Maruti Suzuki Launches CNG Ertiga

Maruti Suzuki launched “Ertiga Green”, the seven-seater MPV, last Saturday i.e. on 16th June. It is the only car in this segment with factory fitted CNG kit. This is the first vehicle in the CNG segment after Eeco, Alto, Wagon R, Estilo and SX4, from the company.

Maruti’s Ertiga MPV is available in two variants Lxi and Vxi priced Rs 6.52 lakhs and 7.30 lakhs respectively which further are provided in three variants- petrol, diesel and CNG. The car is expected to give a mileage of 22.80 Km per Kg of CNG.

Same as standard cars, Ertiga have 1.4 litre petrol mill and produces torque of 93PS and 130Nm. The car have five-speed manual gearbox which transmits power to the front wheels. The CNG unit has intelligent-gas port injection (i-GPI) system and there is an easy switch to change the fuel supply.

Vice President (Marketing), Maruti Suzuki, said “We are concerned about the environment. Ertiga Green, with CNG system, is another lead of Maruti Suzuki to offer products that are fuel efficient and have low overall cost. Our customers will be able to enjoy lower running costs and Maruti Suzuki’s vast service network across the country”

Ertiga Green will be available with CNG infrastructure in Delhi, NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Gujarat and some places of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The same vehicle is likely to be introduced in Indonesia with CKD (complete knock down) kits imported from India.