Renault India has been quite prompt in launching the 2019 Renault Kwid facelift just a day after Maruti Suzuki launched its key competitor- the S-Presso. The Renault Kwid is available with two engine options in the market – a 0.8-litre motor and a 1.0-litre motor where the latter can be had only in the top-spec RXT and Climber variants. On the other hand, the S-Presso gets the Alto K10 sourced 1.0-litre engine as standard across variants as standard. Therefore, the ideal comparison has to be between the top two variants of the Kwid against the top two variants of the S-Presso- VXI, and VXI+.
Renault Kwid vs Maruti Suzuki S-Presso vs Maruti Suzuki Alto K10
Maruti Suzuki S-Presso
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso Std – Rs 3.69 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso Std(O) – Rs 3.75 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso LXi – Rs 4.05 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso LXi(O) – Rs 4.11 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso VXi – Rs 4.24 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso VXi(O) – Rs 4.30 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso VXi+ – Rs 4.48 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso VXi AMT – Rs 4.67 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso VXi(O) AMT – Rs 4.73 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki S-Presso VXi+ AMT – Rs 4.91 lakh
Renault Kwid
— Renault Kwid RXT 1.0L – Rs 4.33 lakh
— Renault Kwid RXT 1.0L(O) – Rs 4.41 lakh
— Renault Kwid RXT 1.0L AMT – Rs 4.63 lakh
— Renault Kwid RXT 1.0L(O) AMT – Rs 4.71 lakh
— Renault Kwid Climber – Rs 4.54 lakh
— Renault Kwid Climber(O) – Rs 4.62 lakh
— Renault Kwid Climber AMT – Rs 4.84 lakh
— Renault Kwid Climber(O) AMT – Rs 4.92 lakh
Maruti Suzuki Alto K10
— Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 LX – Rs 3.61 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 LXi – Rs 3.77 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 VXi – Rs 3.94 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 VXi(O) – Rs 4.07 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 VXi AMT – Rs 4.38 lakh
— Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 LXi – Rs 4.40 lakh
Interestingly, the first three variants of the S-Presso undercuts the similarly specced variants of the Kwid 1.0 by a small margin. However, the top-end VXI+ AMT (Automatic) variant of the S-Presso is ₹7000 more expensive than the fully loaded Kwid climber 1.0 AMT.
Features:
The infotainment system on the S-Presso gets a new light with the speedometer integrated into one unit. It is derived from the WagonR and comes with Maruti’s Smartplay 2.0 featuring Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The car also gets steering mounted controls and power windows at the rear as standard.
Meanwhile, compared to the outgoing model, the new Kwid gets a larger 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system featuring Android Auto and Apple CarPlay that it shares with the Tribler MPV. The instrument cluster too is derived from the Triber with a digital cluster that includes a tachometer.
Engine:
The S-Presso is powered by the same K10 engine that powers the Alto K10. The engine comes with BS-VI compliance and produces 64 bhp and 90Nm of torque through a 5-speed manual transmission.
The Kwid facelift remains the same in terms of mechanicals with the 800-cc unit that delivers 54hp and 72Nm of torque and a 1.0-liter block that churns out 68hp and 91 Nm of torque.
