Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Vs Volkswagen Taigun Price, Engine Specs & Dimensions Comparison

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Vs Volkswagen Taigun Price Comparison

Let’s first look at the prices of both the cars for the petrol-manual powertrain.

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara’s petrol-manual range costs between Rs. 10.70 lakh and Rs. 16.91 lakh (ex-showroom). The Volkswagen Taigun’s petrol-manual range costs between Rs. 11.62 lakh and Rs. 16.26 lakh(ex-showroom).

The Grand Vitara’s 5 petrol-automatic variants cost between Rs. 13.60 lakh and Rs. 19.79 lakh (ex-showroom). The Taigun’s 3 petrol-automatic variants cost between Rs. 15.20 lakh and Rs. 19.06 lakh(ex-showroom).

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Volkswagen Taigun are not available with diesel-automatic powertrain.

The Grand Vitara CNG-manual is available in 2 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 13.05 lakh to Rs. 14.86 lakh (ex-showroom).

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Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Vs Volkswagen Taigun Dimension Comparison

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and the Volkswagen Taigun are both SUVs. The Grand Vitara is 4325mm long, 1795mm wide and 1645mm tall. The Grand Vitara’s wheelbase is 2600mm long. The Taigun measures 4221mm long, 1760mm wide and 1612mm tall and has a wheelbase measuring 2651mm. In terms of dimensions, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is considerably larger than the Volkswagen Taigun. So, the Grand Vitara will offer a stronger road presence than the Taigun.

The Grand Vitara has a ground clearance of 208mm while the Taigun has a ground clearance of 188mm. The 373-litre boot space of the Grand Vitara mild hybrid is 12 litres smaller than that of the Taigun, and Grand Vitara hybrid has a boot space of 256 litres, which is 129 litres smaller than that of Taigun.

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Vs Volkswagen Taigun Engine Spec Comparison

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is available with 2 petrol engines — a 1.5L mild hybrid petrol and a 1.5L hybrid petrol engine. The 1.5L mild hybrid petrol gets a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed TC automatic transmission while the 1.5L hybrid petrol is available with an eCVT automatic transmission.

The 1.5L mild hybrid petrol engine of the Grand Vitara makes 103PS of power at 6000rpm and 137Nm of torque at 4400rpm. The 1.5L hybrid petrol engine in the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara pushes out 116PS of power at 5500rpm and 141Nm of combined torque with the motor.

The Volkswagen Taigun is available with 2 petrol engines - a 1.0L turbo petrol and a 1.5L turbo petrol engine.The 1.0L turbo petrol engine gets a 6-speed manual while the 1.5L turbo petrol engine is available with a 6-speed manual transmission. 

The 1.0L turbo petrol engine of the Taigun makes 115PS of power at 5000rpm and 178Nm of torque between 1750 and 4500rpm. The 1.5L turbo petrol engine in the Volkswagen Taigun pushes out 150PS of power at 5000rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1600 and 3500rpm.

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The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is also available with a 1.5L normal CNG engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. This engine makes 88PS of power at 5500rpm and 122Nm of torque at 4200rpm.

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