Maruti Suzuki Swift vs Toyota Glanza: which should you buy?
The full picture
The Maruti Suzuki Swift starts at ₹5.84L against the Toyota Glanza's ₹6.99L ex-showroom, so it is ₹1.15L cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹8.86L, where the Swift tops out. Past that only the Glanza has anything left to sell you, up to ₹10.98L.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹8.86L to both showrooms and you come out with the Swift ZXi at ₹8.86L or the Glanza S at ₹8.76L, the Glanza leaving ₹10,000 of that in your pocket.
Our take
₹10,000 more, and the Swift ZXi shifts itself while the other is a manual
- Choose the Toyota Glanza S if
- You would rather keep the ₹10,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withtyre pressure monitor
- Choose the Maruti Suzuki Swift ZXi if
- You will do long stints in this car and want the daily comfortsOnly one here withLED projector headlampsconnected car techauto climate (single zone)
Swift vs Glanza, on paper
| Spec | Maruti Suzuki Swift | Toyota Glanza |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom) | ₹5.84L to ₹8.86L | ₹6.99L to ₹10.98L |
| Variants | 15 | 13 |
| Body type | Hatchback | Premium Hatchback |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Petrol, CNG | Petrol, CNG |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹7.04L | ₹8.31L |
| Boot | 265 litres | - |
| Length | 3,860 mm | 3,990 mm |
| Width | 1,735 mm | 1,745 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,450 mm | 2,520 mm |
| Fuel tank | 37 litres | 37 litres |
| Turning radius | - | 4.85 m |
| Warranty | 3 years or 1,00,000 km | 3 years or 1,00,000 km |
The working behind our take
₹10,000 more, and the Swift ZXi shifts itself while the other is a manual. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Extra featuresSwift ZXiconnected car techauto climate (single zone)speakers (6 against 4)auto headlamps
- Trade-offSwift ZXityre pressure monitor
The full story
Worth the extra ₹10,000: the Swift ZXi shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds headlamps (LED projector against Halogen).
- Also on the Swift ZXi: connected car tech, auto climate (single zone), speakers (6 against 4) and auto headlamps, with more worth seeing in the table below
- Going to the Swift ZXi, you give up tyre pressure monitor, which the Glanza S keeps
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
Swift vs Glanza: the questions people ask
- Is the Maruti Suzuki Swift or the Toyota Glanza cheaper?
- The Maruti Suzuki Swift, by ₹1.15L: it starts at ₹5.84L against ₹6.99L ex-showroom for the Glanza. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
- Maruti Suzuki Swift vs Toyota Glanza: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹8.86L it is the Swift ZXi against the Glanza S. Worth the extra ₹10,000: the Swift ZXi shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds headlamps (LED projector against Halogen).
- Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Maruti Suzuki Swift or the Toyota Glanza?
- The Swift: its cheapest automatic is ₹7.04L against ₹8.31L for the Glanza, 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.
Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.