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Maruti Alto K-10 versus Hyundai Santro Xing

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Maruti Alto K-10 has been a strong seller for Maruti ever since it launched it in the market. It comes with plenty of new features and a bigger engine and at good pricing which we will go over in this comparison as we see how it performs against Hyundai’s own entrant in the A2 segment; the Hyundai Santro Xing. Santro Xing in its current avatar has been around for a long time with a very firm footing in the Indian market.

Looks and design:

Maruti Alto K-10 with its modern styling looks great with new headlamps and body colored bumpers with fog lamps. It has retained some design elements from the older Alto to appeal to the customers but sports many improvements. Maruti Alto K-10 has improved build quality compared to its lower priced siblings and looks elegant when looked from different angles.

Hyundai Santro Xing is the current avatar of Santro as it has been updated over the years and rebadged. It looks sporty with rectangular clear lens headlamps and body colored bumpers with fog lamps. The front grille has the centrally located Hyundai badge in chrome. It has a proportionately designed rear keeping in mind of the front design and the build quality of this hot hatck remains excellent.

Looks overall – Maruti Alto K-10 – 8/10
Looks overall – Hyundai Santro Xing – 8/10

Interiors – design, space and features:

Maruti Alto K-10 comes with moderately good quality interiors for a car in its segment and sports blue colored seat covers and door inserts. Seating in the Alto K-10 is quite comfortable and there is plenty of leg and head room inside the cabin area. It has a functional dashboard and instrument panel with MID. It brings power windows for the front doors and there is some ample space in the boot to carry small luggage.

Hyundai Santro Xing brings many features for a car in its segment. It brings comfortable seats which provide adequate back support and cabin area will comfortably seat 4 people in the car with space to stretch their legs and ample head room. It has CD/MP3 music system with USB and Aux capabilities, power windows, internally adjustable OVRMS amongst a host of other features.

Interiors overall – Maruti Alto K-10 – 7.5/10
Interiors overall – Hyundai Santro Xing – 7.5/10

Engine – performance, power, torque, fuel economy, smoothness:

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Maruti Alto K-10 brings a powerful K-series engine which produces 67 BHP at 6200 RPM and 90 NM of torque at 3500 RPM. It has been certified by ARAI to deliver a fuel efficiency of 20.2 kmpl. It has a low weight which ensures excellent drivability combined with the increased power from the bigger engine. It does not feel underpowered with the air conditioning switched on.

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Hyundai Santro has a powerful a 1.1 liter, SOHC 4 cylinder 1086cc petrol engine that produces 62 BHP at 5000 RPM and max torque of 96 NM at 3000 RPM and is mated to a 5 speed manual transmission. It has been rated by ARAI to deliver a maximum fuel efficiency of 17.9 kmpl. It has very good drivability and the ample low end torque available makes it easy to drive in the city and there’s plenty of performance for the highway as well.

Engine overall – Maruti Alto K-10 – 8/10
Engine overall – Hyundai Santro Xing –
7.5/10

Suspension – Ride, comfort and handling:

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Maruti Alto K-10 brings good road manners and offers comfortable drive along with good handling capability in its segment. Maruti has setup up the car very well and it is quite capable of handling on the highways and city roads with aplomb. The steering offers satisfactory feedback to stay in control at higher speeds while in the city it is light and easy to turn.

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Hyundai Santro Xing has a good ride quality and ensures maintains good level of comfort when driven on bad and bumpy roads. It has a well tuned suspension which offers smooth driving and equally good level of stability at highway speeds. It has radial tyres to improve handling and good brakes to slow you down from triple digit speeds.

Suspension overall – Maruti Alto K-10 – 7.5/10
Suspension overall – Hyundai Santro Xing – 7.5/10

Value for money – sticker price, standard features:

Maruti Alto K-10 has been priced (ex-showroom Delhi) from 3.14 lakhs for the base Maruti Alto K-10 LXI and 3.27 lakhs for the top feature packed variant Maruti Alto K-10 VXI. There isn’t much price difference and makes sense to go with the VXI variant. Maruti cars have low operating costs and given the pricing of the Alto K-10 it is very good value for money.

Hyundai Santro Xing has a starting price of (ex-showroom Delhi) 2.89 lakhs for base variant Santro Xing (Non AC), 3.58 lakhs for Santro Xing GL, and the top variant of Hyundai Santro has been priced at 3.80 lakhs for Santro Xing GLS. This pricing given the features, level of kit and performance makes the Santro good value for money purchase.

Value for money overall – Maruti Alto K-10 – 8.5/10
Value for money overall – Hyundai Santro Xing – 7.5/10

Verdict:

Maruti has a winner at hand with the Maruti Alto K-10 and despite having launched it recently it has quickly scaled the charts of success in its segment. Maruti is a household name and for good measure as it is known for its low cost of ownership and wide dealer and service network. Hyundai hasn’t been far behind. It has excellent products and Santro Xing is one amongst them. Santro has been around for a long time and has been a successful product for Hyundai in India. In it’s current avatar it is the best iteration of Santro so far. We hope this comparison would help you to decide between these two cars and select the one as per your requirements.


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