Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara vs Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder Spec Comparison: What’s Different?

Hybrid cars, while being fairly new to the Indian automotive market, have become extremely popular for ease of driving as well as for its fuel economy. Hybrid cars are the best when it comes to heavy city usage, sitting in traffic for hours at end. With petrol prices skyrocketing and EVs being too expensive to purchase, hybrid cars have become the best option while enjoying the best of both worlds. Increased fuel economy from hybrid vehicles is one of the few advantages of owning it while being able to drive solely on the electric motor or the internal combustion engine when needed makes it all the sweeter. Toyota and Maruti Suzuki are two of the three car manufacturers with hybrid engines when it comes to the mass-market segment.

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Maruti Suzuki’s Grand Vitara and Toyota’s Urban Cruiser Hyryder are two of the best-selling hybrid cars in India. Let’s see how they fair against each other:

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is powered by two different engine options: a 1.5L four-cylinder petrol engine producing 101.16 bhp and 136.8 Nm of torque, mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and 6-speed automatic transmission, and a strong hybrid petrol engine with a 1.5L petrol engine working in tandem with an electric motor producing 91.19 bhp and 122 Nm of torque, mated to an e-CVT transmission.

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The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, on the other hand, is powered by two different engine options: a 1.5L four-cylinder petrol engine producing 101.16 bhp and 136.8 Nm of torque, paired with a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission whereas the Hybrid Petrol engine offers 91.19 bhp and 122 Nm of torque, mated to an e-CVT transmission. The power is churned out by a 1.5L petrol engine working in tandem with an electric motor.

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is equipped with modern features including panoramic sunroof, 7-inch digital instrument cluster, air purifier, a head-up display, wireless Android Auto and Apple Car Play, wireless charging, paddle shifters, ventilated front seats, EV mode, drive mode selector, a 9-inch digital touchscreen infotainment system, 8-way power adjustable driver seat, Clarion Sound system and 360-degree camera, among others. The interior is wrapped in dual-tone black and brown, giving the interior a premium feel. Additionally, the car has connected car features including remote start and remote AC control, among others.

The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder is no push over when it comes to being equipped with features. The SUV gets drive mode select, 8-way power adjustable driver seat, ventilated seats, electronic parking brake, reclining rear seat, panoramic sunroof, head-up display, paddle shifters, a 9-inch touchscreen digital infotainment system, a 7-inch TFT digital instrument cluster and wireless chargers, among others. The Urban Cruiser Hyryder also boasts connected car features including remote ignition and remote AC control, among others.

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Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara boasts 6 airbags as standard, electronic parking brake, brake hold and tyre pressure monitoring system, among other features. The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder also shares the same safety features as the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara.

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The SUVs are a carbon copy of each other owing to the partnership of Maruti Suzuki and Toyota wherein Toyota can sell rebadged selected models from the Maruti Suzuki lineup while Toyota exchanges its technology with Maruti Suzuki particularly the hybrid technology. Despite being the same cars, they are priced differently. The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is priced at Rs 11.42 lakh (ex-showroom) for the petrol variant and Rs 16.99 lakh (ex-showroom) for the strong hybrid variant whereas the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder is priced at Rs 11.34 lakh (ex-showroom) for the petrol variant and Rs 16.81 lakh (ex-showroom) for the hybrid variant.