Maruti Suzuki plans to name the RIII MPV, Ertiga, as per Autocar India Editor Hormazd Sorabjee. The word Ertiga doesn’t have any meaning according to the Oxford dictionary. Based on the Ritz platform, the Ertiga MPV is Maruti Suzuki’s rival to the Mahindra Xylo and Toyota Innova. Power will come through an all new K14 engine which will produce 95 BHP of power and 13 KGM of torque. The Fiat Multijet will do duty on the diesel Ertiga, with power of 89 BHP and 200 Nm of torque. Prices of the Ertiga are expected to start around Rs. 6.99 lakhs with the launch most likely to happen at the upcoming 2012 Auto Expo.
The Maruti Suzuki Ertigo is a front-wheel drive vehicle and has been designed to drive like a car. The wheelbase has been stretched by 380 mm on the Ritz to 2740 mm. The interiors are similar to the new Swift and are given the beige treatment to induce a feeling of premium. Electronic climate control has been omitted on the Ertiga all together but the MPV features three rows of seats with AC vents across all the rows. The Ertiga has a length of 4265 mm and will be a value for money offering in the MPV segment. A critical car for Maruti, there are very little reasons why the Ertiga won’t sell.
Source – Autocar India
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sry missed it :P
No issues buddy :)
ny idea, wen it wud b available 2 us ??
Early next year.
The 1.3 diesel might be just a tad bit slower on this platform and if Maruti
are pitching against the xylo or Innova which are 2 litre engines then only
the performance post production would tell. 1.2 L Ecco has already been sad even in the taxi segment… Perhaps it’s wait n watch for now until we get our hands on the real thing :)
Ed, the Ertiga will be drastically lighter which will help its performance to a certain extent.
Googled.. Tiga in Indonesian means “Three”. Synonymous to Three row passengER seat??? :)
RIII – R”TIGA” (Tiga in Indonesian means 3) – “E”rtiga (E added to pronounce better). From suzukifan.com.
Rajan, why would they want to name a Made in India car with Indonesian language?
you right…it’s all Indonesian words
R = its pronounced as “E: = ER in Indonesian
and 3 is TIGA
@Fas your right cause maruti’s are famous for frugal cars.Let’s wait n watch :)
Ed, weight matters too, since this is based on the Ritz, it should be light.
Can it seat 7/8 peoples like Xylo or Innova, I doubt.
Shaiju, it will be a 7-seater.
Thats great news
“There are very little reasons why the Ertiga won’t sell.” Extremely well said :)
ITS AMAZING……………………………….