Consumer rights activists and motorheads in Pakistan have often compared Pakistani cars and their equivalents in India. Almost always, cars in India have come on top in terms of their features, specs and price.
Even when you factor in the exchange rate difference, the Indian car is cheaper (or so it seems) than its Pakistani counterpart and what’s more – it offers more in terms of comfort, safety, etc. Rubbing salt into the wound.
Today we will compare the Suzuki Cultus 2021 and the Suzuki Celerio 2021. For our readers’ information, Cultus is called Celerio in India, Thailand, etc.
The Pakistani and Indian Cultus’ will be weighed for their:
- Interior
- Exterior
- Comfort and Convenience
- Safety and Security
- Dimensions
- Engine
- and more
Make sure to read the entire review to get the complete picture and judge for yourself whether Indian Cultus is actually better than its Pakistani counterpart.
Cultus 2021 Overview
Before getting to the comparison, let’s share some general information about the Suzuki Cultus.
In 2017, Suzuki Pakistan stated that it would replace the existing Cultus with Celerio. It didn’t live up to it and brought the same Cultus into the market though with a whole new shape and interior much similar to the Celerio.
For Pakistanis, it was still a big thing – after all Suzuki had finally made a huge change to the same old and some would say “boring’ Cultus after more than a decade. Some of the other “revolutionary” and needless to say unexpected features offered in the new Cultus were:
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- Dual SRS airbags
- Immobilizer
- Keyless entry
The new shaped Cultus was initially priced at Rs.1,025,000. Given its new features, the price was considered reasonable at the time.
But today, after just 4 years, the only thing that has gone up about Cultus is not its standard but price, which has jumped from Rs.1,025,000 to Rs.1,904,000.
Enough of the overview for now.
Ready for the Cultus VS Celerio comparison?
Interior
| Features | Suzuki Cultus 2021 | Suzuki Celerio 2021 |
| Sunvisor with ticket holder | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Bottle holder | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Front seat back pockets (passenger side) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Sitting capacity | 5 | 5 |
| Air conditioner | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Heater | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Electric windows | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Audio system | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Exterior
| Features | Suzuki Cultus 2021 | Suzuki Celerio 2021 |
| Bumper | Body colored | Body colored |
| Front grille | Black with chrome accent | Chrome accent |
| Outside door handles and side mirrors | Body colored | Body colored |
Comfort And Convenience
| Features | Suzuki Cultus 2021 | Suzuki Celerio 2021 |
| Air conditioner (Manual) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Pollen filter | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Power steering | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Safety And Security
| Features | Suzuki Cultus 2021 | Suzuki Celerio 2021 |
| Driver side airbag | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Passenger side airbag | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Headlight leveling | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Child-proof rear door locks | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Brakes | Font: Ventilated disc Rear: Drum, leading & trailing | Font: Disc Rear: Drum |
| Speed alert system | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Seat belt reminder (Driver + Passenger) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Immobilizer | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Reverse parking assist sensors | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Central door locking | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Remote-control door locks | ✔️ | ❌ |
Dimensions
| Specifications | Suzuki Cultus 2021 | Suzuki Celerio 2021 |
| Overall length | 3600 mm | 3695 mm |
| Overall width | 1600 mm | 1655 mm |
| Overall height | 1540 mm | 1555 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2425 mm | 2435 mm |
| Tread front | 1420 mm | 1430 mm |
| Tread rear | 1410 mm | 1440 mm |
| Kerb weight | 795 kg | 800 kg |
| Gross vehicle weight | 1270 kg | 1260 kg |
| Seating capacity | 5 | 5 |
| Fuel tank capacity (L) | 35 L | 32 L |
| Tire size | 165/65/R14 | 165/70/R14 |
Engine
| Specifications | Suzuki Cultus 2021 | Suzuki Celerio 2021 |
| Capacity | 998 CC | 998 CC |
| Engine type | K10B | K10C |
| Number of cylinders | 3 | 3 |
| Number of valves in each cylinder | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum output | 50 kW/6000 rpm | 49 kW/5500 rpm |
| Maximum torque | 90 N m/3500 rpm | 89 N m/3500 rpm |
| Transmission | AGS | 5MT |
| Suspension | Front: MacPherson strut with coil spring Rear: Torsion beam with coil spring | Front: MacPherson strut with coil spring Rear: Torsion beam with coil spring |
| Fuel average | 14-18 Km/L | 24-28 Km/L |
Suzuki Cultus Price in Pakistan and India:
The price of Cultus 2021 starts from Rs.1,904,000, while the Celerio is approximately priced at INR.500,000, which roughly gets to about PKR.1,178,800.
It is pertinent to mention here that after the passing of the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 or “mini budget” the Pakistani Cultus price is expected to increase.
Cultus New Model: Final Word
No doubt, Suzuki Celerio is way better than the Cultus when it comes to features, and price.
We wish we had the Suzuki Celerio in Pakistan instead of the Cultus, so that we could enjoy driving a superior hatchback.
Suzuki Pakistan should take into account the features of Celerio that outweigh Cultus and plan to offer them in the upcoming Cultus 2022.
What’s your take on this? Which one do you think is better? Please leave a comment below.
I think localization is the big factor between Pakistan and India Car makers. Indian localization process is much faster and easy as they have their own steel mill and batter CNC local made machines.Secondly they have their own R&D and have experienced engineers that is why cost of cars is lower than pakistan.