Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, expects to sell around 4 lakh CNG cars by the end of 2022. It will be double-fold growth when compared to 2.3 lakh CNG units of the previous year. The company revealed that it retailed total of 1.14 million CNG vehicles since introduction of the CNG technology in 2010. Maruti Suzuki started its CNG range with three models, namely, Alto, WagonR and Eeco. At present, the company sells 9 CNG vehicles across different segments.
Maruti Suzuki CNG Cars in India
| S.No. | Variant | Mileage | Ex-showroom |
| 1. | Maruti Alto 800 LXi Opt | 31.59km/kg | Rs 5.03 lakh |
| 2. | Maruti S-Presso LXi | 32.73km/kg | Rs 5.90 lakh |
| Maruti S-Presso VXi | 32.73km/kg | Rs 6.10 lakh | |
| 3. | Maruti Celerio VXi | 35.6km/kg | Rs 6.69 lakh |
| 4. | Maruti WagonR LXi | 34.05km/kg | Rs 6.42 lakh |
| Maruti WagonR VXi | 34.05km/kg | Rs 6.86 lakh | |
| 5. | Maruti Swift VXi | 30.9km/kg | Rs 7.77 lakh |
| Maruti Swift ZXi | 30.9km/kg | Rs 8.45 lakh | |
| 6. | Maruti Baleno Delta | 30.61km/kg | Rs 8.28 lakh |
| Maruti Baleno Zeta | 30.61km/kg | Rs 9.21 lakh | |
| 7. | Maruti Dzire VXi | 31.12km/kg | Rs 8.23 lakh |
| Maruti Dzire ZXi | 31.12km/kg | Rs 8.91 lakh | |
| 8. | Maruti Ertiga VXi | 26.11km/kg | Rs 10.44 lakh |
| Maruti Ertiga ZXi | 26.11km/kg | Rs 11.54 lakh | |
| 9. | Maruti XL6 Zeta | 20.97km/kg | Rs 12.24 lakh |
Now, the company is gearing up to launch the Maruti Brezza CNG and Grand Vitara CNG SUVs in coming months. While the former will use the 1.5L K15C petrol engine with CNG kit, the latter will come with the 1.5L K15C petrol motor paired to a factory-fitted CNG kit.
The Maruti Grand Vitara CNG will be the brand’s first SUV to come with the CNG fuel option. It’s slated to hit showrooms in December 2022, which will be followed by the Brezza CNG. Both CNG SUVs will be more fuel efficient than their petrol counterparts, but have slightly lower power and torque figures. The Grand Vitara CNG will promise fuel efficiency of 26.10km/kg. The CNG kit is likely to be offered right from the base variant.
