Nissan Magnite Vs Rivals: Price Comparison

Nissan India has recently launched its first sub-4m SUV in India, the Magnite at a killer price range of Rs 4.99 lakh to Rs 8.45 Lakh (ex-showroom), which makes it the most affordable sub-4m SUV in the country. Here, we have compared its variant-wise prices with the other offerings of the segment: – 

Nissan Magnite Vs Rivals: Price Comparison

1. Naturally Aspirated Petrol Variants (Manual)

Nissan Magnite	Kia Sonet	Hyundai Venue	Maruti Vitara Brezza	Ford EcoSport	Toyota Urban Cruiser	Honda WR-V
XE – Rs 4.99 lakh
XL – Rs 5.99 lakh
XV – Rs 6.68 lakh	HTE – Rs 6.71 lakh	E – Rs 6.75 lakh
XV with Tech Pack – Rs 7.07 Lakh
XV Premium- Rs 7.55 lakh	HTK – Rs 7.59 lakh	S – Rs 7.47 lakh	Lxi – Rs 7.34 lakh
XV Premium (O) – Rs 7.65 lakh
XV Premium/ Premium(O) with tech pack- Rs 7.94 lakh	HTK+ – Rs 8.45 lakh	S+ – Rs 8.39 lakh	Vxi -Rs 8.35 lakh	Ambiente – Rs 8.19 lakh	Mid – Rs 8.40 lakh	SV- Rs 8.49 Lakh
			Zxi – Rs 9.10 lakh	Trend – Rs 8.99 lakh	High – Rs 9.15 lakh
			Zxi+ – Rs 9.75 lakh	Titanium – Rs 9.78 lakh	Premium – Rs 9.80 lakh	VS / Exclusive Edition – Rs 9.69 Lakh
				Titanium+/ Thunder Edition- Rs 10.68 lakh
				S – Rs 11.23 lakh

 

2. Turbocharged Petrol Variants (Manual)

 

Nissan Magnite	Kia Sonet	Hyundai Venue	Tata Nexon	Mahindra XUV300
XL – Rs 6.99 lakh			XE – Rs 7 lakh
XV – Rs 7.68 lakh			XM – Rs 7.85 lakh	W4 – Rs 7.95 lakh
XV with Tech Package – Rs 8.07 lakh
XV Premium – Rs 8.45 lakh			XM(S) – Rs 8.37 lakh
XV Premium (O) – Rs 8.55 lakh (Rs 8.84 lakh with Tech Pack)		S – Rs 8.53 lakh	XZ – Rs 8.85 lakh	W6 – Rs 8.98 lakh
	HTK+ iMT – Rs 9.49 lakh	SX – Rs 9.86 lakh	XZ+ – Rs 9.65 lakh
	HTX iMT – Rs 9.99 lakh	SX iMT – Rs 10 lakh	XZ+(S) – Rs 10.25 lakh	W8 – Rs 9.90 lakh
		SX(O) – Rs 10.92 lakh	XZ+(O) – Rs 10.55 lakh	W8 (O) – Rs 10.97 lakh
	HTX+ iMT – Rs 11.65 lakh	SX(O) iMT – Rs 11.15 lakh
	GTX+ iMT – Rs 11.99 lakh

2. Turbocharged Petrol Variants (Automatic)

Nissan Magnite	Kia Sonet	Hyundai Venue	Tata Nexon	Maruti Vitara Brezza	Ford EcoSport	Toyota Urban Cruiser
XL (CVT) – Rs 7.89 lakh
XV (CVT) – Rs 8.58 lakh			XMA – Rs 8.45 lakh
XV (CVT) With Tech Package – Rs 8.94 lakh			XMA(S) – Rs 8.97 lakh
XV Premium (CVT)- Rs 9.35 lakh		S DCT – Rs 9.67 lakh		Vxi – Rs 9.75 lakh		Mid – Rs 9.80 lakh
XV Premium(O) (CVT) – Rs 9.45 lakh	HTK+ DCT – Rs 10.49 lakh		XZA – Rs 10.25 lakh/ XZA+(S) – Rs 10.85 lakh	Zxi – Rs 10.50 lakh	Titanium – Rs 10.68 lakh	High – Rs 10.65 lakh
XV Premium/ Premium (O) (CVT) with Tech pack – Rs 9.74 lakh		SX+ DCT – Rs 11.48 lakh	XZA+(O) – Rs 11.15 lakh	Zxi+ – Rs 11.15 lakh	Titanium+ – Rs 11.58 lakh	Premium – Rs 11.30 lakh
	GTX+ DCT – Rs 12.89 lakh

Nissan Magnite Vs Rivals: Engine Specification Comparison

Nissan Magnite is available with two petrol engine options: a 1.0-litre naturally aspirated and a 1.0-litre turbocharged unit. Here are the performance ratings: – 

	Nissan Magnite		Kia Sonet		Hyundai Venue		Maruti Vitara Brezza / Toyota Urban Cruiser	Tata Nexon	Ford EcoSport	Mahindra XUV300	Honda WR-V
Engine (Petrol)	1.0-litre	1.0-liter turbo	1.2-litre	1.0-litre turbo	1.2-litre	1.0-litre turbo	1.5-litre	1.2-litre turbo	1.5-litre	1.2-litre turbo	1.2-litre petrol
Max Power	72PS	100PS	83PS	120PS	83PS	120PS	105PS	120PS	122PS	110PS	90PS
Max Torque	96Nm	160Nm/ 152Nm	115Nm	172Nm	115Nm	172Nm	138Nm	170Nm	149Nm	200Nm	110Nm
Gearbox Options	5-speed MT	5-speed MT/ CVT	5-speed MT	6-speed iMT/ 7-speed DCT	5-speed MT/ 6-speed MT	6-speed iMT, 7-speed DCT	5-speed MT / 4-speed AT	6-speed MT / 6-speed AMT	5-speed MT / 6-speed AT	6-speed MT	5-speed MT
Mileage	18.75kmpl	20kmpl / 17.7kmpl	18.4kmp	18.2kmpl / 18.3kmpl	–	–	17.03kmpl / 18.76kmpl	–	15.9kmpl / 14.7kmpl	–	16.5kmpl

 

Takeaways: –

• Since the Magnite is only available with petrol engines, hence we’ve only compared the petrol trims.
• The Tech Package available with the Nissan's offering is a bunch of dealer specific accessories that include wireless charging pad, air purifier, ambient lighting, welcome puddle lamp and a premium JBL sound system. This pack is priced at Rs 38,698 and is only available from the XV variant onwards.

Also Read: Nissan Magnite: Which Variant Is Suitable For You?

• It is clear from the above tables that the Nissan Magnite is the least expensive car among all with each powertrain options.
• The Magnite undercuts the Kia Sonet's base variant by a huge margin of Rs 1.72 lakh, which was the cheapest car until now.
• The starting price difference between Magnite and segment's best-seller Maruti Vitara Brezza is Rs 2.35 lakh, while the difference with the Hyundai Venue's base trim is Rs 1.76 lakh.
• The Toyota Urban Cruiser and Honda WR-V have the highest base price in this segment as both these cars come better equipped than the base & mid variants of most of their rivals.
• As far as the turbocharged models are concerned, the Magnite continues to be the most affordable option and quite a par with the Nexon's base trim. Magnite's top-line turbo variant also undercut all its competitors by a huge margin.
• With the choice of an automatic gearbox, the Magnite is once again the most affordable option here undercutting the Tata Nexon by Rs 56,000 that comes with AMT, which is not even a true automatic transmission.

• It is important to note that the Magnite's Naturally Aspirated 1.0-litre engine is the least powerful (72PS) powertrain here, whereas the Ford EcoSport offers the maximum power (122PS) among all.

Also Read: Kia Sonet Vs Hyundai Venue – Which One Is Better?

• In terms of transmission options, Magnite, Sonet and Venue only come with a manual gearbox if the naturally aspirated engine is concerned. Whereas Magnite's turbo engine gets CVT automatic option. Kia and Hyundai offer the turbo units of their respective SUVs with both a 7-speed DCT and a 6-speed clutchless manual gearbox (intelligent manual transmission).
• The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and Toyota Urban Cruiser get a 4-speed and Ford EcoSport gets a 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission choices, while Tata Nexon gets a 6-speed AMT.
• Honda WR-V & Mahindra XUV300 are the only cars in the segment that does not get any automatic gearbox option with a petrol engine.

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