Maruti Suzuki Unveiled the e Vitara , which is the maiden battery operated EV that Suzuki sells in the market as of yet. Being a global model the E-Vitara would be sold world over.
The car would be manufactured in vast numbers at Maruti’s Gujarat Plant and as per plans would be exported to over 100 countries. This would include Japan, and it would be shipped to European countries as well.
Suzuki has used such a export route for other cars as well. This would be third car that Suzuki would be exporting world over while manufacturing in India. The lineups that is exported involves Baleno, Fronx , Jimny as well as the E Vitara.
In the recently held Bharat Mobility Expo Hyundai had shared plans of local manufacturing as well. The Hyundai officials spoke about how they have sought a plant in Chennai to provide for 1200 essential components necessary for the production of EV vehicles. As per the new manufacturing plans Hyundai would provide employment to around 1400 employees, and further produce their EV vehicles locally.
Maruti Suzuki E Vitara
The E-Vitara that is to be sold by Suzuki world over would be manufactured on the manufacturers new Heartect – e platform. The max range of the car would be around 500 km’s.
Local Manufacturing
Manufacturing in India has been a go to aim for manufacturers and hence major players in the auto sector have been planning to revamp the production in India. The manufacturers such as Bajaj, KTM and TVS have also been following the same route in which products that have been manufactured in India are sold world over.
Suzuki E-Vitara Range
Suzuki has managed to produce 500 km range form the E-Vitara. Beyond that Suzuki has tested the vehicle in 60 degree heat as well as – 30 degree winters to ensure that range is not lost due to temperature issues. The car would have 6 airbags as standard keeping the advanced safety protocols in in perspective. Suzuki has further taken car of the safety features by adding an extra airbag for the knee area of the front passengers. Beyond that the car would have Level tow ADAS safety protocol to help the vehicle receive high safety rating. While Suzuki has not revealed the prices, the expected pricing of the car could be around 21 lakh Rs to around 30 lakh Rs.
E-Vitara Interior Specs
The new vehicle would have a Twin Deck floating console, seamless integrated display along with a rotary shift dial for choosing between 3 driving modes such as ECO, Normal and Sport. better control of all your drives. Beyond that the car would have a sound system that has been derived from Harman Kardon, along with ventilated seats up front. Suzuki has taken care of all functionalities that drivers would need and hence the car would have 10 way powered driver seats.
The car has been developed using Suzuki’s new Heartect-e platform that would provide the vehicle with unmatched strength, leading to a 5 star rating.
The car would be powered by the same 49 as well as a61 kwh battery pack as revealed by us earlier with a e axle at the rear for AWD capabilities. Beyond that because the car adhered to ADAS level two protocols the car would have features like autonomous emergency braking, lane keep assist, Adaptive cruise control etc.
Specifications Of The Car
As per the revealed chart the car would be made available with two battery packs a 49 KWH option as well as a 61 KWH option. The 49KWH 2Wd version would be powered by a motor with 105.5 KW output. Beyond that the 61 KWH battery pack would be made available with a 2wd as well as a 4wd version in the European market. The 2 WD version would be powered by a 128KW output motor, while the 4wd version that has been released in Europe would have a 128 KW as well as a 48 KW motor working in Tandem- The total output of the 4WD version would be 135kW. The maximum Torque of the 2WD version with both the battery packs would be around 192 nm, the power output of the vehicles would be around 185ps.
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