Friends, a lot of people have this good confusion on selecting either i10/ritz/swift in the 4.5-5 lakhs bracket..I too had the same confusion and having driven all the three vehicles properly around 1000 kms , i can share some real good thoughts that might help many of you.. My dad bought Ritz vxi (without ABS) and one of my uncles an i10 sportz ..The ritz if now one month old,,infact we were one of the firstmost costumers who bought it...I will clasify the car in various section to ease out the differences; (iam considering other cars too in some cases apart from the three we are interested)
LOOKS EXTERIORS ;
- i20 especially the white one
- Swift
- i10
- Ritz
Having said that ritz stands in teh fourth place is no damper, as after a month after buying ritz i now defenetely feel it standing very unique in the crowd..its front and side views are amazing,,better that swift and i10. from sides it looks very europianish...the rear is okie,,,(not ugly for me) ,,had the rear bumber been a lil more streached to add the extra sporty look with a straight top rather than reclining, it would had beeen even bette. Anyways guys pls dont call teh rear of ritz as ugly,, if called so , you are not aware of europian styling , we indians need some time to get used to this new rear design. thats all
INTERIORS;
- i10
- ritz
- swift
Maruti is no match for hyundai in this dept. But in ritz the quality of interiors is far better than what we seen in swift, but still way back when compared to i10
FOR RACING GUYS;
- swift
- ritz
- i10
FE ;
- ritz (i have checked after my first service and i got a clear 16 kms mileage with full ac on in VIZAG traffic..trust me,,iam not joking )
- i10 (around 13-14 with sport engine)
- 12
The ritz has the new k -series engine which is awesome and amazing.the best engine i have seen in hatchbacks to driv in city traffic. It has a low torque and i commuted easily in my 3rd gear in slow moving traffics, something which i havent managed in either swift or i10.The new engine is a big crowd puller in ritz though it lacks in many other dept when compared to i10 and swift.
No. of features and goodies;
- i10
- ritz
- swift
Rear LEG ROOM SPACE;
- i10
- swift/ritz
TOTAL SPACE OVERALL
- ritz ( with extra space coming from the tall boy design)
- i10
- swift
DRAWBACKS OF RITZ;
- blind spot while turning right
- camped rear view
Overall guys, when people complain ritz is ugly, dont trust them. It might not look great or good, but is defenetl not bad or ugly and with tiem you might even start liking it. But having said that, we dont buy cars just for bauty or looks sake.
- So if you want power, just power to cruze the roads, go and buy a swift.
- If you want better FE and some decent modern car to drive in the city , get a RITZ
- IF you want good feminish interiors, clubbed with many intelligently spaced features go for i10.