Q. I want to buy my first car. I am confused among Swift, Tiago, Grand i10 Nios and Figo(diesel). My priorities are safety, mileage, build quality comfort and mostly city drives. 15-25km per day.

Selecting a perfect car depends on certain factors such as your budget, ride quality, features required, brand preference, maintenance costs, etc. Maruti Suzuki Swift is back to its sporty roots, with the chassis tuned for handling than outright comfort. It is a big improvement on the old car but it's not quite the all-rounder it once was. Whereas, the Grand i10 Nios offers great build quality and interior fit and finish and is well-equipped with a lot of segment first features. As for the Figo, it misses out on bling and feels sober and less upmarket than its rivals. However, it offers an powerful diesel engine, comfortable ride quality, sporty driving traits and brilliant safety features including up to six airbags. Lastly, the Tiago is a small hatchback compared to the aforementioned options. But if you are looking for a small car with attractive styling, decent ride quality and brilliant build quality then it could be a good option. The 4-stars in Global NCAP speaks highly about safety. Now, as per your daily driving requirements, we'd suggest you to opt for the petrol engine. Selecting the right fuel type depends on your utility and average running of the car. If you drive less then 50km in a day then we recommend you to go with a petrol car as they are easy to maintain, have a longer life span and they cost less initially then the diesel car. On the other hand, diesel cars are preferred if the average daily run is more than 50km which makes it feasible purchase. For a better understanding of compatibility and riding comfort, we would suggest you to take a test ride. Follow the link and select your desired city for dealership. Read More: - Hyundai Grand i10 Nios vs Maruti Suzuki Swift: Petrol Variant Performance Comparison - Hyundai Grand i10 Nios Diesel vs Rivals: Performance Compared

So, we set out to compare the diesel-manual variant of the Hyundai Grand i10 Nios against the Maruti Swift and Ford Figo. The Ford Figo has the biggest engine and it is also the most powerful of the lot. In terms of torque too, Figo comes out on top as it offers 25Nm more than the Swift and Grand i10 Nios.

Maruti suzuki cars especially automatic is a complete failure. I have a maruti swift automatic car (8000km run). For that run itself I have paid 1 lakh rupees (INR) for repair. For their AMT manufacturing issue, customer has to pay full cost and the replaced part ( 80000 rupees) is also not under any warranty. Maruti suzuki cheats customer post buy. I have cars from hyundai, toyota . Never had such experience. Buy maruti cars only you have so much money to donate them.