Maruti Victoris

According to the Maruti Suzuki it has launced a new compact SUV namely Maruti Suzuki Victoris with different variants and price starting from 10.50 lakh approximately, the Maruti Suzuki Victoris feels more premium yet costs less, taking the crown as Arena's flagship. Its being offere in six broad variants: LXi, VXi, ZXi, ZXi(O), ZXi Plus and ZXi Plus (O).

New Maruti with a sleek exterior design and modern interior, the Victoris brings in a lot of new features for a Maruti car, including a bigger touchscreen and digital driver's display, while also establishing its safety with a 5-star rating from both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP. If we talk about the variants it has different variant with price ranging from 10.50 lakh to 19.50 lakh.

Maruti is also offering the Victoris with a monthly subscription plan, the prices of which start from Rs. 27, 700. This subscription charge includes the vehicle cost, its registration fees, maintenance costs, insurance price and also a sum for roadside assistance.

Lets Look at the details of the CAR

EXTERIOR


The design of the car looks leek with the connected LED DRLs, between which is a Suzuki logo. It also gets slim projector LED headlights, which have some slashed lighting elements over them to give it a distinct charachter. Maruti is also offering it with projector LED fog lamps. The grille has been blanked off, and the bumper boasts a chunky skid plate for a rugged look.

It has 17-inch dual tone alloy wheels and a black cladding over the wheel arches, which spans over the lower edge of the Victoris that enhances its rugged appeal. It also gets black outside rearview mirrors (ORVMs), silver roof rails and body-coloured door handles.

If we talk about the rear design it consists of a sleek LED light bar that acts as the SUV's taillights. They also feature some slashed LED elements like the front DRLs to give it a unique look. The color of bumper is black and features a silver skid plate for added contrast.

INTERIOR



If we talk about the interiors of the Victoris, the Victoris features either a dual-tone black and off-white theme (petrol) or an all-black hue with champagne inserts (strong hybrid) depending on the variant you pick. Interestingly, a lot of the styling elements are new, such as the three-spoke steering wheel and toggle like controls for the air-con, which give it a fresh look.

Some soft-touch materials are present on the dashboard to dial up the premiumness. ?But what we think definitely looks much cooler and upmarket is the ambient lighting pattern, where you have more that 64 colours to choose from.

SAFETY FEATURES

Maruti has equipped the Victoris with a lot of modern day features, including a 10.1 inch touchscreen infotainment system, a 10.25inch digital driver's display,  a head up display (HUD), an 8-speaker infinity sound system with Dolby Atmos support, a wireless phone charger and auto AC with rear vents. some other niceties include a panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats, an 8-way powered driver's seat, and a powered tailgate.

If we talk about the safety, you will find 6 airbags (as standard), hiss descent control, a 360-degree camera, disc brakes on all wheels, a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), front and rear parking sensors and a Level - 2 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) suite. Notably, the Victoris has gotten a 5-star safety rating from both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP.

POWERTRAIN OPTIONS

Maruti offers the Victoris with the same engine options as the Maruti Grant Vitara, the details of which are as follows

Engine

1.5-litre mild hybrid petrol engine

1.5-litre petrol+CNG option

1.5-litre strong hybrid engine

Power

103 PS

88 PS

116 PS (combined)

Torque

137 Nm

121.5 Nm

141 Nm (Hybrid)

Transmission*

5-speed MT / 6-speed AT

5-speed MT

e-CVT

Drivetrain

FWD / AWD (AT only)

FWD

FWD



One novel feature that Maruti has introduced with the Victoris is an underbody CNG tank that frees up a lot of boot space in the CNG variants.

RIVALS

The Maruti Victoris rivals other compact SUVs such as the Maruti Grand Vitara, Hyundai Creta, Honda Elevate, Kia Seltos, MG Astor, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Kushaq and also SUV-coupes such as the Tata Curvv and Citroen Basalt.