Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Unveiled; India's Most Fuel Efficient SUV

Maruti Suzuki has taken the wraps off the new Grand Vitara today and as we already know, it is a sibling to the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder. The new Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara will enter the hotly contested compact SUV segment in India this festive season and will take on the likes of the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Kushaq, MG Astor as well as its sibling, the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder in our market. It will be offered with a mild-hybrid and a strong hybrid powertrain options, and the company is claiming it to be India's most fuel efficient SUV.

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The silhouette of the new Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is identical to the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, while it receives subtle cosmetic updates in its styling.

In terms of looks, the silhouette of the new Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is identical to the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, while it receives subtle cosmetic updates in its styling. Maruti Suzuki India has given its own unique touches to the front end of the car differentiating it from the Hyryder. There is a new grille at the front with a single slat and chrome inserts while the split headlamp design would give it an aggressive stance. The dual-tone colour scheme with a black roof will be on offer on higher variants while the alloy wheels would also sport a dual-tone treatment. At the rear, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara sports wraparound LED taillights, a two-piece LED light bar, and the Grand Vitara lettering.

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The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara gets a dual-tone theme with soft-touch materials across the dashboard and door pads.

On the inside, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara gets a dual-tone theme with soft-touch materials across the dashboard and door pads. The 9.0-inch smartplay studio touchscreen infotainment system is sourced from the recently launched Maruti Suzuki Baleno and the car also gets more creature comforts like a Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Head-Up Display (HUD), a 360-degree camera, fully digital instrument cluster, wireless charging, and drive modes among others. The new Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara will also feature a panoramic sunroof, auto climate control and ventilated seats among others.

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.5-litre Intelligent Electric Hybrid variant is also India's most fuel efficient SUV delivering 27.97 kmpl.

As already mentioned, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara will get two petrol engine options under its hood, coupled to either a mild-hybrid system or a strong-hybrid option. The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.5-litre Intelligent Electric Hybrid variant is also India's most fuel efficient SUV delivering 27.97 kmpl . The powertrain belts out a combined output of 114 bhp at 5500 rpm and and 122 Nm of peak torque at 4400 - 4800 rpm. On the other hand, the 1.5-litre, four-cylinder, K-Series mild hybrid powertrain delivers a claimed fuel efifciency of 21.11 kmpl and belts out 101 bhp and 6000 rpm and 136.8 Nm of peak torque at 4400 rpm. Transmission duties will be taken care by the six-speed manual unit and a six-speed automatic gearbox will also be on offer on higher variants. Top-of-the-line trim of the new Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara will also be offered with an all-wheel-drive (AWD) system.