Tata Tiago JTP locks horn with Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS, two pocket rockets for Indian roads.
Tata Tiago JTP is here after a long wait. The performance version of Tiago comes with a whole more promise than we expected. This looks good in style and very sporty indeed from every angle. Also, the Tata Tiago JTP comes with an engine that has been re-tuned to deliver much higher performance than the standard version offers. In a word, Tata has done a nice job with this performance hatchback avatar of the popular car that became the brand’s main revenue generator since inception.
With arrival, the Tata Tiago JTP locks horn with Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS, another pocket rocket from the country’s biggest car maker. Sold through the Nexa premium network, the Baleno RS is performance focused model of the Baleno and it comes with couple of cosmetic updates and a 1.0-litre boosterjet engine that does the job task neatly. Before these two performance focused hatchbacks lock horns, here is a spec-sheet based comparison between the two.
Tata Tiago JTP vs Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS – Price
Tata Tiago JTP has been launched at Rs 6.39 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS on the other hand comes priced at Rs 8.47 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Clearly, the Tiago JTP has been introduced at a highly aggressive price tag compared to the rival model from Maruti Suzuki.
Tata Tiago JTP vs Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS – Specifications
Tata Tiago JTP is powered by the same 1.2-litre Revotron three-cylinder, turbocharged engine that works under the hood of regular model. The engine has been re-tuned to deliver more power and torque compared to the standard model. The Tiago JTP is capable of churning out 112 bhp of power and 150 Nm of torque. Transmission duty is done by a 5-speed manual gearbox. As Tata Motors claims, the performance hatchback can reach 0-100 kmph in slightly less than 9.95 seconds.
Speaking about the Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS, it gets energy from a 1.0-litre Boosterjet turbocharged petrol engine that is coupled with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The engine churns out 101 bhp of peak power along with 150 Nm of torque. The car can reach 0-100 kmph in 10.3 seconds, slightly slower than the Tiago JTP.
