Is the Maruti Suzuki Jimny or the Renault Duster cheaper?

The Renault Duster, by ₹1.90L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹12.39L ex-showroom for the Jimny. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.

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

On the figures the makers publish, the Duster seats 5 against the Jimny's 4 and the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 208. 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 Jimny or the Renault Duster?

The Jimny: its cheapest automatic is ₹13.45L against ₹14.49L for the Duster, 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.

Maruti Suzuki Jimny vs Renault Duster: which should you buy?

The full picture

The Renault Duster starts at ₹10.49L against the Maruti Suzuki Jimny's ₹12.39L ex-showroom, so it is ₹1.90L cheaper to get into.

They run together up to ₹14.37L, where the Jimny tops out. Past that only the Duster has anything left to sell you, up to ₹19.49L.

Only one of them takes the whole party: the Duster seats 5, the Jimny 4.

Fuel is a real difference here: the Jimny comes in petrol, the Duster in petrol and hybrid.

Same money, which car?

Take ₹14.37L to both showrooms and you come out with the Jimny Alpha at ₹14.37L or the Duster Adventure Edition at ₹13.99L, the Duster leaving ₹38,000 of that in your pocket.

Maruti Suzuki Jimny

Alpha Petrol AT

₹14.37L

ex-showroom Delhi

Renault Duster

Adventure Edition Turbo Petrol 163 PS MT

₹13.99L

ex-showroom Delhi

₹38,000 of the budget left over

Our take

It's your call

There's no clear winner: it comes down to what ₹38,000 more buys, against the engine you give up.

For ₹38,000 more, the Jimny Alpha gets you

Shifts itself while the other is a manual
Plus a few small touches

What you give up with the Jimny Alpha

The Renault Duster Adventure Edition has the stronger engine: 163 PS against 105 PS
Tyre pressure monitor
Bi-LED projector headlamps, down to LED projector
Panoramic sunroof

Also worth knowing

Only the Renault Duster seats 5, worth knowing if you need the space
The Duster swallows more luggage at 518 litres

Choose the Renault Duster Adventure Edition if: You would rather save the ₹38,000Only this one has tyre pressure monitor, bi-LED projector headlamps, panoramic sunroof
Choose the Maruti Suzuki Jimny Alpha if: You want more safety features, and they are worth ₹38,000 to youOnly this one has hill descent control

Read the full reasoning

Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Jimny Alpha asks ₹38,000 more, and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Renault Duster Adventure Edition costs less and has the stronger engine, at 163 PS against 105 PS. The useful extras on top: hill descent control. The rest of the additions are minor trim.

Only the Renault Duster seats 5, worth knowing if you need the space
The Duster swallows more luggage at 518 litres
The Duster Adventure Edition is the stronger of the two at 163 PS
Going to the Jimny Alpha, you give up tyre pressure monitor, bi-LED projector headlamps against LED projector and panoramic sunroof, which the Duster Adventure Edition keeps

Put these two side by side, spec for spec →

Jimny vs Duster, on paper

Spec	Maruti Suzuki Jimny	Renault Duster
Price (ex-showroom)	₹12.39L to ₹14.37L	₹10.49L to ₹19.49L
Variants	4	14
Body type	Off-road SUV	Midsize SUV
Seats	4	5
Fuels	Petrol	Petrol, Hybrid
Cheapest automatic	₹13.45L	₹14.49L
Boot	208 litres	518 litres
Length	3,985 mm	4,346 mm
Width	1,645 mm	1,804 mm
Wheelbase	2,590 mm	2,657 mm
Ground clearance	210 mm	212 mm
Fuel tank	40 litres	-
Warranty	3 years or 1,00,000 km	3 years or 1,00,000 km

Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes

Every Jimny variant →Which Duster to buy →

Jimny vs Duster: the questions people ask

Is the Maruti Suzuki Jimny or the Renault Duster cheaper?: The Renault Duster, by ₹1.90L: it starts at ₹10.49L against ₹12.39L ex-showroom for the Jimny. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
Maruti Suzuki Jimny vs Renault Duster: which gives you more for the same money?: At ₹14.37L it is the Jimny Alpha against the Duster Adventure Edition. Engine or equipment, and only you can price that: the Jimny Alpha asks ₹38,000 more, and it shifts itself while the other is a manual, but the Renault Duster Adventure Edition costs less and has the stronger engine, at 163 PS against 105 PS. The useful extras on top: hill descent control. The rest of the additions are minor trim.
Which is more practical, the Maruti Suzuki Jimny or the Renault Duster?: On the figures the makers publish, the Duster seats 5 against the Jimny's 4 and the Duster swallows 518 litres of luggage against 208. 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 Jimny or the Renault Duster?: The Jimny: its cheapest automatic is ₹13.45L against ₹14.49L for the Duster, 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.