MSIL will launch the new 2018 Maruti
Ertiga in the second half of this calendar year. Believed to completely replace
the first-generation Ertiga, which has been on sale since April 2012,
GaadiWaadi reports that the outgoing model will get retained as Maruti Ertiga
Tour for the commercial segment.
Maruti has used this strategy with the
previous two generation of the Dzire as well. The Ertiga Tour will essentially
be a stripped down version or the entry-level LXi/LDi grades. It will miss out
on chrome finish for the grille and chrome embellishments around the fog lamps.
The chrome garnish just above the license plate recess will get deleted as
well. Like the base LXi/Lxi(O) and LDi/LDi(O) grades, the Maruti Ertiga Tour
will ride on steel wheel without wheel covers.
The cabin of the Ertiga Tour will be
no-frills with features like manual air conditioning, a 12V socket and front
power windows. That said, power windows could be given a miss as the base trims
do not have them currently.
The current 1.4 L K14B petrol and 1.3 L
DDiS 200 diesel powertrains are likely to be carried over. The former will also
be available with a CNG option. Both engines pair with a 5-speed manual
transmission. The base Ertiga LXi petrol is priced at INR 6.34 lakhs (ex-showroom
Delhi) while the LXi(O) grade with dual front airbags and ABS costs INR 6.73
lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi). The Ertiga
diesel is priced from INR 8.68 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi). The CNG variant is
available only in the VXi grade priced at INR 8.27 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi).
