compatibility

- Steering mounted controls

The Maruti Suzuki Celerio offers plenty of leg and knee room for the rear seats.

• Hyundai Santro interior:

Inside the Hyundai Santro, it is equipped with a 7-inch touchscreen on the centre console. There are several manual buttons under the screen for media control. The overall fit and finish of the interior are good. The quality of Santro feels very good for a hatchback in this segment, and with the materials, it even feels like a segment above. The cabin is quite spacious but the legroom is quite compact.

Petrol & CNG mileage

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio petrol & CNG mileage: 23.1 to 31.79 kmpl
• Hyundai Santro petrol & CNG mileage: 20.3 to 30.48 kmpl

The Maruti Suzuki Celerio enjoys a slightly better mileage than the Hyundai Santro. Click here to check the actual mileage of Maruti Suzuki Celerio. Click here to check the actual mileage of Hyundai Santro.

Dimensions

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio dimensions (length/weight/width/height):

• Hyundai Santro dimensions (length/weight/width/height):

From the table above we can learn that the Maruti Suzuki Celerio shares the same height with the Hyundai Santro, but is 85 mm longer, 45 mm narrower and 115 kg lighter than it.

Colours

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio colours:

There are 6 colour options for the Maruti Suzuki Celerio: Blazing Red, Silky Silver, Glistening Grey, Article White, Torque Blue, and Tango Orange.

• Hyundai Santro colours:

There are 7 available colour options for Hyundai Santro: Titan Grey, Marina Blue, Fiery Red, Imperial Beige, Typhoon Silver, Diana Green, and Polar White.

Ground Clearance

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio ground clearance: 165 mm
• Hyundai Santro ground clearance: 165 mm

The Maruti Suzuki Celerio and the Hyundai Santro shares the same ground clearance with each other.

Specifications & Features

• Maruti Suzuki Celerio specifications & features:

• Hyundai Santro specifications & features:

There are two main specifications & features for Hyundai Santro:

Conclusion:

Both the Maruti Suzuki Celerio and the Hyundai Santro are the suitable hatchbacks for either city commute or highway journey. But considering the budget and the value for money, if you are holding a budget under ₹ 5.13 Lakhs, go for the Maruti Suzuki Celerio. If you are holding a budget over ₹ 5.13 Lakhs, the Hyundai Santro would be a better choice.