Why Maruti Suzuki Ertiga is an Ideal Family Car?

India’s most-selling multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga has a couple of positives going along its way. Since its launch in 2012, the seven-seater has continued to impress with its superb fuel efficiency and comfort. And as it's a Maruti product, acquiring and servicing costs also run easy on the pocket. 

Reasons to Choose the Ertiga As Your Next Family Car

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga: Seating

At nearly 4.4 metres (14.4 feet), Ertiga packs a decently spacious interior. Maruti has given the Eritga a 2+3+2 seating configuration. The second row being a bench-type seat can house the most number of passengers and is the place to be for long rides.

To access the third row, the bench folds (in 60:40) and slides. At best, children under 14 years would be comfortable in the last row, especially for trips over 300 kilometres. Ertiga petrol has a boot space of 209 litres and you can expect a drop of 80-100 litres with the CNG kit installed.

Features

Now in its second generation, the MPV looks handsome with blacked-out headlights that have projector halogens and chrome splattered around the grille. This chrome treatment is carried forward from door handles to a strip at the back bridging the two LED taillights. Alloys holding the 15-inch rubbers get a dual-tone machined finish. 

Ertiga’s dashboard gets a metallic teakwood treatment with a 7-inch infotainment system in the middle which is voice-enabled. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, Arkamys surround sound and steering-mounted controls are also offered besides ABS, EBD, hill hold and quad-airbags for the front passengers. In the petrol models, idle-stop start, torque assist and brake energy regeneration were added in the facelift.

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Mileage and Running Costs

In its initial years, the Ertiga came with a diesel block with an ARAI mileage of 24.2 kmpl but it had to be discontinued due to stricter BS-6 emission norms. This led to the sole existence of the 1.5-litre petrol engine with hybrid tech and a CNG combination in VXi(O) and ZXi(O) trims. Notably, hybrid and CNG cannot be bought together in any of the nine trims.

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The petrol hybrid manual and automatic transmissions return a mileage of over 20 kmpl, while the CNG Ertiga boasts a towering 26.11 km per kg figure. A full tank of petrol (45 litres) would go for up to 950 kilometres, realistically.

With a maximum capacity of 9 kilograms of CNG, you can expect a range of over 200 km. At the time of writing (May 13), petrol costs Rs. 94.76/ litre and CNG Rs. 74.09 in Delhi.

Variant-Wise Prices

Trim	Price (ex-showroom)	Transmission
LXi(O) Smart Hybrid	Rs. 8.69 lakh	Manual
VXi(O) Smart Hybrid	Rs. 9.83 lakh	Manual
VXi(O) CNG	Rs. 10.78 lakh	Manual
ZXi(O) Smart Hybrid	Rs. 10.93 lakh	Manual
VXi Smart Hybrid	Rs. 11.23 lakh	Automatic
ZXi+ Smart Hybrid	Rs. 11.63 lakh	Manual
ZXi(O) CNG	Rs. 11.88 lakh	Manual
ZXi Smart Hybrid	Rs. 12.33 lakh	Automatic
ZXi+ Smart Hybrid	Rs. 13.03 lakh	Automatic

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