Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara: Battery, range and e-motor
The e-Vitara is offered in two battery pack options – 49kWh and 61kWh. The batteries use LFP (Lithium Iron-phosphate) ‘blade’ cells sourced by BYD. The 49kWh battery will come paired with a single motor placed on the front axle, which puts out 144hp. The bigger 61kWh battery also gets single-motor, but here it puts out 174hp. Both motors produce identical 189Nm of torque. Talking about range, the EV has a claimed range of 440 km with the 49 kWh battery pack, while the larger 61 kWh version is rated at 543 km on a single charge.
Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara: Design
Design-wise, the Maruti e-Vitara looks very similar to the eVX concept and packs in a muscular design. At the front, it features tri-LED daytime running lights with a closed-off grille. The lower bumper resembles the Brezza’s and houses a small fog lamp, with skid plates. The charging port is located on the front flanks and has a prominent bulge over the rear wheel arch. At the sides, it gets aerodynamically designed alloy wheels, which likely measure 18 inches, and the rear door handle is placed on the C-pillar.
At the rear, it features connecting taillights with an integrated spoiler. Other highlights include e-Vitara lettering on the centre, a high-mounted stop lamp, a skid plate, and there’s also a small squarish fog lamp at the lower part of the bumper. In terms of dimensions, the e-Vitara measures 4,275mm in length, 1,800mm in width, 1,635mm in height and has a generous 2,700mm wheelbase. It has 180mm ground clearance and has a kerb weight of up to 1,900 kgs.
Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara: Interior
Moving inside, the interior of the e-Vitara looks completely fresh and doesn’t look similar to any other Suzuki product globally. It features floating dual screens for the instrument cluster and the infotainment screen. It also gets a floating centre console finished in gloss black,k which packs in controls for gear selection, e-brake, and drive mode selection and also has a wireless charging pad. Other highlights include a two-spoke steering wheel, rectangular AC vents with their brushed silver surrounds, rotary drive state selector and leatherette upholstery.
Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara: Features
Features-wise, it gets a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, a 10.1-inch infotainment screen supported by wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, cloud-based navigation, panoramic sunroof, ambient lighting with 12 colour options and ventilated front seats. Apart from that, it gets features such as wireless charging, a JBL sound system, automatic climate control, multiple USB ports, and an in-cabin air purifier. In terms of safety, the model gets seven airbags as standard, ABS, EBD, ESP, a 360-degree camera, and Level 2 ADAS functions such as Lane Keep Assist, Blind Spot Monitor, Adaptive Cruise Control, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and more.
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