Maruti Ritz : Test Drive & Review

Accelerator · 15th May 2009, 17:55

Had a look right away!
Must say the car looks better in flesh then in pics.

But in terms of the VFM, it seems to be a bit overpriced.
A VXi for 4.45 in Delhi which doesnt even have the music system!

I feel that the Ritz might target a more mature family buyer( in terms of age) with this one. Thats why less features and more space to offer.
The interiors are just OK.
Diesel is a hot catch.

Overall, +1 to GTO for his final word, Ritz makes more sense to a family, the dudes will go for the Swift.

But yes, its more dearer then it should actually be!

vivekanand005 · 15th May 2009, 17:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by anmolbedi

Delhi pricing for Ritz:

Variant
Non Metalic (Rs) Metalic (Rs)
RITZ LDI BS IV
464999.93 464999.93
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RITZ ZXI BS IV
479999.92 479999.92

are these on road prices.

abhibh · 15th May 2009, 17:58

At this price point i will still buy Swift DDiS. But Ritz VXi is tempting because of

1. New engine
2. Better FE (as said)
3. Price 10K-15K less than Swift VXi

100BHP · 15th May 2009, 18:06

Looks Like mixed bag of everything Maruti Suzuki has !
The safe and conservative approach has been embedded in whole development process of suzuki, no bright ideas anymore.

tajender · 15th May 2009, 18:33

Specs look good here

But looks make me ask for something better, especially the rear. Seems like an Innova chopped off from rear and that too didnt chop in right shape.

vitesh.b · 15th May 2009, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Accelerator

Had a look right away!
Must say the car looks better in flesh then in pics.

But in terms of the VFM, it seems to be a bit overpriced.
A VXi for 4.45 in Delhi which doesnt even have the music system!
!

A correction here.
vxi is 4.2
vxi ABS is 4.45

so that slashes the VFM proposition by 25k..

joy_swift · 15th May 2009, 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by geeash

Do they have to give the same ICE and centre console in ritz too. Interior front dash looks all the same from Ritz to Grand vitara

I dont know why Maruti has the same ICE and steering for cars ranging from 4 to 15L?

Technocrat · 15th May 2009, 19:55

How else do you think they would be able to keep their costs low & margins high

Caramelo · 15th May 2009, 22:25

can someone explain to me the dashboard situation here in ritz.

i just saw a blue dashboard . whats the deal with that? its not bad very umm colourful!!

if dashboards are two tone color. do we get another colors or its just plane jane dash? and also which colour dash does the midnight black fritz get?

extreme_torque · 15th May 2009, 22:40

I absolutely hate the shape of this thing. There is no purpose to styling, typically japanese way of styling a car, you like it, you buy it, time passes and you forget about it.
I dont think Ritz should be compared with i10 Kappa. The Ritz definitely is a better car and to me much stiffer as well. Just compare their Kerb Weights.... 860 kgs for the i10 Kappa against 1045 kgs for the Ritz.

vitesh.b · 15th May 2009, 22:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caramelo

can someone explain to me the dashboard situation here in ritz.

i just saw a blue dashboard . whats the deal with that? its not bad very umm colourful!!

if dashboards are two tone color. do we get another colors or its just plane jane dash? and also which colour dash does the midnight black fritz get?

The Ritz zxi variant comes with dual color dash
the combination depends on the external color

blue and grey dash for White, Black, silver and Blue ones
and
the other combination (not sure if itts brown/grey or 2 shades of grey) for red, green, brown and grey colored cars.

just to cordinate or spice up things i guess

NVI2112 · 15th May 2009, 22:45

Looked up the pricing of Ritz launched today. It is priced 28K more than Magna 1.2 !! Also feature wise comparison, they are almost same (doing the carwale comparison actually Magna turns out to be a better bargain). though Ritz is definetly a slightly bigger car, does it actually deserve the 28K more!!
When I had spoken to a Hyundai dealer earlier this month he had offered for I10 Era, Insurance discound and about 8-10K cash discount (or a sound system with front two speakers free) plus the mats and mud flaps etc!! So I can consider atleast the same for Magna too atleast.
Will it be worthy to consider Ritz now or should we wait and watch for discounts for it!!

15th May 2009, 23:47

Will Fuel efficiency of Ritz is better than Kappa?

NVI2112 · 16th May 2009, 00:19

doubt it! engine power being the same and Ritz being 200+kg heavier..

Gilead · 16th May 2009, 00:27

[quote=extreme_torque;1305970]typically japanese way of styling a car,

Hey, at least they spared us from a weird japanese name.

The Ritz is all about angles. Looks good at certain angles and really ugly at some others. Remember how ugly the Wagon R looked when it first came out? We might get used to the looks over time.

15th May 2009, 17:55	#241
Accelerator BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 47 Thanked: 13 Times	Had a look right away! Must say the car looks better in flesh then in pics. But in terms of the VFM, it seems to be a bit overpriced. A VXi for 4.45 in Delhi which doesnt even have the music system! I feel that the Ritz might target a more mature family buyer( in terms of age) with this one. Thats why less features and more space to offer. The interiors are just OK. Diesel is a hot catch. Overall, +1 to GTO for his final word, Ritz makes more sense to a family, the dudes will go for the Swift. But yes, its more dearer then it should actually be!
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15th May 2009, 17:58	#243
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	At this price point i will still buy Swift DDiS. But Ritz VXi is tempting because of 1. New engine 2. Better FE (as said) 3. Price 10K-15K less than Swift VXi
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15th May 2009, 18:06	#244
100BHP BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 146 Thanked: 569 Times	Looks Like mixed bag of everything Maruti Suzuki has ! The safe and conservative approach has been embedded in whole development process of suzuki, no bright ideas anymore.
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15th May 2009, 18:33	#245
tajender BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 110 Thanked: 34 Times	Specs look good here But looks make me ask for something better, especially the rear. Seems like an Innova chopped off from rear and that too didnt chop in right shape.
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15th May 2009, 19:55	#248
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,770 Thanked: 2,705 Times	How else do you think they would be able to keep their costs low & margins high
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15th May 2009, 22:25	#249
Caramelo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ahmedabad Posts: 769 Thanked: 17 Times	can someone explain to me the dashboard situation here in ritz. i just saw a blue dashboard . whats the deal with that? its not bad very umm colourful!! if dashboards are two tone color. do we get another colors or its just plane jane dash? and also which colour dash does the midnight black fritz get?
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15th May 2009, 22:40	#250
extreme_torque BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,462 Thanked: 5,534 Times	I absolutely hate the shape of this thing. There is no purpose to styling, typically japanese way of styling a car, you like it, you buy it, time passes and you forget about it. I dont think Ritz should be compared with i10 Kappa. The Ritz definitely is a better car and to me much stiffer as well. Just compare their Kerb Weights.... 860 kgs for the i10 Kappa against 1045 kgs for the Ritz.
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15th May 2009, 22:45	#252
NVI2112 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 84 Thanked: 6 Times	Why the huge price gap from I10 Magna with which it can be compared? Looked up the pricing of Ritz launched today. It is priced 28K more than Magna 1.2 !! Also feature wise comparison, they are almost same (doing the carwale comparison actually Magna turns out to be a better bargain). though Ritz is definetly a slightly bigger car, does it actually deserve the 28K more!! When I had spoken to a Hyundai dealer earlier this month he had offered for I10 Era, Insurance discound and about 8-10K cash discount (or a sound system with front two speakers free) plus the mats and mud flaps etc!! So I can consider atleast the same for Magna too atleast. Will it be worthy to consider Ritz now or should we wait and watch for discounts for it!!
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15th May 2009, 23:47	#253
vamshi_v Posts: n/a	Will Fuel efficiency of Ritz is better than Kappa?
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16th May 2009, 00:19	#254
NVI2112 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 84 Thanked: 6 Times	doubt it! engine power being the same and Ritz being 200+kg heavier..
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16th May 2009, 00:27	#255
Gilead Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,142 Thanked: 60 Times	[quote=extreme_torque;1305970]typically japanese way of styling a car, Hey, at least they spared us from a weird japanese name. The Ritz is all about angles. Looks good at certain angles and really ugly at some others. Remember how ugly the Wagon R looked when it first came out? We might get used to the looks over time.
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