Maruti Suzuki to soon discontinue its popular van Eeco in India

Car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki is all set to discontinue one of its best-selling model- Eeco in India very soon. The Maruti Suzuki Eeco has been doing good sales since its introduction in the Indian market. However, the manufacturer is all set to discontinue Eeco and reintroduce it with a newer model towards the end of this year (2022). For those who are unknown, the Maruti Eeco was launched in India in 2010 as the successor to the Omni van.

The Maruti Suzuki Eeco is offered as a passenger van as well as a commercial van. Both variants of the van enjoy good sales in India. Even though the Eeco has been the successor of Omni, it refrained from having the typical boxy design of its predecessor. Speaking about the positive aspects, the Eeco offered more efficiency, space and usability than the Omni. The Maruti Suzuki Eeco also gets an option for a factory-fitted CNG variant.

The current generation of Maruti Eeco is offered in four variants as 5 seater / 7seater. The 5 seater standard petrol variant starts from Rs 4.63 lakh and goes up to Rs 5.94 lakh. Users can opt for a 1.2-litre petrol engine variant or a CNG engine variant.

The 1.2-litre petrol engine (1196cc) is coupled with a 5-speed gearbox and offers a maximum power of 72.41bhp@ 6000rpm while the maximum torque offered is 98Nm@3000 rpm. On the other hand, the CNG variant has a dip in power and torque. It produces a maximum power of 61.68bhp @6000rpm while the maximum torque offered is 85Nm@3000 rpm. The fuel efficiency of the car is 16.11 kmpl (petrol) while on the CNG variant it is 20.88 km/kg. The car gets six colour variants- Metallic Glistening Grey, Uptown Red, Metallic Silky Silver, Pearl Midnight Black, Solid White and Cerulean Blue.

We expect that the new edition of Maruti Eeco (2022 model) will offer a new engine and offer more performance. On the feature front, we expect Maruti to offer basic features like power steering, steering height adjustment, AC, and multiple airbags as standard features.

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