Maruti Vitara Brezza VS Ford EcoSport | Comparison Test | Autocar India 

+Khushwant Choudhary ya..!

Khushwant Choudhary Same Here.

perfectly

Khushwant Choudhary then which one r u going for? I wish to buy ecispoet trend+ (ecoboost engine) which costs around 9.95 lacs on road. whereas brezza vdi option costs 9.64 and gives better mileage too.

I went with heart. Booked titanium plus diesel

Will Ferell so true

ford has better image and suzuki does not people buy suzuki because its cheap and cheap to maintain and good value when you sell. ford is american and american cars are sturdy and feel heavy.

Afraid of service and resale value.

Similarly I love most of Tata car design & performance in their segment. But would never buy them. You don't buy design or performance. You buy the functionality & reliability (peace of mind). For eg. Tata Nexon is way better than Brezza or Ecosport, but would I buy it in place of Brezza ? NO.

harko agreed

vibhor garg i agree

vibhor garg yes bro true said it is the mindset of people of india about maruti

If Ford is so much more safer than Brezza then why do they both have same NCAP crash ratings of 4? Am I missing something?

Agreed

Brezza has crash test rating of 4 and while EcoSport has 3 in crash test.

+Deepak Deepu I could'nt agree more, just love the camera work in all their reviews

icemanaxs But i felt this one more eye catching

+Deepak Deepu Not really! when it comes to effects and camera work powerdrift rules yet Autocar India Reviews are top-notch in India! i would say world!!!

exactly (y)

But service in Maruti Car will always be high when compared to any American car company

+Anubhav Jha Really ? You think any Indian service can better than an American service ? Think about it

exactly ;) ,

+avishek nath I think they will always look upto it :D With millions of changes to designs and leave a lot to be desired handling. All these new cars handle like shit ,fluidic everywhere and floating in the corners..I simply hope Ford doesn't follow the mental conundrum and end up being the worse off

true

Vitara is faster bitch and wide availability of suzuki parts and cheap maintenance

vitara looks like shit

Megh Patel It's not like I don't like the Brezza. What? I shouldn't post my views? And I suppose you haven't even seen the Nexon. The preview of it is up on the Autocar mag and it is simply mind blowing. The most boring looking car in this segment is the Brezza currently, forget the TUV. I am not a Maruti hater and I do own an Ertiga for 4 years now. I know how boring a Maruti car feels after 2 years and how bad their suspension become.

+Dhananjayan Kausshik I totally agree to your views that the Interior & safety of the Brezza is inferior compared to its competitors. I myself have booked the Vitara Brezza for my family & i must say that in terms of the exterior, Vitara wins over the EcoSport any day. The DDiS Engine is incorporated to lower down the costs and taxes. The Ecosport has a gigantic front-grill which makes it look very awkward from the front-view and the small sized tyres. Bookings for the Vitara have already crossed 35,000+ and this talks about the VFM this car has. Ford has slashed its prices for the Ecosport by a lakh worrying that the Vitara sales will overpower theirs. I hope you are also aware that the TATA Aria failed miserably being one of the biggest flop in a short history. I believe the Nexon would overpower them. Either ways, we shall wait for the sales, I guess that should do the talking. P.S : I drive a Maruti Swift / Esteem. Not a fan of their interiors at all. They suck. But I would disagree on your comment that the suspension would deteriorate over a period since the Esteem & Swift I use are on muddy roads and its been 8 years & the suspensions has never failed me to replace it once.

Rinse John Ji, I have nothing against Maruti, but isn't the Multijet engine 10yrs old already? I also drive the Multijet engined Ertiga only, and it feels very old to drive, especially after driving newer engined cars. I didn't say the suspension has failed... it just doesn't feel as soft and plush as it used to be when it was new. Now it just crashes and bounces hard. Very bad. I wonder why are you bringing the Aria into the Compact SUVs topic. The Aria was never a bad car. But it was the design and service issues that made it a flop. Now I know many 2014/2015 Aria owners who are happy with their car. Now they are bringing the Hexa to up the game. The Nexon preview is up in the Autocar mag and it just seems fantastic. It just looks much, much better than it's rivals and will probably offer much better VFM and power. Looks are subjective and the Ecosport to me is the better looker than the Vitara. The Vitara without the contrasting roof, looks like a Swift that went to the gym.

I agree that the Multijet engine is pretty old now. The feedbacks I've given above is all based on the value of that particular car. The new Renault Duster is fantastic & even the Creta for that fact is a very good Premium compact SUV. The reason I got Aria into the topic was to talk about the sales figures that failed at that segment. And no one can deny that the Maruti's servicing and after sales is one of the most pocket friendly companies out there to the customers. I totally liked the Nexon, but I guess its a matter of Brand & people's trust over that particular brand. Thou looks are subjective and most cars are judged by their exterior looks. I'll be honest here : My priorities would be performance, looks, ease of driving & then the interiors. I love to have nice interiors, but not at the cost of performance.

Rinse John Uh I don't think Maruti is quite pocket-friendly anymore. My car just had been to 30K km service and damn they charged 13K rupees! I had asked them to clean the interior and replace the fused tailight bulb... but 13K is just too much. "Maruti is cheap to maintain" is applicable only for Alto and the M800. In fact, I have seen that Ford and Tata spares are a bit cheaper than Maruti's, if not costlier.

Yup

+Durai karthikeyan true that !

r u a relative of narain kartikeyan,,,??

It's a common last name. 😅

Ecosport is a suv but brezza is a swift based thing

thumbs up

How many Maruti Car do you own Man?

+Khan Sharique ITS 1.3 TURBO CHARGED which produces 90 bhp

You forgot the legendary VWs bro

It's crazy how other countries perceive companies, are so vastly different than our own. Here in America, Ford is definitely not considered the best handling cars.

Fair enough. but I see,based on several tests in 2016,for focus RS,it came on top in the hatchback category as the best handling car ,atleast on the track... Ofcourse a huge a$$ ford truck is a different story altogether..appreciate your comment..

retipser jay Oh well yeah, the Ford Focus RS is a fantastic car by every measurement. I intended the comment to be focused at many of their other cars. IE. The Fiesta, the Escort, the standard Focus models, the Fusion, and the Taurus. It's weird because the Focus RS is so different from the regular car that I wonder why they even call it a focus. Other than that, their only other good handlers are the Mustang, and the Fiesta ST. The Fiesta ST being really low on power with only ~110hp.

well said

Dennis Kumar then by your logic,we also do not need seat belt,disc brakes or even a plastic body will do.

your logic is shit

Dear Denis. Air bags are for accident protection. Accidents cannot be controlled by one party. Please do NOT belittle a basic safety feature with your substandard logic.

If someone doesn't drive well, then 6 airbags are more useful than maruti brand

+Kanwar Thind I am about 5'6".

+Kartikeya Singhee You review the cars best.... u R seriously awesome

+Kartikeya Singhee vitara feels flimsy

+AGRIM RAI not only care.... he reviews bikes really well too..

+Kartikeya Singhee I like your explanation of cars

Regalado Navarrete I think Ford goes neck to neck with Fiat in terms of built quality

+speedster887 You're right there, the verdict was a bit confusing, coz it sounded like the Ecosport was the better car

Exactly

+kaustav mandal Nope that wont happen since our gov dosent support outsiders well Other issue is Fords past history of unreliable Ikons,Fusions,Mondeos, Escorts etc still haunts some people and they think Ford is even now like that while the reality has changed far far far frm that

+btarunr SX4 makes 105 bhp but 115 NM not 150 NM

According to the brochure, it makes 145 Nm of torque. I rounded that off to 150 Nm. The 1.2L K12 engine makes 115 Nm torque. Find the brochure here: autoportal.com/img/new-cars-gallery/marutisuzuki/sx4/brochures/SX4.pdf

+Dhanvin Athray Ecosport ain't to friendly with most of the customers. Here Brezza takes a straight lead

+vishnu menon there is a difference bw being friendly and being fun . Ecosport is fun .

+Dhanvin Athray Really?

which car are you talking about?

Rishipal singh bhatia which car bro?

But still the old 8 Valve 1.5l engine can't beat 1.3 l DDiS in terms of outright acceleration... owing to it's larger displacement 1.5l engine is bound to give more uniform spread of power and yes more torque in lower revs...

+Suyash Tyagi The 1.3 mjd is real shit, the only reason Y maruti s faster is because its 100+ kg lighter than Ecosprt, on the other hand Ford still will be better to drive in city where more people will b driving these and even in highways the Ford is more refined and comfy The comparison holds just because maruti has wider cabin,more leg space,and back up cam and touch screen, Yet I still think if it was my money I would still pick the Ecosport , not that shitty beefud up Wagon-R-Alto on silts

Ponygt 662 Haha.... Ecosport has larger and more powerful engine than Vitara Brezza even then it is slower in in-gear acceleration by 4sec..!!! and all other acceleration tests.Even if you consider 100 kg advantage of Brezza it is not justified. To summarise if you are below 1800 rpm Ecosport is faster and after that It's Brezza all the way.I hope Ford do way with their shitty 8 valve engines and come with more contemporary 16 valve engines.

Suyash Tyagi U r a fool, Hav u driven Ecosport? The reason Y the 8v is slower is cuz its heavier, 100 kg is no light weight, And even more important is drive nature, the Ecosport drives so damn linearly that one may even forget its a turbo,its that smooth and linear and predictable in response, The bigger advantage is when U move higher say U go to Leh,Ladakh,Shimla etc the bigger engine will suck in more air and wud still give spare power,try that with Brezza, U ll struggle with ur feet The biggest downside of a turbo engine is TURBO LAG, and Brezza has it in bucket loads, despite being a shitty 16 v VGT with a huge 18 psi turbo, I can easily drive a turbo lag free car far far far happier than a car with same power but more lag, so enuf of ur bill shit, the Ford 8v motor is super cool, Wonder Y Toyota still uses the 1.4 D4D 8v motor in Corolla,? guess Y?

18 psi boost..!!! Cramming some terms and using them senselessly doesn't make you a genius buddy. And FYI Toyota is also doing away with their D4D engines starting with Innova Crysta( thats a 16 valve VGT). These engines are more efficient and rev ffaster and have lower emissions. Ford is also doing the same with their newer cars i.e., Ford Endeavour. And for that high altitude remark, the bigger turbo will compensate for the loss because not only larger displacement matters but also the volumetric efficiency which is higher in MJD engijes due to bigger turbo. Don't be afraid you will remain faster till 1800 rpm but after that no chance. And yes I have already stated in my previous comments tgat engines with larger displacement will have better spread of power.

Good point you made

+scorpionbeware The Ford Ecosport is a proper SUV,true its not sold in India as a 4x4 but its got a proper frame and a sub frame that can hold a transfer case for 4wd, in India foolish Indian wont spend above 12 lakhs on a sub 4 m car watevr the case mayb, hence Ford aint offering awd

Ponygt 662 Mate its not bcoz Indians are fools. We are not rich like Americans or Europeans, Middle class cannot afford costly stuffs. Money matters a lot in todays world.

Hari Nair Yes becuz there r fools who think if 1 spends more than 12 lakhs on a car it should be large, See but they miss the point like AWD is more safe,small package with great features like awd always make better choices than big 1s with awds, In Europe best selling hatch back is VW Polo, Y? 2nd best seller is Fiesta Y? reason is simple, they use more brain and heart than we people here who compare what others own to what we can, like if our neighbour has a Honda City we too must buy a Honda City, we dont look whether it has the right credentials, mayb U have Hari but not all, majority have the herd mentality, just follow what other do rather than making our own decisions, Swift/Dzire is best seller in India for over 8 years It has most unsafe cabin worst back seat space worst boot space pathetic built quality lacks features Its more expensive than rivals yet it sells 10x times of what its rivals sell, Y?

+Ponygt 662 that's because the Maruthi Suzuki badge makes the difference and I have owned a 2009 swift and Honda amaze what I noticed is that the Maruthi staff make u feel like home and comfortable during ur car ownership and explain what parts are needed to be replaced or can be replaced in the next service and in the Honda they don't even explain properly and just throws a bill at ur face and even the costs of Honda is a lot and the labour charges are insane and they don't involve u in anythings they just think that we don't give a shit about our cars

MB Gurung I'm planning to but eco sport ....any suggestions pls ?

Vj Bhat Simply close your eyes n go for it.

Ecosport service cost is below 5000 and brezza's 7000 to 8000

Shitty diesel engine? Maybe there's turbo lag at the start but once u master it can give others a tough time.

+Aniket Dessai dude im telling that maruti uses sme engine in every model.. for the that case check out ford ecoboost.. i have given tough time to xuv500 with that engine.. chinxxxx

Aniket Dessai From swift to s cross every maruti car has that same 1.3 L diesel engine which is not even marutis own development, it's fiat sourced and thats what annoys me Why cant Maruti spend on r&d and develop a new good engine In order to achieve good performance from the same engines they're effectively reducing weight of the car and compromising on safety eg baleno,brezza,ciaz

Anything but safety should be compromised on a car in any market

+Ponygt 662 I would rejig your scoresheet- Engine refinement, highway, Power - Brezza. Thanks for sharing.

Kartikeya Singhee I cannot agree with that, if Brezza was 100kg heavier the situation would have been the same, so for what the TDCi makes it felt more than enough powerful Thats Y I gave Ecosport and Brezza points on Power, Refinement, low to mid revs Ecosport is super refined, I felt Brezza to have more clatter than TDCi, anyway if I give refinement to Brezza too, still the Ecosport makes more sense. Anyway good comparo, My money wont go to such a cheap pathetic ill feeeling cabin and doors of Brezzs,whatever impact crash testing it may pass. Fords B plarform felt way more superior to me to drive as well.

+Ponygt 662 brezza is capable to pass side impact crash tests

Nissan GTR For LIFE Thats what Maruti says, which I ll never believe as its Marutis saying, let there b an official ANCAP test, Ecosport scored 4**** safety rating, pretty good for a compact SUV

sir, both are different segments. But, i20 is perfect for city traffic. Vitara better for space.

+Pradip Prabhu the brezza is not a crossover so no comparison exists but if u still want the best of em as of now its the brezza that will pamper u

+Danendra Khanna I SAT IN BREEZA BUT SPACE IS ANYTIME MORE THAN LIVA AND EQUAL TO I20

siddharth sharmaa We went to maruti showroom in liva.. same three people who comfortable sat in liva are having problem in shoulder room in brezza... Don't know about i20 shoulder room though.. Leg space is more or less same as liva

Practically not possible because brezza is anytime more longer and wider than liva and i am talking about wheelbase only. It might happen that front seat was pushed all the way to back

siddharth sharmaa Don't know what numbers talk.. but i have checked it with driver seat for my position in both the cars.. We were surprised too... In Liva we can seat comfortably but in brezza our shoulders are lapping over each other...

we went to maruti showroom in jazz but i was amazed to see the space in breeza it is very wide car , wider than segment king baleno , than how it could be narrower than liva

Well said bro I have EcoSport ecoboost can't compare with any other car

+Ankush Sharma when it comes to affordability.. no one can beat Maruti !!

Get an S-Cross :D

+Sandeep Singh both are bad...so, more headache..

+sachin mb I ve been using Ford for the past 5 years and dont get me wrong, Ford is as cheap as Maruti to service and maintain, the only region where Ford is lacking is no of service centres and cost of damage rectification, which is 12-25% more than Marutis, yet Ford is insane value for money

Ponygt 662 absolutely agree with u.. infact parts are very cheap.. Maruti on the other hand is feeding off past glories.. currently it's as costly to own as any other.. not to mention their forced service periods and cycles.

Good review, of a very good car. A package of all the developments in the auto industry, optimized with affordability and economy.

The main difference between the cars is the "Low speed drivability", in which the Ecosport seems to be better.

Ecosport anytime!!!

Ecosport

+Rohit Sharma Bolero....Go ahead and get it....if you want to drive the same car for the next twenty years, and looking good in it too:)

its the equipment Maruti to sell there cars pour in so much equipment its like xmas for a car. but after a few years you will get bored with the Map you will relies that the engine is crap and you are making a friend at the service station. people should see through the crap now.

Genesis ** agreed will get certainly get back to u in 3 months this is my first Maruti so let's see how it runs!

Parth Padia I have heard that Toyota might be buying Suzuki but they don't want Maruti. in india So the Nexa will be Toyota.

ES and brezza diesel engines are 4 cylinder. TUV 300 and Nuvosport share the same mhawk 3 cylinder engine (so i would exclude the TUV and Nuvosport for comparison in the engine department). The ES diesel engine does have more torque at lower rpms as compared to Brezza but the Brezza has faster times compared to the ES. Brezza does have turbo lag at lower rpms (but personally i plan to install a Dual channel Dieseltronic piggy back ECU to overcome the turbolag....but thats just me). Once thats done, the turbolag will cease to be an issue and will get more power to an already efficient, tried and tested engine!!