Maruti Brezza AT vs Toyota Taisor AT: Does More Cylinders Mean More Performance?

Published July 15, 2024
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Can its bigger displacement and extra cylinder help the Brezza triumph over the Toyota Taisor’s turbocharged but smaller unit?

Maruti Brezza AT vs Toyota Taisor AT: Does More Cylinders Mean More highlights

The Maruti Brezza and Toyota Taisor are effectively distant siblings to one another, given that the Taisor is the rebadged avatar of the Maruti Fronx. Both benefit from mild-hybrid technology, but that tech is paired to engines that are rather different in nature. Despite the differences, the Brezza and Taisor put out very similar on paper figures, and in this story, we find out whether their real-world performance will be as close as well or not. A quick look at their specifications before it:

Spec Check

	Maruti Suzuki Brezza	Toyota Taisor
Engine	1.5-litre four-cylinder NA petrol with mild-hybrid tech	1-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol with mild-hybrid tech
Power	103PS	100PS
Torque	137Nm	148Nm
Transmission Options	5-speed MT / 6-speed AT	5-speed MT / 6-speed AT

The Brezza gets a bigger 1.5-litre petrol engine, boasting an additional cylinder over the Toyota Taisor’s 1-litre three-cylinder engine. But while the Brezza is naturally aspirated, the Taisor’s engine is turbocharged, which helps it boast a bigger torque figure.

Both cars get the option of a 5-speed MT and a 6-speed automatic torque converter transmission.

Performance test

	Maruti Brezza AT	Toyota Taisor AT
0-100kmph	15.24 seconds	10.98 seconds
Quarter Mile	19.75 seconds @ 114.36kmph	17.67s@127.17kmph
Kickdown 20-80kmph	8.58 seconds	6.64 seconds
100-0kmph	43.87 metres	42.81m

Surprise, surprise! Despite their similar output figures, the Taisor is significantly quicker than the Brezza. The bigger displacement and extra cylinder doesn’t really help the Brezza’s case, as the Taisor gets a clean sweep through the test.

The difference in performance is huge in the 0-100kmph sprint test, but the Brezza does slightly better in the quarter mile and kickdown test. Even still, the difference is nearly 2 seconds in the latter tests. That’s what a turbocharger can do for an engine’s performance – despite being a cylinder less and smaller in displacement!

In the braking test too, the Taisor stopped 1.06 metres before the Brezza.

Price and rivals

	Maruti Suzuki Brezza	Toyota Taisor
Price	Rs 8.34 lakh to Rs 14.14 lakh	Rs 7.73 lakh to Rs 13.03 lakh

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The Maruti Brezza and Toyota Taisor are sold in the same ballpark. Prices for the former juggle between Rs 8.34 lakh and Rs 14.14 lakh, while the Taisor is priced from Rs 7.73 lakh to Rs 13.03 lakh. Apart from rivaling each other, the Taisor and Brezza take on the Nissan Magnite, Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300 and the Renault Kiger.