Maruti Suzuki Cars in India

No. Maruti Suzuki stopped selling diesel cars in India back in 2020, and nothing in the current range uses diesel. Our team went through every Maruti brochure and price list to confirm it. Each model you can buy today is petrol, and most also add a factory CNG option. A few get a strong hybrid, and the e Vitara is a full electric SUV. So if diesel is a must for your long highway runs, Maruti is not your brand. If the real worry was fuel bills, the CNG and hybrid choices below often beat a diesel on running cost.

Quite a lot of them. From our study of the range, thirteen of Maruti's sixteen models offer a factory fitted S-CNG option. That matters because you get a company warranty and real safety validation that a local aftermarket kit cannot match. It covers the small cars like the Alto K10, S-Presso, Celerio and WagonR, plus the Swift, Baleno and Dzire. You also get CNG on bigger models such as the Brezza, Ertiga, Fronx, XL6, Victoris and even the Grand Vitara. Only the Jimny, the Invicto and the electric e Vitara skip it. For the lowest running cost, pick a CNG car and check its km per kg figure below.

Maruti spans one of the widest price bands of any carmaker here. The range opens with the S-Presso at about 3.5 lakh ex-showroom and climbs to the Invicto at about 28.7 lakh ex-showroom, before on-road costs. In between you get the Swift, Baleno and Dzire in the mid to high single digits. The Brezza runs from about 7.5 lakh to 13.55 lakh, with the Fronx priced a little below it. The Grand Vitara and Victoris stretch into the high teens. On-road prices change by city, since road tax and insurance differ from state to state. Use the on-road price tool on each model page below for a figure for your own city.

Maruti now has a proper SUV ladder, so the right one depends on your budget and your need. The Fronx is the stylish crossover for city buyers, from about 6.9 lakh. The Brezza is the practical compact SUV from about 7.5 lakh, with six airbags on every variant and turbo, CNG and automatic choices. Above them sit two midsize SUVs, the Grand Vitara and the newer Victoris, both offering a strong hybrid that returns close to 28 kmpl. If you want a real off-roader, the Jimny gives you four wheel drive and a low range gearbox. For zero tailpipe emissions, the e Vitara is the electric pick.

You have three family options at different price points. The Ertiga is the value seven seater, a petrol or CNG MPV from about 8.9 lakh that is cheap to run and easy to service anywhere. The XL6 is its more premium sibling, with six captain seats rather than seven, for buyers who want a plusher cabin. At the top sits the Invicto, a seven or eight seat strong hybrid from about 25.02 lakh, and the most expensive car Maruti sells. If you mainly want low cost per seat, the Ertiga is the sensible pick. For comfort on long trips, look hard at the Invicto.

It depends on the fuel you choose. For the best petrol mileage, the strong hybrids lead: the Victoris hybrid is rated at 28.65 kmpl and the Grand Vitara hybrid at 27.97 kmpl. On CNG, the Dzire leads at 36.47 km per kg with the AGS gearbox, followed by the Swift at 35.34 and the Baleno at 34.47. Among regular petrol cars, the AMT versions lead, with the Swift at 26.25 kmpl, the Dzire at 26.13 and the Celerio AGS at 26.00. The electric e Vitara uses no fuel at all, with up to 543 km of range on a full charge.

Maruti sells its cars through two separate retail networks, and which one you visit depends on the model. Arena is the original mass market network, and it stocks the value models most people know, such as the Alto K10, S-Presso, WagonR, Celerio, Swift, Dzire, Brezza and Ertiga. Nexa is the premium network Maruti built for its upmarket cars, and it handles the Baleno, Fronx, XL6, Grand Vitara, Jimny and Invicto. The car costs the same at either network, so pick the showroom that sells the model you want. Each model page below tells you what the car offers before you walk in.

Yes, but only one so far. The e Vitara is Maruti's first full electric car for India, a five seat SUV that shares the brand's wide service network. You can pick a 49 kWh battery rated at about 440 km, or a 61 kWh battery rated at about 543 km on a full charge. The bigger battery charges from 10 to 80 percent in about 45 minutes on a 70 kW fast charger. Pricing starts at about 16.19 lakh ex-showroom. If you want a Maruti EV with the familiar badge and service reach, the e Vitara is the only choice today. Read its full details below.

Usually yes, and there are real reasons behind it. Maruti runs the largest service network in India, so you are rarely far from a workshop, and labour and spare parts tend to cost less than rival brands charge. Resale value is strong too, because demand for used Maruti cars stays high across the country. The factory CNG option on most models cuts your fuel bill sharply if you drive a lot. There is no diesel in the range, so you also avoid the higher service costs a diesel engine brings. Add it up and a Maruti usually costs less to live with over several years than most rivals in its class.