Maruti Fronx Prices Compared Vs Tata Punch And Nexon

How do the three sub-four metre offerings compare in terms of variant-wise pricing? We find out

The Maruti Fronx has officially entered the market into the niche of a premium sub-4m crossover. It is positioned as an alternative to both premium hatchbacks and subcompact SUVs. The Fronx carries the feature-set of the Baleno with a couple of additions and takes styling inspiration from Maruti’s current flagship, the Grand Vitara SUV. Among its potential rivals are the highly popular sub-4m offerings from Tata - the Punch and Nexon. Let’s how the prices of the petrol variants of all three compare:

Price Check

MANUAL

Related: Maruti Fronx vs Tata Punch: Specifications Compared

Takeaways

• The Fronx is a lot pricier than the Punch but priced competitively against the Nexon. It starts Rs 1.46 lakh higher than the Punch and closest to the Tata micro-SUV’s mid-spec variant. However, the Nexon has the highest starting price of the three.

• The Fronx and Punch are offered with a 1.2-litre petrol engine. Maruti’s crossover also gets the choice of a 1-litre turbo-petrol engine while the Nexon comes with a 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine as standard.

• The Punch also gets the choice of customisation packs for almost every variant that add a feature or two without having to move up to the next trim level. These have not been included in the price list above.

• All three models are fairly well equipped but the Fronx gets the advantage of a larger touchscreen infotainment unit, head-up display, and a 360-degree parking camera.

• The Punch comes equipped with a semi-digital instrument cluster, cruise control, auto headlights and connected car technology.

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• The Nexon gets the advantage of a sunroof over the Fronx from the mid-spec variant onwards. Meanwhile, the top-spec XZ+ Lux variant offers ventilated front seats and rain sensing wipers over the top-spec Fronx Alpha.

AUTOMATIC

Takeaways

• Once again, the Punch is comfortably more affordable than the Fronx while the Nexon has the priciest entry point for an automatic variant.

• Both Tata models come with an AMT, but that is limited to the 1.2-litre petrol engine for the Maruti. The latter’s turbocharged engine gets the choice of a premium six-speed torque converter automatic. There is a price gap of over Rs 2.7 lakh between the AMT and AT variants of the Fronx.

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• The entry-level Fronx turbo-AT trim is more expensive than the top-spec Punch AMT and mid-spec Nexon AMT by over Rs 2.6 lakh.

• The top-spec turbo-AT variant of the Fronx is priced the same as the top-spec Nexon AMT with the latter offering a couple more features. 

• While the AMT technology has gotten better over time, it is not as refined as the torque converter automatic transmission offered with the feature-loaded Fronx. 

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