Maruti Suzuki Swift CNG Released

M.S.I.L. have revealed and announced prices for the new Swift CNG just four months after the car was introduced and this is their fourteenth CNG powered vehicle for the Indian market. The tank setup still continues to be a single large cylinder that leaves no room for luggage, rivals have now started using twin cylinder layouts to make the bootspace useable.

Variants And Pricing

Available in a total of three variants to choose from at the time of introduction and it is only offered with the five-speed manual transmission right now. Currently, the regular car retails for ₹6.49-9.6 lakh (ex-showroom) and these new CNG versions command an additional of ₹90,000 over the equivalent petrol model.

Engine

Powered by the same 1.2-litre three cylinder Z12E motor that made its debut with the hatchback back in May of this year, but this is the first time it is paired with this fuel. In this avatar it also makes slightly less power and torque in CNG mode at 70 HP (-12) and 102 N-m (-10) respectively. Most probably there are more models anticipated in the near future that will also make use of this mill and its CNG counterpart.

Mileage

The claimed fuel efficiency of the petrol version is 24.8 km/l as per the A.R.A.I. testing standard and as for the CNG version, it is 32.85 km/kg. The previous generation with the K12 1.2-litre four cylinder engine had a claimed mileage of 30.9 km/kg.

Features

The base ‘VXi‘ gets remote central locking, halogen projector headlamps, 14-inch steel wheels, power windows and the ‘VXi (O)‘ adds a height adjustable driver’s seat, a 7-inch infotainment screen with Android Auto/Apple CarPlay, steering mounted controls.

The ‘ZXi‘ comes in CNG for the first time and has LED projector headlamps with DRLs, 15-inch alloy wheels, wireless charging, automatic climate control and rear wash + wipe. This was done as customers were demanding a better equipped variant with the CNG version and competitors also already offer the same.

Safety

Includes six airbags, Electronic Stability Programme (E.S.P.), Anti-Lock Braking System (A.B.S.), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (E.B.D.), Hill-Hold Assist and reversing parking sensors as standard equipment all across the range.

Rivals

It competes against likes of the:

• Tata i-CNG line up: Tiago, Tigor, Altroz, Punch
• Hyundai CNG cars: Grand i10 Nios, Aura, Exter
• Maruti Suzuki CNG siblings: WagonR, Celerio