Maruti Suzuki S-Cross May Get a Petrol Variant Soon

Media reports claim that the carmaker is mulling the launch of a petrol variant of the S-Cross as measure to further push its sales.

By Kritika Sethi

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Published on June 20, 2016

Highlights

S-Cross received a price cut of up to Rs. 2.05 lakh earlier this year
The new variant will be powered by the 1.5-litre M15 petrol engine
Ciaz's 1.4-litre K14B VVT is likely to be replaced by the same engine

Maruti Suzuki S-Cross was launched in India only last year, but has struggled to amass decent sales. Maruti Suzuki brought in the crossover here with only diesel engines on offer, namely, the 1.3-litre DDiS 200 and the 1.6-litre DDiS 320 in September, 2015. However, the carmaker struggled with S-Cross' sales due to its relatively expensive price-tag. Consequently, the car received a price cut of up to Rs. 2.05 lakh earlier this year as a 'corrective measure'. Though the Maruti Suzuki S-Cross is performing comparably better now, the company hopes to further aid its stance in the segment with a new variant. Media reports claim that the carmaker is mulling the launch of a petrol variant of the S-Cross as measure to further push its sales. According to Autocar, the Maruti Suzuki S-Cross will receive the 1.5-litre M15 petrol engine mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox as standard. However, the S-Cross petrol could also receive a 4-speed automatic gearbox as an option. Interestingly, Maruti Suzuki is also likely to replace the Ciaz's 1.4-litre K14B VVT petrol engine with the M15 1.5-litre motor. Other than the engine, the Maruti S-Cross petrol will not receive any cosmetic or feature changes. The price of Maruti S-Cross's current line-up starts at Rs. 8.03 lakh and goes all the way up to Rs. 12.05 lakh. We expect Maruti Suzuki to price the S-Cross petrol between Rs. 7 lakh - Rs. 10 lakh. Maruti Suzuki S-Cross Petrol Specs: Engine: 1.5-litre M15 Power: 100bhp Torque: 133Nm Transmission: 5-Speed Manual/ 4-Speed Automatic Mileage (Expected): 18Km/l