Four years after it replaced the Vitara Brezza, the ‘Brezza’ nameplate has received its first lifecycle update. With this, the 2026 Maruti Brezza offers buyers a multitude of new features and styling tweaks that the brand hopes will keep its compact SUV competitive among segment rivals that include the Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Skoda Kylaq and Tata Nexon. Having said that, let’s find out the main differences between the new Maruti Suzuki Brezza and its predecessor.
Maruti Brezza new vs old: Exterior design
Changes on the outside are mostly limited to the soft parts
To help differentiate the 2026 Brezza from the old model, Maruti Suzuki has given it a few noticeable styling tweaks. For starters, at the front is a new grille finished in dark chrome. The bumper has been redesigned as well, and it comes with an additional silver plastic garnish. Maruti has also redone the front fog lamp design. The LED units now sit inside a cone-shaped housing and have been moved further up the bumper compared to the old Brezza.
Along the sides, the 2026 Brezza features new 16-inch alloy wheels with a two-tone finish and dual-tone body cladding. The rest of the styling details remain identical to that of the old model. Maruti has done away with the Brave Khakhi and Exuberant Blue monotone colours, replacing them with Vivacious Orange and Lustrous Beige tones. The Sizzling Red with Bluish Black Roof dual-tone colour remains, but the other two options are now Lustrous Beige and Pearl Arctic White with the same Bluish Black roof. The rear of the 2026 Brezza looks largely similar to the old model’s. Finally, the new Brezza Turbo gets red accents all around and different door cladding, along with ‘Turbo Boosterjet’ branding.
Maruti Brezza new vs old: Interior design and features
Few styling tweaks and new features add to this interior’s overall appeal
The overall design and layout of the Maruti Brezza’s interior haven’t changed with the 2026 facelift. However, some of the tweaks that the brand has made are quite easy to spot. The first among these is the new 10.1-inch touchscreen head unit, which features the Suzuki SmartPlay Pro X infotainment system. For reference, the previous model’s SmartPlay Pro+ system came with a 9-inch touchscreen. The silver-coloured plastic trim on the dashboard and doors in the old Brezza has given way to gloss-black trim in the 2026 model. These look nice and premium but are a magnet for fingerprints and scratches.
Further down the centre stack, the Brezza facelift gets a new HVAC panel with physical, piano-style keys and a single rotary dial – this has been borrowed from the Victoris. Although stylish to look at, it no longer has a dedicated display to show the temperature and blower speed – these have been moved to the infotainment screen. The climate control now gets a PM2.5 filter with an AQI display.
While the designs of the steering wheel and instrument cluster remain unchanged, the Brezza now gets suction-type front-seat ventilation, 64-colour ambient lighting, dual-tone part-leatherette seats, built-in Suzuki Navigation, and new driver-assistance features such as safe-exit warning, blind-spot warning, lane-departure alert and rear cross-traffic alert.
Maruti Brezza new vs old: Engine and gearbox
Differences between the old and new Brezza are more than skin deep
Maruti has carried over the four-cylinder K15C petrol engine with the automatic engine stop-start system from the pre-facelift Brezza. In the 2026 Brezza, this 1.5-litre mill continues to produce 103hp and 139Nm. In its CNG avatar as well, the Brezza facelift’s engine puts out 88hp and 122Nm, the same as the old model. However, the difference with the new model is that it gets underbody CNG tanks, which don’t eat up boot space.
The other difference between the 2026 Maruti Brezza and its predecessor is the inclusion of a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine with direct injection. Also used in the Fronx, this ‘Boosterjet’ powerplant has been retuned for the Brezza, so it now makes 110hp and 170Nm. The Turbo and CNG versions are only offered with the new 6-speed manual gearbox, which replaces the old 5-speed unit. Meanwhile, the naturally aspirated engine can be paired with the 6-speed torque-converter automatic transmission, which was available with the pre-facelift model as well.
The step up from a 5-speed manual gearbox to a 6-speed unit also means that the 2026 Brezza offers better fuel economy. The pre-facelift Brezza with the naturally aspirated engine and manual gearbox had a claimed mileage of up to 17.80kpl, while the figure for its 2026 equivalent was up to 21.09kpl. The 2026 Brezza CNG, too, has a higher claimed fuel economy of 26.90km/kg, while the old model’s was 25.51km/kg. Maruti quotes up to 20.47kpl for the Brezza’s new Turbo variants.
Maruti Brezza new vs old: Prices
Despite the various updates and additions that the 2026 Maruti Brezza gets over its predecessor, its new Turbo version starts at an introductory price of Rs 7.40 lakh. This is lower than the base price of the pre-facelift model, which started at Rs 8.26 lakh. The 1.0-litre engine of the new Turbo variants makes them eligible for a lower tax rate – the old Brezza’s 1.5-litre engine didn’t allow for this. That said, Maruti Suzuki is yet to disclose the prices of the rest of the variants of the 2026 Brezza.
Prices are ex-showroom, Delhi.
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