Maruti Suzuki Ritz User Reviews

This is my 10th year using this car, first ritz vdi i purchased in 2011 and exchanged with new ritz vdi in 2014. I think there is no alternative to this car in this segment in terms of comfortable driving, mileage and power

It is very nice for the middle-class family It's seating very best Comfortable for 5 person Driven experience very good in speed between 80-140 The look is fabulous and my favourite Mileage is good

Exterior

 THe ritz looks like a big car coz of its height and the rear shape looks good actually and the doors are biigger and better.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 The seats are more comfortable than swift and figo.lot of features and the 60:40 seat slpit is the best part of it,it helps in passenger and goods to be comfortably placed.very spacious interiors coz of its height,most comfortable for tall people.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 The engine is very smooth and produces less noice,very smooth gearbox,the 3rd gear shift is also smooth compared to other cars. It gives me a fuel economy of 18 in the city and 21 in the highways.touched a top speed of 187 once in my ritz,no viberation and perfect control with the driver. excellent pickup at 3rd gear and good at crucial overtakings.

Ride Quality & Handling

The staring is very smooth and has good control. the suspension is very good and you don't feel anything inside the car against the experience in figo where the car jumps.
the ground clearence is superb which does not strike any stone or speed braker,it is apt for indian roads.

 

Final Words

 THe best hatch ever made.The rear shape of the car might look aukward to some but it gives more milege and pickup compared to other cars in the segment.i have driven my ritz diesel for 5 years now and covered 1.74lk kms in all the terrains,plains,hills,desert and slugg also. It is the best car i hav eever driven. People can buy this car confidently and drive it for 3lk kms without any tension.

Areas of improvement  

 A/C feels little underpowered coz of the big interior,it can be made more powerful.

 

fuel economy,seating comfort,pickup,heightA/C

Recently I heard that MS is going to discontinue the production of its Rirz model. I was surprised at the move . I own a Ritz VDI for the past 1 year and 9 months and have done 17,700 kms . I find it to  be an ideal car for a small family both for city as well as for high way dirve. I give here my experience with the car.

This hatch back has a unique shape with a beautiful front and side views. But many do not like the rear side but I do not mind. The tall built and high seats are most suitable for senior citizens, people with back problems and tall people for boarding as well as alighing. The drivers seat gives a good view of the front and rear (through RVM) road and sides without any hindrance. Both on the city road and high ways it gives a smooth and hussle free drive.

Most of the days I commute a distance of 25 kms one way. Once on the road I shift the gear to 4 or 5 as soon as possible and  avoid raising.Generally maintain a  speed between 40 -60 km/hr and the rpm not more that 2000 but mostly at 1500. This is possible only on a road which is not  very busy and without much elevationa and turnings. With this  manner  of driving,  I get a reading of 30kms/litre by the time I cover 6-8 kms from my starting point. I continue to maintain this average  by constant speed and the rpm. And when I reach my distination, the trip aveage remains  at 30km/litre. If the gauge had a higher limit, I believe it would have shown a  still better trip average. Here I must emphsize that it is without AC. With AC I get about 23- 25 km/ litre. But one cannot predict the average one gets on the city road because of the unpredicatable nature of the traffic and blocks. But still I can vouch that I get better average than all the cars I have used ( 8 cars) so far from 1976.

Another advantage of this car I noticed was with 75 ps at 4000 rpm along with 190 torque at 2000 rpm facilitates one to over take other vehicles with confidence when required. It also enables to speed up when necessary with out any problem. The 60/40 split  in the rear seat is a blessings to carry extra baggage.

I have enjoyed driving it and people who have travelled with me in the car also have nothing to complain about the space. comfort, seating, AC etc. The high roof actully avoids a claustrophobic feeling one gets in some other  cars.

Some minor cons I have noticed were , Maruti could have provided bottle holders on the rear doors, the quality of the door mats  is very poor. The company may try to redesign the rear side and relaunch the same vehicle to attract the consumers. With a better marketing strategy and sales promotion Ritz witll become a hot selling cake in Maruti Suzuki's basket.

Tall built, high seats, view from dirver's seat, smooth drive, fuel economy, power , ACoccasional difficulty in putting into reverse gear, view of the rear side, bad floor mats

As usual indians, I also quite confused before deciding my second car choice, my first car was M800 I drove almost 1 Lakh KMs in that, I decided to give it to my dad. I am in to sales and marketing field so I use car very often close to 50km per day. So after and R&D I arrived Ritz Vdi is a best choice for me. So I have booked and got my Ritz Vdi on March 2012.

Exterior Projected Exterior on the tyre side allways getting scaratch by the pass by vehicles. I have got 10 scratch with in 10months on the edges

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Space and comfort is very good. 70:30 seat foldable is a good option for carrying more lugguge.

Leg room and rear seat comfort is very good. Tall boy design is for easy access for the elder peoples to get in and out of car, and good head room for tall perples like me.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is quite good more than 2000 rpm. Performance in city i gets 14kpl, on high way 18kpl. I drove 14000km till now. No issues with engines.

Ride Quality & Handling Execellent for long driving.

Final Words Ritz is a complete good family car.

Areas of improvement Can be improved the projected area in the tyre cover can be reduced.

Good Space and PerformanceProjected Exteiror on Tyre covers

It was very nice to drive with a somewhat sporty and stunning design. The service cost was also low compared to others. My drive was 60% city and 40% highway. So it was a very nice experience.

Exterior I'm 6'2" and use an innova for long drives. For within city rides,  I share a Santro with my dad who is 5'1". So, both tall boys. Surprising as it is, the Ritz is the ONLY car in this segment (premium hatch) suitable for tall people. bummer. So, I bought this pretty much because of lack of choice. The shape is kind of growing on me.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The legroom is surprisingly good. Getting in and out is easy (because of the height of the seats). with the front seat fully retracted to the back, there's hardly any room in the back, but then I don't need it. the tachometer on the dash is really cool. before this, i never even bothered to look at the tach, but now i find myself doing it everytime I shift gears.

Here's the bad part.  the build quality is really Really REALLY cheap Cheap CHEAP. The car is two days old (really) and already rattles and hums like nobody's business. call for a test drive and check this out - open the trunk and tap on the left and right bottom side walls, you'll know what i mean. they have two small cover/doors there for access to the shocks. open the cover, the plastic is not even 2mm thick. the tool bags are loosely thrown in the trunk - no place to secure them. wtf? that rattles like there's no tomorrow. the A column (on which the seat belts hang) rattles on both sides. there's a drawer below the front passenger seat. it's a surprise feature, apparently. guest what, it rattles. in short, you sit in this car and the whole world rattles. and my ICE (audio system or In Car Entertainment) isn't even installed yet. thanks to this, i'm now an expert (in theory, at least) in sound deadening. If you buy this car, you HAVE TO deaden it. that's going to cost 20-30k easy. so add that to the cost.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Now this is the good part. you take care of the rattles described above and you're all set. the engine is super. the gears shift so sweetly it's a pleasure to shift. I've read really good reviews about this engine too. I think it's a fiat engine.

I've had trouble pulling up moderate inclines in 2nd gear but guess this will get better with time (the car is only 2 days old).

Ride Quality & Handling The rattle really messes the whote thing up, but if you sound deaden the car, the ride quality will be quite good. it's a tall car so don't hang tight corners and u-turns at 60kmph, but the handling is pretty good. the steering feels quite light. i haven't driven her over 60kmph yet.

Final Words I don't know - if you are a tall guy/girl looking for a premium diesel hatch, you got no other choice. if you are open to other cars, fiat punto, vw polo and skoda fabia are much better built. hyundai i20 and toyota liva are crap. american cars seem like value-for-money but they really are not. in cheapness of build, they'll put even the ritz to shame. swift looks better but ritz has a better engine.

Areas of improvement Plastics, brother. take care of the vibrations, rattle and loose sounds. use thicker metal on the body and you'll have a real winner.

Engine, AC, GearboxPlastics, Build Quality, Rattle

Exterior Looks good on the front part and a spiler at the rear would make it look better.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Awesome dual tone interiors with good space and the seats are very comfortable.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Very smooth engine and the gearbox is like moving on butter. below 100km/hr I wonder if it is a petrol car.22-24.5 on highways. If driven below 100km/hr the mileage is 23 and above but if driven above 120-130km/hr the mileage drops to 21-20km/l. 16-19 in city. Very good pickup,you can trust on it in crucial times of overtakes and emergancy.

Ride Quality & Handling Handling is very good,road grip and view is awesome coz of the height.smooth on roads and no tension of bumping into some pit as the ground clearance is good.

Final Words Just buy it. HONESTLY speaking,i have driven my ritz vdi for about 2.39lk km for 6 years now and have changed the clutch wire 3 times and the brake and accelerator wires once.with regular service and good maintainance this car can be your best friend for life.
Don't go for swift or figo, Ritz is the best in class car. Don't worry about the rear shape just put a spoiler for 3k and it looks better than others.

Areas of improvement A/C needs to improve a bit.

Everything except the rear designNothing much to be noted

Yes its a better experience for me with my ritz car. When i buy the car its a very good and now its 9 years complete this car work in good condition as new as old i love this care.