Nissan Tekton Vs Maruti Grand Vitara: Is Fuel Efficiency Important For You? Then Read This Story Before You Make Your Decision!

Interested in buying the new Nissan Tekton? Here’s our Ultimate Buying Guide!

The Nissan Tekton was recently launched with a fascia inspired by the flagship SUV, the Patrol. While it is a fresh entry in the market, there is one more Japanese SUV that might give the Tekton tough competition, known as the Maruti Grand Vitara. In this article, we will see which one offers the most for the money, starting with the price:

Price

• The Nissan Tekton starts at Rs 10.49 lakh (ex-showroom) as compared to the Maruti Grand Vitara, which is Rs 27,000 more expensive. 

• At the top end as well, the Tekton is priced at Rs 18.59 lakh and has an advantage of Rs 1.13 lakh over the Grand Vitara, which is priced at Rs 19.72 lakh for the top-spec variant.

Dimension

*For the NA petrol variant

• The Nissan Tekton is taller and wider than the Maruti Grand Vitara, whereas both SUVs are similar in length.

• The Tekton, with its baby-patrol-inspired face, feels more rugged in front of the Grand Vitara. 

• The Tekton’s boot space is much larger than the Grand Vitara's, which will help you out on your long vacation trips or airport runs as well. 

If you want to know more about how the Tekton actually looks, here’s our detailed image gallery for it.

Colour Options

• The Nissan Tekton is available in six different shades, of which, except for the Onyx Black, all others are available with a black roof paint as well. 

• The Maruti Grand Vitara is offered with seven shades, out of which Arctic White, Splendid Silver, and Opulent Red are available with a black roof option. 

• While the Tekton gets only three colours in the base variant, the Grand Vitara has five colour options available from the base trim. 

• The Tekton’s top-spec Tekna Plus is available with all the colour options, whereas in the Grand Vitara, you get all the colours from the Zeta trim onwards. 

• The black-roof dual-tone colours are exclusive to the top-end trims of both SUVs

To know more about the Tekton’s colour options, you can check out all the colours of the Tekton here.

Powertrain

MT- Manual Transmission, DCT- Dual Clutch Transmission, AT- Automatic Transmission, eCVT- Continuously Variable Transmission, FWD- Front-wheel Drive, AWD- All-wheel Drive

• The Nissan Tekton is available with two turbo-petrol engine options mated to manual and automatic transmissions.

• Whereas the Maruti Grand Vitara offers three powertrain options, which are 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5-litre petrol strong hybrid, and 1.5-litre petrol-CNG.

• In this comparison, the Grand Vitara offers you multiple powertrain choices as compared to the Tekton, but the Tekton has more powerful engines. 

• The Grand Vitara is available with an all-wheel drive drivetrain with the 1.5-litre NA petrol, while the Tekton only comes with a front-wheel drive option.

• In a nutshell, you are choosing between having a more powerful car Vs more fuel-efficient car. 

Features & Safety

• The Nissan Tekton and the Maruti Grand Vitara both offer similar levels of equipment, such as automatic LED headlights, roof rails, ambient lighting, a wireless phone charger, and more.

• The Nissan Tekton offers a larger 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen compared to the 9-inch infotainment system of the Grand Vitara. Both offer wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

• Both the SUVs get front ventilated seats, a power-adjustable driver seat, and a panoramic sunroof. 

• The Tekton additionally offers a powered tailgate, which will come in handy while packing up luggage and those grocery runs. 

• In terms of safety, the Tekton and the Grand Vitara have 6 airbags, a 360-degree camera, electronic stability control (ESC), tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and hill descent control. 

• The Tekton goes one up in safety by offering Level-2 ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) technology, which includes adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring, automatic high beam assist, and automatic emergency braking as well. 

If you want to know which features are available in each variant, here’s our variant-wise features story for the Tekton.

Other Cars To Consider

The Nissan Tekton rivals include: 

• Hyundai Creta: The highest seller and all-rounder of the segment excels on every front with a host of powertrain options to choose from.

• Renault Duster: Tekton’s rebadged twin has positioned itself as the best driver’s car in the segment. An efficient hybrid powertrain is also on the way

• Tata Sierra: A benchmark when it comes to features, the Tata Sierra is amongst the two cars that offer you the most of everything in the segment.

• Kia Seltos: Offers a spacious and high-quality cabin, with long list of equipment, bold styling and a wide range of powertrains.

• Skoda Kushaq: It might boast a segment-first feature that’ll keep the rear occupants happy, but it still is a driver’s car first, and a family car second.

• Volkswagen Taigun: With its strong build, convenience, and safety features, the Taigun is a competitive alternative in the segment.

• Maruti Victoris: A more modern version of the Maruti Grand Vitara offers a better feature package with the same frugal powertrain options.

• Honda Elevate: The no-nonsense SUV from the list, known for its practicality, reliability, and great handling. 

• Toyota Hyryder: If you want the most efficient powertrain in a package that covers all needs and most wants, the Hyryder has got you covered here. It also has a capable all-wheel drive option.

• MG Astor: An ageing option, but still offers a premium feel, solid build quality and all the necessary features.