A more
comfort-oriented 6-seat Ertiga for India has been rumoured for quite some time
now. Now, a new report suggests that it will be based on the Ertiga Suzuki
Sport sold in Indonesia. This means that while the Suzuki Ertiga Suzuki Sport
is a seven-seater, the Maruti Ertiga Sport will be a six-seater.
The 6-seat Maruti
Ertiga Sport will feature captain seats in the second-row that will make
seating more comfortable and relaxing, especially for long hauls. The interior
may be entirely in black, to reflect the sporty theme of the vehicle. Maruti
Suzuki has been saving leather upholstery and cruise control probably for this
derivative until now. Also, the sportier yet plusher variant may come with the
new SmartPlay Studio infotainment system instead of the old SmartPlay
infotainment system as well as auto-dimming IRVM.
On the outside, the
Maruti Ertiga Sport should be more stylish with underbody spoilers all around,
16-inch dual-tone alloy wheels, unique chrome-studded radiator grille,
honeycomb lower grille, rear upper spoiler and distinctive front bumper. Unlike
the standard variant, this variant will likely have LED projector headlamps.
Expect the Sport variant to come with only the BS-VI version of the K15B 1.5L
petrol engine assisted by the Progressive Smart Hybrid mild-hybrid system. This
naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine in the BS-IV version produces 104 PS 6,000 rpm and 138 Nm of torque at 4,400 rpm. 5-speed manual and
4-speed automatic should be the transmission choices.
The 6-seat Maruti
Ertiga Sport somewhere may cost somewhere between INR 10-11 lakh (ex-showroom).
While the standard variant is sold at Arena showrooms, the Sport variant will
be sold at NEXA outlets.
