Maruti Suzuki has started testing the 2018 Maruti
Ertiga (2018 Suzuki Ertiga) on public roads. Using details made out from spy
shots, IAB’s automotive illustrator Shoes Kalania has created an early
rendering of the 2018 Maruti Ertiga.
The speculative rendering of the 2018 Maruti Ertiga
shows a completely new front-end with rectangular headlamps, redesigned
radiator grille with two horizontal slats and more aggressive bumper and
reshaped lower grille and fog lamp housing. On the sides, the next-gen Maruti
Ertiga in the rendering has a reshaped quarter glass and new alloy wheels. Spy
shots have revealed that the all-new model will have a more raked back glass.
The second-gen Maruti Ertiga (codename: Maruti YHA)
will have a longer body than the current model’s (4,296 mm). The redesigned
Ertiga should utilise the Heartect platform for its basis. The new platform
should bring weight savings and improved stiffness. The current model is
available with 1.4-litre petrol and 1.3-litre diesel engine options. Maruti
Suzuki may swap the latter for its new in-house developed 1.5-litre diesel
engine, either at launch or later during the lifecycle. It’s unknown what the
company plans for the petrol engine – upgrade it or replace it.
The 2018 Maruti Ertiga will reportedly reach the
market in August next year. The Suzuki-badged version will arrive first, in
Indonesia, in the first half of 2018.
