Is the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara or the Renault Duster cheaper?

The Renault Duster, by ₹5.70L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹16.19L ex-showroom Delhi for the e Vitara. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

Which is more practical, the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara or the Renault Duster?

On the figures the makers publish, the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 310. 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 Maruti Suzuki e Vitara or the Renault Duster?

The Duster: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.49L against ₹16.19L for the e Vitara, ex-showroom Delhi. 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.

Maruti Suzuki e Vitara vs Renault Duster: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Renault Duster starts at ₹10.49L against the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara's ₹16.19L ex-showroom Delhi, so it is ₹5.70L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹18.49L, where the Duster tops out. Past that only the e Vitara has anything left to sell you, up to ₹19.99L.

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

Same money, which car?

Take ₹18.49L to both showrooms and you come out with the e Vitara Zeta at ₹17.94L or the Duster Iconic at ₹18.49L, the e Vitara leaving ₹55,000 of that in your pocket.

Maruti Suzuki e Vitara

Zeta Electric AT

₹17.94L ex-showroom Delhi₹55,000 of the budget left over

Renault Duster

Iconic Turbo Petrol AT

₹18.49L ex-showroom Delhi

Our take

Our pickRenault Duster Iconic

₹55,000 more buys level 2 (full suite) ADAS and 360° camera

also getshill descent controldual-zone climate control

Choose the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara Zeta if: You would rather keep the ₹55,000, and the EV running costs seal itOnly one here with7 airbagsdrive modesregenerative braking
Choose the Renault Duster Iconic if: You carry things, and this one swallows the most at 518 litresOnly one here withlevel 2 (full suite) ADAS360° camerablind spot monitor

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

e Vitara vs Duster, on paper

Spec	Maruti Suzuki e Vitara	Renault Duster
Price (ex-showroom Delhi)	₹16.19L to ₹19.99L	₹10.49L to ₹18.49L
Variants	3	11
Body type	Midsize Electric SUV	Midsize SUV
Seats	5	5
Fuels	Electric	Petrol
Cheapest automatic	₹16.19L	₹14.49L
Boot	310 litres	518 litres
Length	4,275 mm	4,346 mm
Width	1,800 mm	1,804 mm
Wheelbase	2,700 mm	2,657 mm
Ground clearance	180 mm	212 mm
Warranty	3 years or 1,00,000 km	3 years or 1,00,000 km

The working behind our take

Our pickRenault Duster Iconic

₹55,000 more buys level 2 (full suite) ADAS and 360° camera. Here is everything that fed that call.

+₹55,000The case for itlevel 2 (full suite) ADAS360° camerablind spot monitoralso getshill descent controldual-zone climate control

Boot spaceThe Duster swallows the most luggage at 518 litres
Running costsThe e Vitara is electric, so it will be the cheapest of these to run
Extra kitDuster Iconicheadlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector)panoramic sunroofventilated front seats6-way powered driver seat
Trade-offDuster Iconicairbags (7 against 6)drive modesregenerative braking

The full story

Worth the extra ₹55,000: the Duster Iconic adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor for it. The useful extras on top: hill descent control and dual-zone climate control.

The Duster swallows the most luggage at 518 litres
The e Vitara is electric, so it will be the cheapest of these to run
Also on the Duster Iconic: headlamps (Bi-LED projector against LED projector), panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats and 6-way powered driver seat, with more worth seeing in the table below
Going to the Duster Iconic, you give up airbags (7 against 6), drive modes and regenerative braking, which the e Vitara Zeta keeps

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Every e Vitara variant →Which Duster to buy →

e Vitara vs Duster: the questions people ask

Is the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara or the Renault Duster cheaper?: The Renault Duster, by ₹5.70L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹16.19L ex-showroom Delhi for the e Vitara. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Maruti Suzuki e Vitara vs Renault Duster: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹18.49L it is the e Vitara Zeta against the Duster Iconic. Worth the extra ₹55,000: the Duster Iconic adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS, 360° camera and blind spot monitor for it. The useful extras on top: hill descent control and dual-zone climate control.
Which is more practical, the Maruti Suzuki e Vitara or the Renault Duster?: On the figures the makers publish, the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 310. 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 Maruti Suzuki e Vitara or the Renault Duster?: The Duster: its cheapest automatic is ₹14.49L against ₹16.19L for the e Vitara, ex-showroom Delhi. 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 Delhi and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.