2023 Tata Nexon Facelift Claimed Fuel Efficiency Compared With Rivals

Sep 24, 2023
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The facelifted Tata Nexon retains its 1.2-litre turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engine options, but gets new transmission pairings

A few days after its launch, Tata has revealed the claimed fuel efficiency figures of the 2023 Nexon. And considering that fuel economy figures are more relevant than ever with the perpetually soaring gas prices, a comparison is inevitable due. Let’s see how the 2023 Tata Nexon facelift’s claimed fuel efficiency figures stack up against its rivals:

Considering that the Nexon comes with a petrol and a diesel engine option, we’ll keep the petrol rivals in one table and the diesel rivals in the other to keep the comparison fair. Let’s begin with the petrol-powered sub-4m SUVs first.

Petrol Only
	Tata Nexon	Maruti Brezza	Maruti Fronx		Mahindra XUV300		Nissan Magnite/Renault Kiger		Kia Sonet/Hyundai Venue
Engine	1.2-litre turbo-petrol	1.5-litre petrol	1.2-litre petrol	1-litre turbo-petrol	1.2-litre turbo petrol	1.2-litre TGDI turbo-petrol	1-litre petrol	1-litre turbo-petrol	1.2-litre petrol	1-litre turbo-petrol
Power (PS)	120PS	103PS	90PS	100PS	110PS	130PS	72PS	100PS	83PS	120PS
Torque (Nm)	170Nm	137Nm	113Nm	148Nm	200Nm	Up to 250Nm	96Nm	160Nm	113Nm	172Nm
Transmissions	5-speed MT/6-speed MT/6-speed AMT/7-speed DCT	5-speed MT / 6-speed AT	5-speed MT / 5-speed AMT	5-speed MT / 6-speed AT	6-speed MT / 6-speed AMT	6-speed MT	5-speed MT / AMT (Only with Kiger)	5-speed MT / CVT	5-speed MT	6-speed MT / 6-speed iMT (Sonet) / 7-speed DCT
Claimed FE (MT/AT)	17.44kmpl/17.44kmpl/17.18kmpl/17.01kmpl	17.03kmpl / 18.76kmpl	21.79kmpl / 22.89kmpl	21.5kmpl / 20.1kmpl	17.1kmpl	NA	18.75kmpl / -	20kmpl / 17.7kmpl	18.4kmpl	Up to 18.2kmpl / 18.3kmpl

The most fuel-efficient petrol sub-4m SUV is the Maruti Fronx.
The Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger’s turbo-petrol engine paired with a manual transmission comes in next.
The petrol Tata Nexon isn’t the most fuel efficient, but it offers the most number of transmission options.

Also Read: Nissan Magnite AMT Variant Inbound, Launch Likely In October

Diesel only
	Tata Nexon	Maruti Brezza	Maruti Fronx	Mahindra XUV300	Nissan Magnite/Renault Kiger	Hyundai Venue/Kia Sonet
Engine	1.5-litre diesel	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.5-litre diesel
Power (PS)	115PS	-	-	-	-	116PS
Torque (Nm)	260Nm	-	-	-	-	250Nm
Transmissions	6-speed MT/6-speed AMT	-	-	-	-	6-speed MT/6-speed iMT(Sonet)/6-speed AT(Sonet)
Claimed FE (MT/AT)	23.23kmpl/24.08kmpm	-	-	-	-	NA

The Tata Nexon, Hyundai Venue, and Kia Sonet are the only three sub-4m SUVs to get a diesel engine option.
Tata claims 23.23kmpl with the 6-speed MT and 24.08kmpl with the 6-speed AMT.

Also Read: 2023 Tata Nexon’s One-above-base Pure Variant Detailed In 8 Pics

That was the fuel efficiency comparison of the Tata Nexon with its rivals. As for how it is to drive, head to our first-drive review for those details. Tata retails it between Rs 8.09 lakh and Rs 15.49 lakh (ex-showroom). Its all-electric derivative, the Nexon EV, has also been launched with significant changes over itself.

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