Sales of the CNG cars were all-time high in financial year 2021 in the country. The automobile industry recorded a massive 49% Year-on-Year growth with sales of 171,288 units in the last fiscal year against 114,791 units of FY2020. The market share of CNG cars has increased to 6% in FY2021 from 4% of FY2020. Maruti Suzuki emerged as the top CNG car manufacturer with total sales of 1.57 units in FY2021, registering YoY growth of around 45%. With sales of 23077 units in FY2021, Hyundai stood at number second recording a whopping 132% sales growth in the CNG car segment. Read – Upcoming Electric Cars From Maruti, Hyundai, Tata, Mahindra
Due to the constantly increasing petrol and diesel prices, buyers are now switching to more affordable and greener fuel alternatives including CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles. Furthermore, the better fuel efficiency and improved CNG refilling infrastructure further encouraged sales of the CNG cars in India. The government has also been promoting CNG and electric vehicles by offering attractive incentives on their purchase. Therefore, more car manufacturers are gearing up to introduce CNG variants of their existing models including Tata, Toyota and Honda.
Here’s a list of the top 7 upcoming CNG cars in India
Maruti Swift CNG
The Swift CNG will be powered by a 1.2L petrol engine coupled to a CNG kit. The gasoline motor pushes out a peak power of 89bhp and 113Nm of torque. It delivers an impressive mileage of 23.20kmpl with manual and 23.76kmpl with AMT gearbox. The Maruti Swift CNG will be more fuel efficient than its regular petrol counterpart.
Maruti Dzire CNG
The Dzire compact sedan will use the 1.2L K12M Dualjet petrol engine with the CNG kit. The petrol unit returns a claimed power of 89bhp and 113N of torque.
Tata Nexon CNG
The Nexon is likely to get the CNG kit with the 1.2L naturally aspirated petrol engine that’s good for 86bhp and 113Nm. The subcompact SUV model lineup is also available with the 1.2L turbo petrol and 1.5L turbo diesel engines and 6-speed manual and AMT gearbox options.
Tata Tiago CNG
The Tiago CNG will come with the 1.2L naturally aspirated petrol engine with a factory-fitted CNG kit. The power figure might witness a marginal drop. The gasoline motor delivers a peak power of 86bhp with 113Nm of torque.
Tata Tigor CNG
Similar to the Tiago, the Tigor CNG will be available with the 1.2L NA petrol engine.
Honda Amaze CNG
Honda Amaze is ready to get a mid-life update on 17th August 2021. The updated model lineup will include CNG variant packed with 1.2L petrol engine.
Toyota Innova Crysta CNG
The upcoming Toyota Innova Crysta CNG, which is currently in its final testing phase, is expected to arrive in coming months. The MPV will use the 2.7L dual VVT-I petrol with the CNG kit.
