Maruti Suzuki is all set to unveil the much-awaited Grand Vitara SUV in the country on July 20, 2022. The new model can be booked online or at authorised NEXA premium dealership network by paying a token amount of Rs 11,000. Set to rival Hyundai Creta, the new Maruti Grand Vitara will replace the ageing S-Cross crossover.
Maruti Suzuki has released multiple teasers revealing the design details of the new Grand Vitara. A new set of teasers reveal the key features of the new SUV. The new teasers also confirm that the new Maruti Grand Vitara will come with digital instrument console, Suzuki’s patented AllGrip AWD system with drive modes and a hybrid powertrain.
Maruti Grand Vitara Key Features Teased
The digital instrument console teaser reveals a full-colour display in the centre, a fuel gauge on the right and a charge mode indicator on the left side. This cluster will be offered on the electric hybrid version of the SUV, while the mild hybrid version is expected to receive a slightly different unit. The instrument console looks largely identical to the one offered in the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder; however, MSIL has made some changes in terms of colour combinations and display.
The SUV’s all-wheel-drive system will come with the 1.5L 4-cylinder petrol engine with a mild hybrid system. This engine is capable of producing 101bhp of power and 136.8Nm of torque. Transmission choices will include a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed torque convertor automatic. The AllGrip all-wheel-drive system will be offered with the manual gearbox version of the Maruti Grand Vitara. It is the same AWD system that is offered on the global-spec Suzuki Vitara.
The teaser also reveals that the AllGrip all-wheel-drive system will offer 4 driving modes – Auto, Sand, Snow and Lock. In the auto mode, the AWD system intelligently sense terrain and vary torque to the wheels on demand. The front-wheel drive version of the Vitara’s 1.5L petrol will come with a 6-speed torque convertor automatic gearbox.
Maruti Suzuki has also confirmed that the Grand Vitara will come with a panoramic sunroof. It will be the first Maruti Suzuki model in our market to offer panoramic sunroof. The new Maruti Brezza also gets a sunroof, but it is a single pane unit.
The Maruti Grand Vitara will also come with Toyota’s 1.5-litre 3-cylinder petrol engine with a strong hybrid tech. The petrol engine churns out 91bhp and 122Nm of torque. The engine is coupled to a synchronous AC motor that pushes out 79bhp and 141Nm. The maximum usable power and torque stands at 114bhp and 141Nm respectively. It is coupled to an e-CVT gearbox.
The new SUV is designed and developed on Suzuki’s Global-C platform that underpins the Brezza and the S-Cross. It will be produced at Toyota’s Bidadi based plant in Karnataka. Suzuki is also expected to export the new Made-in-India Grand Vitara to select international markets. In fact, Suzuki Australia’s local unit has been pushing Suzuki Japan to introduce the Grand Vitara in Australia.
