2022 Toyota Glanza vs Rivals: Price Talk

As expected, it attracts a premium over the corresponding variants of the Baleno

The Toyota Glanza is based on the Maruti Baleno. With the latter getting updated, the former has undergone a similar transformation as well. Even though the new Glanza features visual differences over the Baleno, everything else between the two premium hatchbacks is identical. So, it now comes with a single 1.2-litre Dualjet petrol engine, making 90PS, and loses both mild-hybrid tech and the choice of a CVT automatic. Let’s see how the Toyota hatchback is priced against the Baleno and the rest of its segment rivals:

Petrol-Manual

• The Glanza’s variants are priced at a slight premium over the corresponding Baleno variants, the gap increasing for each better specification. It ranges from Rs 4,000 to Rs 20,000. For the premium, Toyota offers a standard warranty of 3-years/1 lakh km compared to the standard warranty of 2-years/40,000km offered by Maruti.

• The Tata Altroz is the most affordable car in this segment. Its one-above-base XE+ trim is priced close to the entry variants of the Glanza and Baleno. It is offered with the choice of an 86PS 1.2-litre natrually-aspirated petrol engine and a 110PS 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine, both mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.

• Hyundai’s entry trim for the i20 is priced closer to the one-above-base variant of the Glanza. It is also the most expensive model in this list with its top petrol-manual variant crossing the Rs 10 lakh mark. The i20 also gets the choice of two petrol engines: an 83PS 1.2-litre naturally aspirated unit and a 120PS 1-litre turbo-petrol unit. The former is mated to a 5-speed manual, while the latter gets a 6-speed iMT (clutchless manual). 

• The Honda Jazz is the oldest model here with the most expensive entry point. It is offered with a 90PS 1.2-litre petrol engine only, mated to a 5-speed manual.

• Both the Altroz and i20 are also available with the choice of a diesel engine.

Petrol-Automatic

• The pricing of Glanza’s petrol-automatic variants follows the same premium over the Baleno as the corresponding petrol-manual trims. As a result, the Baleno is still the most affordable petrol-auto option in the segment. Both get the choice of AMT from the one-above-base trim.

• The Hyundai i20 and Honda Jazz offer a CVT automatic with their 1.2-litre naturally-aspirated engines. Both are similarly priced, closest to the one-below-top G AMT variant of the Glanza.

• The i20’s turbo-petrol gets the choice of a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic and is the priciest petrol-automatic option in the segment.

• While the Altroz does not offer an automatic option yet, it is slated to introduce a 6-speed DCT for the 86PS 1.2-litre petrol engine by the end of March.

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