Maruti Suzuki will announce prices of its all-new Fronx compact crossover in coming weeks. Though, its exact launch date is yet to be announced. Bookings for the model are already underway. The Maruti Fronx will come in five trims – Sigma, Delta, Delta+, Zeta and Alpha – and two petrol engine options – a 1.0L, 3-cylinder turbo Boosterjet (100bhp/147.6Nm) and a 1.2L, 4-cylinder naturally aspirated (90bhp/113Nm). Both motors are benefited with mild hybrid tech.
The turbo-petrol engine gets a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed torque convertor automatic gearbox. The naturally aspirated motor can be had with either a 5-speed manual or a 5-speed AMT gearbox. The Sigma, Delta and Delta+ will be available with the 1.2L NA and manual gearbox, while the Delta and Delta+ can also be had with the AMT transmission. The 1.0L turbo petrol engine will be offered on the Delta+, Zeta and Alpha trims with manual standard gearbox. The Zeta and Alpha turbo-petrol will be available with automatic gearbox as well.
Ahead of its market arrival, the mileage figures of the Maruti Fronx have been leaked on the web. As per the leaked document, the 1.0L turbo petrol delivers a claimed fuel efficiency of 21.5kmpl with manual and 20.01kmpl with automatic gearbox. The 1.2L NA petrol unit with manual and AMT gearbox returns 21.79kmpl and 22.89kmpl respectively.
The Fronx’s arch rival – Tata Punch comes with the 1.2L, 3-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine that’s good for 86bhp and 113Nm. Transmission options include a 5-speed manual and an AMT unit. It offers ARAI-certified mileage of 18.97kmpl for the manual and 18.82kmpl for the automatic variants.
| Maruti Fronx | Mileage | Tata Punch | Mileage |
| 1.2L MT | 21.79kmpl | 1.2L MT | 18.97kmpl |
| 1.2L AMT | 22.89kmpl | 1.2L MT | 18.82kmpl |
| 1.0L Turbo MT | 21.5kmpl | ||
| 1.0L Turbo AT | 20.01kmpl |
That means, the Maruti Fronx petrol (naturally aspirated) manual and automatic versions are more fuel efficient than the Punch. With overall length, width and height of 3995mm, 1765mm and 1550mm respectively, the new Maruti compact crossover is bigger than the Punch. The latter one measures 3827mm in length, 1742mm in width and 1615mm in height.
