Renault Kwid vs Maruti Suzuki S-Presso: How are the interiors?

With just a day’s gap between the launch of two cars; one by India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki (September 30) and the other by Renault (October 1), here’s a brief overview of the two cars; Maruti Suzuki S-Presso and Renault Kwid.

Maruti Suzuki has equipped the S-Presso with a round central console, which incorporates a fully digital speedometer in the top half. The rest of the console is occupied with the SmartPlay touchscreen infotainment system from Maruti. It also gets contrasting accents which are colour-coordinated with the exterior paint scheme.

Renault has borrowed the 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system from the Triber, along with its semi-digital instrument cluster. It also gets a new steering wheel, redesigned AC vents, and repositioned power window switches, which are now located above the AC controls.

Though the S-Presso is a brand-new compact hatchback, it does not beat the Kwid outright in terms of size. The Kwid is longer and wider, with a longer wheelbase, but the S-Presso is taller by 51mm when equipped with 14-inch wheels.

However, in terms of rear-seat dimensions, the S-Presso beats the Kwid in almost every parameter. The Kwid only has a better backrest height at 575mm, which is 25mm more than the S-Presso. Otherwise, it is outsized by the S-Presso with added 20mm headroom, 5mm shoulder room, 75mm minimum knee room, 160mm maximum knee room and 100mm ideal knee room.