3. Available with an AMT gearbox
Mechanicals powering the mini crossover have been carried over from Swift and Baleno. Available with petrol and diesel fuel options, Ignis uses the 1.2 litre K-Series petrol engine and the 1.3 litre DDiS oil burner. In terms of power, the petrol unit lead at 84bhp as opposed to the oil burner that makes 73.8bhp. Transmission choices on the new Maruti Ignis include the conventional five-speed manual unit and the automated manual transmission (AMT). With KUV100 being the only direct rival to the crossover, Ignis clearly gets a cusp over its competitor that is available with the manual unit, missing out on the AMT gearbox.
4. Impressive fuel economy
Coming from the stables of Maruti, the Ignis crossover is bound to be fuel efficient. Additionally, it uses the tried and tested petrol and diesel engines, powering other models including Baleno and Swift in the line-up. Deriving power from the 1.2 litre K-Series engine, fuel economy for the petrol powered Ignis is rated at 20.89kmpl. The diesel variants in the carline draw power from the Fiat sourced 1.3 litre DDiS oil burner retuning 26.80kmpl of mileage under standard conditions.
