we recently bought an s cross petrol 2 weeks ago. absolutely loving the car. people often talk about the creta, seltos, sonet and venue and buy it with their eyes closed. we literally checked all the cars in the delhi showrooms and all of the above mentioned korean cars have couple of things in common - namely long term unreliability, long waiting periods for no reason at all when they all have the stock. we bought the s cross since the suzuki engine in it is no slouch and is nearly bulletproof and is obnoxiously silent and refined compared to the others. and the s cross is built in a more European fashion .i.e. it actually has metal unlike other maruti cars sold here nd is quite safe and has european driving characteristics and manners. this is a car in the world of toys in my opinion

Proud owner of Scross delta. Admitting the fact that it's not feature rich but what matters me the driving comfort and safety of Scross.

Say what you want, even after 15 years, 2 lakh kms this thing would work like a clock and wont cost a bomb in maintenance, just wait and see how these small capacity turbo petrol engines(Hyundai, Kia, Reno, VW, Skoda, Tata, Mahindra) keep up with age. If you plan to keep your car for 10+ years this should be your pick.

Guys I have bought zeta model of this beauty and genuinely I dont feel anything missing. Only major issue was the missing rear ac vents but I genuinely feel that their work is efficiently done by the front ac vents. Further ncap rates this car at 5 stars. And this petrol engine is a supremely refined engine one will love to drive. I suggest everyone to have a look at this car in this price segment.

I am a proud owner of scross petrol automatic alpha model. All those who are thinking of this car don't get influenced by the negative comments. Go for it if you want happiness, comfort, space, excellent ride comfort. Regarding mileage iam getting 14.9 in city driving. Iam so happy

I respect Marutis....tremendously reliable workhorses. Great for people who want an efficient car for daily commute.

"Too Little Too Late" - that should be the punch line for the Scross Petrol AT

I love the way this car looks. I don't know why it's not selling.

Good built, good ground clearance, good ergonomics, good space, good Ac(Maruti's AC>Hyundai's double AC), good right quality, reliableengine. Sure it misses out on features like Sunroof but that's more of a choice than a necessity.

I like the way Hormazd Sorabjee reviews...You can make out the maturity and the intricate indepth knowledge he displays....all in all probably the best initial review of this car,however I still think that the S-Cross is already a bit outdated.

S cross is a wonderful car , it doesn't need to be feature rich like the Korean companies nor does it need to resemble a sports car , what matters is the price and what you get in it , the stability , the adequate power , the zippy feeling , the comfort , on Indian roads that are improving as time passes by it rides just like any other car which is 2-3 lakhs more expensive , hell the resale of this car is just as amazing as an Innova. All in all under rated and with a NCAP rating of 5 for adults its just the perfect car for an Indian middle class family.

Hormaz... you nailed it! What a review!

I am a true lover of AUTOCAR for the past 6 years...

Most ppl who commented below dont really know about cars. S cross is the stealthiest and one of the best built Indian cars. Rated 5 star in safety and priced very well for manual variants. Zeta manual at 9.99 lakhs is the best buy.

Why Scross is a better car ? 1) More than 4meters, not a compact SUV. 2) More cabin space than its rivals, ample rear sitting space. 3) 1.5 L engine, superb performance. 4) 4 Disc breaks. 5) Very good mileage with under 12L range. 5) All 4 alloys, 4 NCAP rating. 6) Hybrid feature really saves fuel. 7) No blind spot near window. 8) No engine noise inside the car. 9) Superb pickup in Manual variant. 10) Speaker are top class! 4+4 speakers and tweeters. I own a SCross Zeta Petrol Manual from Pune , for 11.50 L. Have test driven all compact SuVs in this range. If you are not a big fan of classy interiors and rely more on driving performance, then go for Scross! Cheers.

Brilliant review, always a fan of Autocar....keep it up

Kudos to maruti for keeping it's product alive inspite of such low sales. It's actually a great vfm product.

What about: Rear AC vents Ventilated seats More airbags Wireless charging Sunroof Built quality? Extremely pricey without so many features.

For negativolis ..It's not a sub 4m car to sell at cheap price

The fuel efficiency of 18.5 kmpl is excellent for a vehicle of this size offering so much space. It is a true Value for money crossover and it's 180 mm ground clearance is same as XUV300 and only 10 mm less than Creta and Seltos means it can go on all roads wherever these vehicles can. The feature loaded Zeta variant @ 9.95 lakhs ex-showroom is about two lakhs cheaper on the road than comparable petrol variant of Seltos (HTK Plus) offering all these features and Creta (S model) offering only some of these features. Reclining rear seat available in S-Cross Zeta is provided only in higher Creta and Seltos variants costing 15 lakhs. But S-Cross is missing the option of a Rear AC vent. More than diesel engine, S-Cross is missing the option of a Sunroof which is provided in higher variants of Creta and Seltos costing over 15 lakhs on road.

Thanks for this review.

You must do a 2020 comparison between s cross and kicks. These night be 2 options for people not wanting to spend on creta and seltos

Honestly, I felt AC in S Cross to be so powerful than its rivals, despite lacking rear vents

Very good review.. really delighted

Well covered review. Should be my next car🚗.

The Dezire and Ciaz both have rear AC vents, why couldn't they put one here? 😒

Missing 120 ps diesel 😥

Wish it had a rear ac vent

S cross was launched as a direct rival to the creta. And now look where the s cross has reached. What else can be said

Got mileage of 17.5 km/lt in tank to tank method while meter showing milege of 19 km/lt... with total driving 642 km..30%city and 70% highway drive in my s cross zeta petrol manual..in my first week of buying (i.e before first service)..!! I hope this will help many ...who are considering this vehicle..!

if i am buying a an automatic will that be wrong decision when compared to manual in terms of power? What about the fuel efficiecny of automatic? Is that overdrive feature adequate to coverup that lag in sudden overtaking

The international variant of S-cross is much better than the Indian variant. Purchased a top spec S-Cross, on road price converted to INR approx 14 lakh. Comes with AWD, panoramic sunroof, 6 speed automatic with paddle shifters, ESP, 6 airbags, 17 inch wheels etc. Completely different car, Indian customers are short-changed every time.

Kindly Upload the review of fz25 bs6!!

Only 2 airbags in their "flagship" car? When will Maruti start thinking about safety which is the most important thing.

Will the CNG kit fit in the s-cross and in which model?

Fuel efficiency has been given more priority as always😂

Compare this to Sonet or even Venue, S Cross looks like it came 5 years ago

Hormazd's face says it all. Sad looking car with a sad heart. 5 speed MT & 4 speed AT on a flagship model. 😭😭😭

My dad owns 1.3 diesel since 2016. According to it's one of the best purchase he made. Even though it's not feature rich but more practical car in the segment.

Even with hybrid system it is only 18 point something?

When will the SX4 SCross come to India?

S Cross is the BEST car of Suzuki

I wish Maruti had included these and I would have booked it instantly. Most of these features are already present in the European market. Increase of about a lakh on the existing models with below features and they would have had a winner in their hands. 1.4 Boosterjet Engine Panoramic Sunroof 6 Speed MT/AT Rear AC vents and 12v socket Front Ventilated seats Tyre pressure monitoring system Side/Curtain Airbag LED projector headlamps

Looks like something from the 90s... but whatever is new will be old... and whatever is old will someday will be new again.

Is it worthy to buy Scross ZETA AT? On Road is 13.5L... please suggest

Maruthi you need to know it's 2020 and Indian people have 4G at their fingertips. Old school engine box and rebadging will not help you keep the 52 percentage market share. Please act immediately. Remember Nokia, Yahoo...please don't add your name to the list.

Base creta costs around 12 lakh and it do not have a sterio😓. I got Zeta Scross in 10.70 with almost everything you want in a car in this day and age.

I am planning to buy s cross petrol hybrid engine car in nov 2020. Slight apprehensive about some issues 1) is this car compatible with external cng kit 2) how s cross is compared with hyundai verna.

Where are the 6 airbags dammit? Maruti never pays any attention to security. Even in the top most variant in every car they just give 2 air bags.

Please add Rear AC vent in the next facelift in 2021

In front of modern day compact SUVs maruti's cars can comparable to Bullock cart... Just a engine, steering wheel, bad sounding music system, sitting for 4 or 5 and thats all folks... Safety is just showpiece in maruti's cars. Small accidents can tear sheet very badly which can cost repairs heavy on pocket.

Informative

1) a very very small section of the public uses their car over ten years. These are not the 1990s. 2) Yes turbos need slightly more looking after- like the need to give them a small rest after few hours. But the pluses in terms of performance and smoothness make up for any such clauses. The fact of the matter is, this car needs a physical and Powertrain upgrade. May not necessarily mean giving it a turbo, but this ageing engine and gearbox, lack of a good automatic, poor security (only 2 airbags!?), low boot space, absence of features ( rear AC vents and power sockets are now considered hygiene) and a lacklustre looking cabin (why plonk the wagon R touch screen on this expensive car??) continue to hurt S cross sales. This, my friend, looks like a car from the past.

How is the engine, tyre and other noises while cruising at all speeds.

What else can be said about Maruti...when this is their FLAGSHIP car !!!

I cant understand maruti psychology , they cant compete with seltos and creta with this car especially in segment which is dominated by diesel

Mid range Bit flat ? 1.6 diesel was gem 💎

European drive at maruti prices 👌🏿👌🏿too good

Nice review but I still request Autocar team to give a strong feedback to Maruti so as Maruti should be compelled to bring better automatic transmission for their cars... Maruti is just portraying itself as a company run by budhha (old tired) company. They can easily bring better and latest products..they are market leaders but offering boring products..same engine and transmission in many cars .. they will lose their leading position in some years

any idea about safety rating of Indian version?

Nissan Kicks 2020 BS6 1.3ltr Turbo CVT is out now.

Have booked this Car but confused with the colour to chose. Please suggest from White, Nexa Blue or Granite Grey

Very nice review. Covered the key aspects in a efficient manner, helping potential buyers.

Would had bought this if there was rear ac vents. For a car of this size, it's a must to have.

We bought the Honda wrv because scross did not had a petrol engine

dead on arrival; good review trying to highlight with what this car has compare to what it doesn't. when a customer is going to pay a big 14-15 for an autobox, they will not even look at an geriatric box

Wonderful car

Rear AC vent is a must in the facelift of this car

How is it compare to the old diesel??

Desperately needs a small turbo to help not only efficiency but performance. You really gotta de-tune a 1.5L DOHC 16v engine to only produce 105bhp and 138nm

I really miss the times when maruti used to make 1.6 petrol engines and driver focused cars like baleno (sedan) .... sad that they are providing such engine options now....

i don't see the value this car is offering. People who are shopping for a car in this price range are aspirational. The front looks good but Maruti needed to add more features instead of cutting corners. People in this segment are looking for quality, not trying to save a few bucks. Maruti needs to come out its shell & try putting out a product they should be proud of. Practicality can't be an excuse in higher segments.

Great review as usual, but I don't think this car deserves the time and attention from an esteemed and refined review channel like Autocar. This car is DOA for sure !! Case in point , this car has the same features as the Maruti Ritz I used to own back in 2014 !! Come on Maruti we are almost in 2021....

Venue and Nexon at Same price is way better.

Please give test drive of venue imt version

Only good looking car in Maruti's lineup after a very long time.

Best car of suzuki in terms of vfm

Do you think Maruti Scross will take a facelift in 2021?

Can anyone comment why Maruti chose MID not colored version when Ertiga also got TFT color MID.

It will be good to wait for Hyundai new i20

Maruti considers Scross a premium offering but lacks premium features like a Sunroof, Wireless charging, it misses out even rear ac vents even small hactback gets now, 6 Airbags, Connected car tech, bigger infotaintment system. Maruti wakeup you're losing your customers

When is Kia Sonet first drive coming?

My favourite car

I HAVE S CROSS (HR51CB7575) FROM LAST 18 MONTHS IT'S SUPERB SAFE FAST SUV CAR I LOVE IT. ITS GREAT . THIS CAR IS GIVING MILEAGE OF 17 ON HIGHWAY AND 14-15 IN LOCAL FABULAS CAR

This car will age rather well....Cant say so much about Kia/Hyundai cars...VW/Skoda Yes...

This is the only decent looking car which Maruti Suzuki has in it's entire 15 cars lineup in India.

Please compare it with Kushaq.

S-Cross is the only car in MS portfolio that is actually well built. The styling, power train , transmission are different things though.

Tin tin tin tinnnn - Britannia Maruthi Suzuki - Sounds really good.

Maruti suzuki should have made the xl6 a 5 seater compact suv to target Creta And Seltos. Xl6 looks much better but not as a mpv. Imagine Xl6 as a 5 seater suv.

No fiat diesel bs6 engines force Maruti to launch petrol cars..??

Maruti Suzuki It's time to upgrade now as compre to other rivels like hyundai,honda.they give more features like sunroof,ventilaed seats,poweful engineering and so on ...

Will someone please do a S Cross HYBRID review?

I really wonder why Autocar haven't test driven Venue IMT.

4 speed slushbox? what are we in the 1980s?

Which is better xl6 or s cross or brezza

No idea what Maruti is thinking. Waiting for more Kias, Tatas, Fords and Jeep in under 10L segment.

One word overpriced!!!. May i know track you have it in the beginning where it starts when Hormazd says “will customers have a change of heart?” it is dope

What about price ?? A 10 minute video and nothing about price ? Strange !!

Is s-cross and brezza good car