Maruti Suzuki will launch the much-awaited Grand Vitara SUV in September 2022. Production of the SUV has already been commenced at Toyota’s production facility in Bidadi, Karnataka. A new report claims that the Grand Vitara has received over 40,000 bookings ahead of its official market launch. Deliveries for the new model will begin next month.
The report also claims that Maruti Suzuki has a delivery backlog of 3,87,000 units. The company is yet to deliver 38,000 units of the new Baleno hatchback, which was launched in February 2022. The newly launched Maruti Brezza has also received an overwhelming response from buyers. Over 30,000 units of the new Brezza yet to be delivered.
The new Maruti Grand Vitara is expected to be priced in the range of Rs 9.50 lakh to Rs 18 lakh. It will be offered with mild hybrid and strong hybrid powertrains. The SUV will come in 6 trims – Sigma, Delta, Zeta, Alpha, Zeta Plus Hybrid & Alpha Plus Hybrid. It is offered in 9 different colour options – 6 monotone & 3 dual-tone. The monotone colour options include Splendid Silver, Nexa Blue, Grandeur Grey, Arctic White, Nexa Blue and Chestnut Brown. The dual-tone shades are Opulent Red with Black roof, Arctic White with Black roof and Splendid Silver with Black roof.
It is based on Suzuki’s Global-C platform that underpins the new S-Cross and the Brezza. The Maruti Grand Vitara will be offered with two engine options – a 1.5L K15C Dual-Jet petrol with Smart Hybrid system and a 1.5L TNGA petrol with Intelligent Hybrid Tech. The naturally-aspirated engine produces 102bhp and 136.8Nm of torque. Transmission choices will include a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed torque convertor automatic. The manual version will also come with AWD system. The AllGrip AWD system offers 4 driving modes – Auto, Sand, Snow and Lock.
The strong hybrid version gets a Toyota’s sourced 3-cylinder 1.5L TNGA Atkinson cycle engine coupled to a 177.6V lithium-ion battery. The engine produces 92.45PS of power, while the maximum usable power and torque stands at 115.5PS and 122Nm respectively. It comes with Toyota’s e-CVT.
The hybrid version is claimed to return an ARAI certified fuel economy of 27.97kmpl. The manual front-wheel-drive version is claimed to return 21.11kmpl, while the AT FWD and MT AWD offers 20.58kmpl and 19.38kmpl respectively.
Source – AutoCarIndia