Nissan has joined the sub-4m SUV segment in India in a dashing way with the launching of the Magnite. The Magnite’s aggressive launch price starts from Rs 4.99 lakh (ex-showroom) which makes it cheaper than its nearest priced rival, the Kia Sonet, by Rs 1.72 lakh. Nissan’s offering does get the smallest amount powerful 1.0-litre engine with the manual gearbox to start out with but it also gets a replacement 100PS turbo-petrol engine with the selection of a CVT automatic. Let’s see how the most recent sub-4m SUV offering compares to its rivals in terms of costs .
Since the Magnite may be a petrol-only offering, we’ll only be watching the petrol variants of its rivals.
Nissan also offers the Magnite with a Tech Pack that gives additional features on all variants from the XV trim onwards for a premium of Rs 38,698. It offers dealer-level accessories, not factory-fitted equipment, which incorporates wireless charging pad, air purifier, ambient lighting and a JBL audio system .
Nissan has certainly stirred the pot with the introductory prices of the Magnite. it’s the foremost affordable option within the segment by quite some margin. it’s Rs 1.72 lakh cheaper than the bottom spec Kia Sonet, Rs 1.76 lakh cheaper than the bottom Hyundai Venue and Rs 2.35 lakh cheaper than the bottom Maruti Vitara Brezza.
The Magnite continues to be the foremost affordable option even in its mid-spec XV trim with the less powerful 1.0-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine.
Magnite’s top-spec XV Premium(O) variant only adds connected car tech over the XV Premium for the additional Rs 10,000.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser has the very best entry price during this segment because the Mid variant is best equipped than the bottom variants of its rivals.
Nissan’s model is additionally the foremost affordable turbo-petrol model within the segment with its 100PS 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine. it’s only Rs 900 cheaper than the starting price of the Tata Nexon which gets a 120PS 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine as standard.
Kia has the priciest offering within the segment with its GTX+ variant for the turbo-petrol engine with the iMT (clutchless manual). This powertrain option doesn’t get the selection of a 6-speed manual within the Sonet.
At the top-end of the petrol-manual comparison also , the Magnite may be a lot cheaper than the top-spec models of its rivals by a few of lakhs.
Hyundai gets an equivalent engines because the Kia Sonet and therefore the Venue is that the only other model to supply an iMT.
Most sub-4m SUVs also offer the choice of a dual-tone exterior finish at a hard and fast premium: Rs 14,000 for the Magnite, Rs 10,000 for the Sonet, Rs 15,000 for the XUV300 and Rs 20,000 for the Nexon.
Since the Magnite is that the most affordable option, it also offers the dual-tone exterior at rock bottom price point, ranging from the XV Premium trim. Tata offers the dual-tone option from XZ+ onwards while the XUV300 offers it only on the top-spec variant.
Hyundai also offers a dual-tone option for the Venue but it’s combined with the game package that adds a couple of extra features also . Thus the premium for the dual-tone Sport package varies counting on the Venue variant.