The Indian market has always been dominated by cars with more space and better mileage. The multi-purpose utility vehicle (MPV) segment is the most famous in this regard. Though many models have entered this segment in the market in the last few days, but Maruti Ertiga has always been the first choice of all. In the month of October also, this 7-seater car has done well in terms of sales.
According to reports, in the month of October last, the company has sold a total of 12,923 units of this MPV car, which is 67% more than just 7,748 units in the month of October last year. Not only this, along with being the top in the car segment, it has become the third most sold car in the country.
While the production and sales of Maruti Suzuki’s best models have been severely affected due to the lack of semi-conductors on one hand, the Ertiga’s performance has been much better. This is one of the few models from the company which has registered growth. This car comes with both petrol and CNG variants, the demand for its CNG variants has increased so much that its waiting period has reached 8 months in some cities of the country.
How is this car?
The Maruti Ertiga comes in the market with a total of four variants, which cost between Rs 7.96 lakh to Rs 10.69 lakh. The company has used the K15 Smart Hybrid petrol engine of 1.5 liters capacity in it. Which generates 103bhp power and 138Nm torque. This engine comes mated to a 5-speed manual and automatic torque converter transmission. Its CNG variant generates power of 91bhp and torque of 122Nm.
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The company has given features like projector headlamps, fog lamps, LED tail lamps, 15-inch wheels, 7-inch infotainment system with Android Auto and CarPlay and push-button start/stop in this MPV. Apart from this, the Ertiga also gets ventilated front cup holder, rear AC vents with auto climate control and a reverse parking camera. Its petrol variant gives a mileage of 17 km and CNG variant 26 kmpl.
Safety has also been taken care of in this car. It also gets features like Anti Lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Reverse Parking Camera, Child Seat Anchor, Reverse Parking Sensor, Hill Hold Assist and ESP.
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