2025 Renault Kiger facelift vs Nissan Magnite: Price, variants, features compared

Renault India

has just launched the new and updated

2025 Renault Kiger facelift

SUV in the Indian market. The updated model features styling upgrades, additional features, added safety and much more. The updated SUV features redesigned front and rear bumpers with a silver accent, along with the brand’s latest logo placed up front. The headlamps and fog lamps have been reworked, and it now rides on freshly designed 16-inch dual-tone alloy wheels.

Interested customers can book the new Kiger online or by visiting their nearest Renault dealership, deliveries are expected to begin soon. The Kiger continues to compete with the Nissan Magnite, Tata Punch, Hyundai Exter, Maruti Suzuki Fronx, Toyota Taisor, Skoda Kylaq and other

sub-compact SUVs

in the Indian market. In this article, let’s compare the 2025 Kiger with the

Nissan Magnite

in terms of features, price, dimensions and more.

2025 Renault Kiger facelift vs Nissan Magnite: Price, variantsThe 2025 Renault Kiger is offered in four variants - Authentic, Evolution, Techno and Emotion with prices starting from Rs 6.29 lakh to Rs 11.26 lakh (ex-showroom, respectively). The SUV sees a marginal increase of Rs 14,000 over the earlier base price of Rs 6.15 lakh. At the higher end, the outgoing RXZ CVT variant was listed at Rs 11.23 lakh, while its replacement, the new Emotion CVT, comes in at just Rs 6,000 more. Renault has also priced the Techno CVT (mid-spec) and the Emotion turbo-petrol manual (top spec) at Rs 9.99 lakh.

The Nissan Magnite is available in six variants - Visia, Visia+, Acenta, In-connecta, Tekna, and Tekna+ with prices starting from Rs 6.14 lakh to Rs 11.92 lakh (ex-showroom, respectively).2025 Renault Kiger facelift vs Nissan Magnite: Dimensions The Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger are both built on the Renault-Nissan CMF-A+ platform. The Magnite facelift measures 3994 mm in length, 1758 mm in width, 1672 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 2500 mm. It has 205 mm ground clearance and 326 litres of boot space. The Kiger facelift measures 3990 mm in length, 1912 mm in width, 1605 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 2500 mm. It has 205 mm ground clearance with 405 litres of boot space.

2025 Renault Kiger facelift vs Nissan Magnite: Features, Safety

In terms of features, the Magnite gets an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, rear AC vents, auto climate control, 360-degree camera, wireless charger, leatherette seats, leatherette front armrest, auto headlamps, cooled glove box, Bi-projector LED headlamps, LED turn indicators, LED taillights, cruise control, 16-inch diamond cut alloys, six-speaker, 3D sound by ARKAMYS, leatherette wrapped dashboard, auto-dimming IRVM, smart key, front & rear USB, Type-C chargers and more. Safety-wise, it gets six airbags, a 3-point seatbelt for all seats, seatbelt reminder for all seats, ISOFIX child seat anchorages, vehicle, dynamic Control, traction control, hill Start Assist, ABS, EBD and TPMS.

Moving inside, the Kiger facelift, gets a new black and light grey dash combination. Features wise, it gets an an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, rear AC vents, leatherette seats, ventilated front seats, digital instrument cluster, auto climate control, multi-view camera, wireless charger, cruise control, automatic LED headlamps with wipers, three drive modes with variable steering weight, Improved overall NVH levels, 6-speaker audio system with 3D Arkamys surround sound and more. Safety features include six airbags, ESP, a tyre pressure monitor, hill start assist, ISOFIX mounts, 3-point seatbelts and more.

2025 Renault Kiger facelift vs Nissan Magnite: PowertrainNot only both SUVs share same CMF-A+ platform, but they also share same engine and gearbox options. The Kiger and Magnite are offered with two engine and gearbox options, - a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder, NA petrol which puts out 72hp, 96Nm. Another engine is the 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder, turbo petrol which puts out 100hp, 160Nm. The NA engine gets a 5-speed AMT or a 5-speed manual. While the turbo-petrol engine gets a CVT gearbox along with a 5-speed manual.