People bought this 7-seater car in a hurry, kept looking at Scorpio and Innova

New Delhi. 7-seater cars have started gaining popularity among the people in the country. This is the reason why now companies are launching 7-seater models of their 5-seater SUV cars also. Mahindra Scorpio is a well-known name in this segment, but there is one car whose dominance is not showing any sign of diminishing and this car remains number-1 in terms of sales in its segment throughout the year. This car sold 14,888 units last month and its price is less than Rs 10 lakh. This car is performing better than many cheap cars of its company.

The 7-seater car we are talking about here is Maruti Suzuki’s Ertiga MPV, which is the best selling car in the 7-seater MPV segment. Last month, 14,888 units of Ertiga were sold, whereas in March 2023 this figure was 9,028 units. That means 5,860 more units of Ertiga were sold on annual basis and it got an annual growth of 65%.

Bolero and Scorpio get dusty
In the list of top-10 cars of March, Maruti Ertiga and Mahindra Scorpio are the only two models which got the highest growth on an annual basis. Scorpio got 72% annual growth while Ertiga got 65% annual growth. The demand for Ertiga can also be gauged from the fact that it is getting around 14,000 customers every month. In front of this, models like Bolero, Innova, Fortuner are also failing.

How were the sales of 6 months?
If we look at the sales of Maruti Ertiga in the last 6 months, then this car will sell 14,209 units in October 2023, 12,857 units in November 2023, 12,975 units in December 2023, 14,632 units in January 2024, 15,519 units in February 2024 and 14,888 units in March 2024. Sold. That means a total of 85,080 units were sold during 6 months.

Ertiga mileage in petrol is 20.3 kmpl.

Engine and Specifications
Maruti Ertiga gets a 1.5-litre K15C smart hybrid petrol engine which produces maximum power of 102bhp and torque of 136.8Nm. Both 5-speed manual and 6-speed automatic transmission options are offered with this engine. Its CNG variant is available in 5-speed manual gearbox. In CNG mode, this car generates power of 87bhp and torque of 121.5Nm.

How much is the price?
The company offers Maruti Ertiga in the budget MPV segment. It is being sold in four variants LXi, VXi, ZXi and ZXi+. Its ZXi and VXi+ trims have also been made available with CNG. Its ex-showroom price in Delhi ranges between Rs 8.64 lakh to Rs 13.08 lakh. The on-road price of its base variant in Delhi is around Rs 9.68 lakh. The most special thing about Ertiga is its mileage. This car gives a certified mileage of 20.3 kilometers in one liter petrol and 26.11 kilometers in one kg CNG.

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