So Maruti’s finally put a number against every single Maruti Brezza variant, and we’ll admit, we went through the sheet twice because one bit of it didn’t add up on first read.
First, the range, just so we’re on the same page. Cheapest one you can walk out with costs Rs 7.39 lakh. Go all the way to the top, loaded up, two-tone paint job and everything, and you’re at Rs 13.70 lakh. Six lakh rupees between the two ends of what’s technically the same car. Feels like a lot, but we guess that’s the whole idea — cover every buyer, every budget.
Now the bit that actually got our attention. There’s a new 1.0-litre turbo petrol in here, 110 hp, 170 Nm, more than what the old 1.5-litre ever made. And somehow it’s the cheap engine. Not “slightly cheaper if you squint,” genuinely cheaper, at every trim level. Rs 7.39 lakh at the base, up to Rs 8.54 lakh, then Rs 9.84 lakh, Rs 9.99 lakh if you want the dual-tone roof, finishing around Rs 11.15-11.31 lakh at the top end.
Manual only though. No automatic with the turbo, at least not yet, and that’ll put some buyers off. Can’t blame them either.
Why would anyone price their better engine lower than the older, weaker one? Mostly the GST changes from last year — smaller engines just got cheaper to sell, tax-wise, compared to bigger ones. Maruti could’ve kept that margin for itself. Didn’t. Passed it on. Which, frankly, we don’t see enough of.
Not into the turbo idea? Fine, the old 1.5-litre K15 is still around too. Only thing that’s changed is the gearbox — 6-speed manual now instead of the old 5-speed. If you’ve driven the current Brezza on a highway stretch you’ll know that 5-speed used to run out of legs past 100 kmph. This should help. Prices for the manual start at Rs 8.29 lakh (about 90k over the turbo, base to base), then Rs 9.25 lakh, Rs 10.49 lakh, Rs 10.65 lakh in two-tone.
Automatic’s still 1.5-litre only, for whatever reason. 6-speed torque converter box, Rs 10.60 lakh to start, climbing to Rs 11.84 lakh, Rs 12 lakh dual-tone, then Rs 13.54 lakh and Rs 13.70 lakh right at the top. That last number, by the way, is the most expensive Brezza there is right now. Nothing costs more.
CNG usually gets the short end of the stick in most lineups — same shell, worse boot space, that’s about the extent of it. Not this time, actually. Prices go from Rs 9.29 lakh to Rs 11.65 lakh, and along with the update you get a 6-speed manual plus idle start-stop, both new for CNG. But the tank is the real story here, it’s moved from the boot to underneath the car now. Anyone who’s owned a CNG car and tried to fit even one suitcase in the boot knows exactly how big a deal that is. It’s not a minor thing.
There’s a decent pile of new features scattered across trims too — won’t bore you with all thirteen, but the ones worth knowing: ventilated front seats (genuinely great once the heat sets in), a bigger 10.1-inch screen, 360-degree camera, blind spot warning, tyre pressure monitoring, front parking sensors, ambient lighting with something like 64 colours if that’s your kind of thing.
Honestly though, none of that’s the real headline. The real story is Maruti pricing its more powerful engine below its weaker one, on purpose. That’s clearly aimed at the Hyundai Venue, the Tata Nexon, the Kia Sonet — everyone chasing the same turbo-petrol SUV buyer this year.
If it were our money, we’d go turbo, no real debate there, unless an automatic gearbox is a dealbreaker for you, in which case you’re looking at the 1.5-litre regardless. And if fuel costs keep you up at night more than 0-100 times do, the CNG version’s genuinely worth considering this time around, not just the car you settle for.
