Comparison Review: Maruti Suzuki Ignis vs. Maruti Suzuki Swift

Although both the Maruti Suzuki Ignis and the Maruti Suzuki Swift are products of Maruti Suzuki Company, they have become a pair of competitors for a long time. So, in this article, we will mainly focus on some parameters that you might be interested in: Ride Quality, On-Road Price, Safety, Exterior, Interior, Dimensions, Colours, Ground Clearance, Mileage, and Specifications & Features to launch a comparison between them.

Ride Quality

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis

Of course the Maruti Suzuki Ignis is very light so that you can easily make a turn. Once you step behind the steering wheel, you would have the feeling of this is an easy-driving car. Besides, the steering of petrol version is even lighter than the diesel version. However, the firm and tough suspension makes the cabin quite noisy, which could be better.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift

As the “Indian 2019 year of car”, the Maruti Suzuki Swift is fun to drive with good handling and suspension. Moreover, with an upgraded cabin, you can enjoy yourself while driving on a long-distance trip. But the diesel version engine is too noisy that drag the ride quality down.

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

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis on-road price:

The Maruti Suzuki Ignis launch a low marketing position so its price range is relatively low. It starts at ₹ 4.83 Lakhs and reach its peak at ₹ 7.22 Lakhs.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift on-road price:

Maruti Suzuki Swift price lists a range from ₹ 5.67 Lakhs to ₹ 10.08 Lakhs. The price of Petrol version for Swift ranges between ₹ 5.67 Lakhs to ₹ 8.93 Lakhs and the price of Diesel version for Swift various from ₹ 8 Lakhs to ₹ 10.08 Lakhs.

Safety

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis

Ignis is only equipped with standard safety features: 2 Airbags, Middle rear three-point seatbelt, Child Seat Anchor Points, Seat Belt Warning, Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Engine immobilizer, Central Locking, and Child Safety Lock. The Ignis scores a 3-stars rating in the safety test launched by EURONCAP. If you want more detailed safety information of Maruti Suzuki Ignis, click here.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift:

Maruti Suzuki Swift is equipped with 2 Airbags (Driver & Co-Driver), Child Seat Anchor Points, Seat Belt Warning, Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), and Brake Assist (BA). And the result of Maruti Suzuki Swift’s crash test shows that the Swift is quite safety-reliable and it also scores 3-stars out of 5. If you want more detailed safety information of Maruti Suzuki Swift, click here.

Exterior

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis exterior:

The whole look of Maruti Suzuki Ignis is a compact hatchback. The newly design of Ignis shows a sense of modernization. Besides, the headlamps are coordinated to the front grille with honeycomb mesh pattern. When it comes to the rear part, it looks a little bit more dynamic with the slab-sided black insert in the rear bumper.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift exterior:

The exterior of Maruti Suzuki Swift is equipped with Roof Mounted Antenna and Body-Colored Bumpers, which gives the Swift a fresh look and shows us a sense of vividness.

Interior

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis interior:

Maruti Suzuki Ignis has a quite untraditional layout and design. Although the price positioning of Ignis is low, the materials used inside the Ignis looks quite premium.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift interior:

Petrol & diesel mileage

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis petrol mileage:

As a lower-market positioned car, the Ignis surprisingly owns a good mileage performance of 20.89kmpl in all of its variants. It should be noticed that the Ignis only offers petrol version.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift petrol & diesel mileage:

According to the official statistics launched by the Maruti Suzuki, the Swift owns a petrol & diesel mileage performance from 21.21 to 28.4 kmpl.

No wonder that the Swift is a car from a segment above, it is obvious that the Swift has a way better mileage performance than the Ignis. Considering the value for money, the Swift beats the Ignis totally in this part.

Dimensions

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

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

Both these two vehicles are compact hatchbacks, but from the statistics above we can learn that the Swift is slightly larger than the Ignis as long as a little bit heavier.

Colours

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis colours:

Although the Maruti Suzuki Ignis has targeted the lower market, it still offers 9 available colours on the market: Nexa Blue, Glistening Grey, Silky Silver, Pearl Arctic White, Tinsel Blue, Uptown Red, Tinsel Blue/Pearl Arctic White, Tinsel Blue/Midnight Black, and Uptown Red with Midnight Black.

• Maruti Suzuki Swift colours:

Maruti Suzuki Swift offers 6 available colours in total: Pearl Metallic Midnight Blue, Metallic Magma Grey, Metallic Silky Silver, Solid Fire Red, Pearl Metallic Lucent Orange, and Pearl Arctic White.

Ground Clearance

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis ground clearance: 180mm
• Maruti Suzuki Swift ground clearance: 163mm

In this part, the Ignis beats the Swift with a higher ground clearance of 17mm. It means the Ignis could have a better performance when facing various road conditions.

Specifications & Features

• Maruti Suzuki Ignis specifications & features:

• Maruti Suzuki Swift specifications & features:

There are mainly two types of specifications & features of Maruti Suzuki Swift.

Conclusion:

After so many rounds of comparison we can learn that Maruti Suzuki Swift is better in most parameters than the Ignis. The Swift is worth the name of “Indian 2019 year of car”. So, if you hold a budget over ₹ 5 Lakhs, the Swift is a choice that you would not regret. If you hold a budget under ₹ 5 Lakhs, I would suggest you to add up your budget limit and go for the Swift, but if you really cannot take out more money, the Ignis would be wise choice too.