India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India, on Monday announced the launch of the S-CNG Celerio. The launch is in accordance with its goal of expanding its green vehicle range in India.
Based on the VXI trim level, the new variant is priced at INR 6.58 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi, and offers an acclaimed mileage of 35.60 km/kg.
The variant is said to have dual interdependent ECUs (Electronic Control Units) and an intelligent injection system. It is powered by a 1.0-litre dual-jet dual VVT K-Series engine paired with a 60-litre capacity CNG tank.
According to the manufacturer, the launch of the S-CNG vehicle range aligns with and complements the government of India’s vision of reducing oil import and enhancing the share of natural gas in the country’s primary energy mix from 6.2% now to 15% by 2030.
Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India, said, “The launch of all-new Celerio S-CNG will take us a step closer to our ambition of spearheading the mass adoption of green vehicles in India. We are confident that customers will appreciate the Celerio S-CNG’s fuel efficiency.”
With eight CNG models in its portfolio, the company has claimed to have witnessed a 22% CAGR increase in our CNG sales in the past five years. According to MSIL, the petrol version of the hatchback, which was launched in November 2021, had garnered 25,000 reservations by January 2022.