Is the Hyundai Alcazar or the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara cheaper?

The Hyundai Alcazar, by ₹1.68L: it starts at ₹14.51L against ₹16.19L ex-showroom for the e Vitara. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is more practical, the Hyundai Alcazar or the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara?

On the figures the makers publish, the Alcazar seats 7 against the e Vitara's 5 and the e Vitara swallows 310 litres of luggage against 180. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.

Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Alcazar or the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara?

The e Vitara: its cheapest automatic is ₹16.19L against ₹18.08L for the Alcazar, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

Hyundai Alcazar vs Maruti Suzuki e Vitara: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Hyundai Alcazar starts at ₹14.51L against the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara's ₹16.19L ex-showroom, so it is ₹1.68L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹19.99L, where the e Vitara tops out. Past that only the Alcazar has anything left to sell you, up to ₹21.15L.

Only one of them takes the whole party: the Alcazar seats 7, the e Vitara 5.

Fuel is a real difference here: the Alcazar comes in petrol and diesel, the e Vitara in electric.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹19.99L to both showrooms and you come out with the Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) at ₹19.01L or the e Vitara Alpha at ₹19.99L, the Alcazar leaving ₹98,000 of that in your pocket.

Hyundai Alcazar

Platinum (Diesel) Diesel MT

₹19.01L

ex-showroom Delhi

₹98,000 of the budget left over

Maruti Suzuki e Vitara

Alpha Electric AT

₹19.99L

ex-showroom Delhi

Our take

Your callWhat ₹98,000 more buys, against the engine you give up

also getsairbags (7 against 6)tyre pressure monitor

Choose the Hyundai Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) if: You would rather keep the ₹98,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withlevel 2 (full suite) ADASblind spot monitorall-wheel disc brakes
Choose the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara Alpha if: You want the quicker of the two and will use the 174 PSOnly one here with7 airbagstyre pressure monitorsingle-pane sunroof

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Alcazar vs e Vitara, on paper

Spec	Hyundai Alcazar	Maruti Suzuki e Vitara
Price (ex-showroom)	₹14.51L to ₹21.15L	₹16.19L to ₹19.99L
Variants	15	3
Body type	Three-row SUV	Midsize Electric SUV
Seats	7	5
Fuels	Petrol, Diesel	Electric
Cheapest automatic	₹18.08L	₹16.19L
Boot	180 litres	310 litres
Length	4,560 mm	4,275 mm
Width	1,800 mm	1,800 mm
Wheelbase	2,760 mm	2,700 mm
Ground clearance	200 mm	180 mm
Fuel tank	50 litres	-
Warranty	3 years	3 years or 1,00,000 km

The working behind our take

Your callWhat ₹98,000 more buys, against the engine you give up

Here is everything that fed that read.

+₹98,000Under the skinthe electric's 174 PS against the diesel's 116 PS, a jump of 50 percent you will feelthe e Vitara Alpha shifts itself while the other is a manualalso getsairbags (7 against 6)tyre pressure monitor

SeatsOnly the Hyundai Alcazar seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
Boot spaceThe e Vitara swallows more luggage at 310 litres
Running costsThe e Vitara is electric, so it will be the cheaper of the two to run
PowerThe e Vitara Alpha is the stronger of the two at 174 PS

The full story

Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the e Vitara Alpha asks ₹98,000 more, and the electric's 174 PS against the diesel's 116 PS, a jump of 50 percent you will feel and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Hyundai Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) costs less and has the stronger engine, at the diesel's 250 Nm against the electric's 192.5 Nm. It also adds airbags (7 against 6) and tyre pressure monitor.

Only the Hyundai Alcazar seats 7, worth knowing if you need the space
The e Vitara swallows more luggage at 310 litres
The e Vitara is electric, so it will be the cheaper of the two to run
The e Vitara Alpha is the stronger of the two at 174 PS

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Which Alcazar to buy →Every e Vitara variant →

Alcazar vs e Vitara: the questions people ask

Is the Hyundai Alcazar or the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara cheaper?: The Hyundai Alcazar, by ₹1.68L: it starts at ₹14.51L against ₹16.19L ex-showroom for the e Vitara. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Hyundai Alcazar vs Maruti Suzuki e Vitara: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹19.99L it is the Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) against the e Vitara Alpha. Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the e Vitara Alpha asks ₹98,000 more, and the electric's 174 PS against the diesel's 116 PS, a jump of 50 percent you will feel and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Hyundai Alcazar Platinum (Diesel) costs less and has the stronger engine, at the diesel's 250 Nm against the electric's 192.5 Nm. It also adds airbags (7 against 6) and tyre pressure monitor.
Which is more practical, the Hyundai Alcazar or the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara?: On the figures the makers publish, the Alcazar seats 7 against the e Vitara's 5 and the e Vitara swallows 310 litres of luggage against 180. Everything else about living with them, from boot shape to how the back seat actually feels, is a test drive question rather than a spec sheet one.
Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Hyundai Alcazar or the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara?: The e Vitara: its cheapest automatic is ₹16.19L against ₹18.08L for the Alcazar, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.

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Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.