Whenever Maruti Suzuki launches a car it's going to grab a lot of attention and that's natural because they have 50% of market in the hatchbacks,small hatches and compact suv segment which is like no other brand in india.This Ertiga is an update for the previous one and it does look cool,compliant,no nonsense family car with a new petrol engine and more features packed in.
The New Ertiga is built on the Heart-tech platform and now it is longer by 130 mm,wider by 40 mm and taller by 5 mm which is going to create more space inside the cabin.The Engine is the new 1.5 lit petrol engine that produces 103 bhp with 138 Nm of torque and the diesel engine is the same 1.3lit one that produces 89 bhp and 200 Nm of torque.Here one may wonder why maruti has offered a petrol engine in ertiga with Brake Re-gen,SHVS and all,but this is going to be a different mpv that has adequate power on tap for the petrol car lovers in mpv segment.The Prices for this car will start from 7.45 lakhs to 10 lakhs and this is the reason why it is more affordable than it's rivals.
The problem with the previous one is the space,the interiors were dated to look at and others.But with this all new ertiga they have cleared that and also the interiors are even more plush with the wood inserts here and there and the ac vents at the front do look like the ones in the audi Q7 and the tail lamps being in a L-shape looks like the volvos. Apart from these the car gets a new touch infotainment system with both android and apple carplay and there is a surprise feature for us inside and that's the ventilated cup holders at front and they are offered only in the top end trims.The Second and third row seats are designed well minding the passengers comfort and also the roof mounted ac's are present as usual.The Third row passengers now gets adjustable head rests for the passengers and the steering is a 3 spoke one with some controls mounted on it.The Instrumentation cluster now gets the MID display that gives us the car info and petrol one will give an average of around 12 to 13 kmpl in our daily usage but the diesel gives a massive 25 kmpl for a vehicle of this big.
The Main downside of this vehicle is the wheels,despite being 15 inch alloys,they could have offered a 16 inch ones and that could have increased height and good ride comfort.The Exteriors are also good to look at with those projector headlamps,new grille,blacked out areas at front fog lamp housing add to the look.The Brake re-gen,SHVS are simple,there is a batter that is housed under the vehicle that helps us re-generate energy at stops and it shuts the engine off while idling and also the SHVS is the one that stores energy while braking and to be simple these are there for improving fuel efficiency and efficient driving.
(Note : Images are sourced from internet.)
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