Maruti Ignis
Maruti Suzuki today confirmed that it
will introduce the Maruti Ignis in India during the festival season. The car will be adapted for the
Indian customer taste. The company called the Ignis a “smart urban vehicle”
which will target maturing compact car buyers. The company also confirmed that
it would be sold via NEXA outlets.
The body design of the Maruti Ignis was
previewed by the iM-4 concept that was displayed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.
The sub-4m SUV has dimensions of 3,700 mm, 1,660 mm and 1,595 mm in length,
width and height respectively; it also has a wheelbase of 2,438 mm. Suzuki
states that the Ignis is a compact car that can “straddle the boundary between
daily life and leisure.” It goes on to mention that it has a “high eye point
and plenty of road clearance” which allows for “confident driving on snowy
roads and rough tracks.”
In the Japanese market where the car
launched last month, the Suzuki Ignis is powered by a 1.2-liter DualJet petrol
engine that features the Smart Hybrid Vehicle by Suzuki (SHVS) technology and
is mated to a CVT gearbox with power sent to the front wheels. For India, a
diesel will also be included, probably having the familiar 1.3-liter DDiS unit.
The possibility of four-wheel drive (Suzuki ALLGRIP) option can not be
discounted as well.
