Maruti Suzuki Victoris S-CNG review: A Sensible Choice

Ma uti
offe s
buye s
a
wide
a ge
of
powe t ai
optio s
with
the

Victo is
–
a
1.5-lit e
pet ol
e gi e
pai ed
with
eithe
a
ma ual
o
automatic
t a smissio ,
a
all-wheel-d ive
automatic,
a
st o g
hyb id,
a d
a
CNG
ve sio .
I te esti gly,
ea ly
o e
i
eve y
two
Victo is
buye s
opts
fo
the
CNG
va ia t.
To
u de sta d
the
easo
behi d
its
popula ity,
we
put
it
th ough
ou
eal-wo ld
tests.

Ma uti
Suzuki
Victo is
S-CNG
e gi e
pe fo ma ce
–
7/10

City
d ivability
is
good;
efficie cy
is
imp essive.

Powe ed
by
a
1.5-lit e
fou
cyli de
e gi e,
the
Victo is
p oduces
88hp
a d
122Nm
whe
u i g
o
CNG.
While
those
figu es
may
appea
modest
o
pape ,
the
good
ews
is
that
the
e gi e
feels
espo sive
ight
f om
the
outset,
a d
ove all
d iveability
emai s
imp essive.
It
is
mo e
tha
capable
of
keepi g
pace
with
city
t affic,
a d
up
to
about
80kph,
with
the
e gi e
spi i g
below
3,000 pm,
the e
is
e ough
pe fo ma ce
o
tap
to
satisfy
most
use s.
You
do
eed
to
be
mi dful
of
bei g
i
the
ight
gea ,
a d
occasio ally,
you
may
fi d
you self
evvi g
the
e gi e
ha de
fo
a
quick
ove take.
O
that
ote,
Ma uti’s
5-speed
ma ual
gea box
emai s
o e
of
the
best
i
the
busi ess,
offe i g
p ecise
shifts
a d
a
light,
effo tless
actio .
The
clutch
is
also
light,
maki g
the
Victo is
CNG
pa ticula ly
easy
to
d ive.

That
said,
pe fo ma ce
is ’t
effo tless,
a d
whe
it
comes
to
quick
ove takes,
you’ll
eed
to
wo k
the
e gi e
ha de .
But
it
is
o ly
the
that
the
diffe e ce
betwee
pet ol
a d
CNG
modes
becomes
oticeable.
I
pet ol
mode,
the
e gi e
feels
f ee
a d
mo e
eage
to
ev,
whe eas
i
the
CNG
mode,
it
feels
slightly
mo e
est ai ed.
To
put
thi gs
i to
pe spective,
the
Victo is
accele ates
f om
0-100kph
i
15.14
seco ds
i
CNG
mode,
maki g
it
1.7
seco ds
slowe
tha
i
pet ol
mode.
Pe fo ma ce
also
tape s
off
oticeably
beyo d
100kph,
ega dless
of
which
mode
you
a e
i .

Ma uti
Suzuki
Victo is
S-CNG
mileage
–
9/10

U de -floo
CNG
ta k
occupies
spa e
ty e
space.

Ow e s,
howeve ,
will
ce tai ly
app eciate
this
SUV’s
efficie cy.
I
ou
tests,
the
Victo is
CNG
delive ed
18km/kg
i
the
city
a d
26km/kg
o
the
highway.
The
latte
figu e
is
pa ticula ly
imp essive,
comi g
close
to
Ma uti’s
claimed
fuel-efficie cy
figu e
of
27.02km/kg.

Its
55-lit e
CNG
ta k,
mou ted
be eath
the
vehicle,
ca
typically
hold
betwee
7.4kg
a d
8kg
of
gas,
depe di g
o
ambie t
co ditio s
a d
pump
p essu e.
Based
o
ou
fi di gs,
ow e s
ca
expect
a
ave age
eal-wo ld
d ivi g
a ge
of
a ou d
180km
o
a
full
CNG
fill.

Ma uti
Suzuki
Victo is
S-CNG
ide
comfo t
a d
ha dli g
–
8/10

You’ll
eed
to
wo k
its
e gi e
ha de
o
hilly
te ai
o
to
make
quick
highway
ove takes.

Shifti g
focus
to
othe
aspects,
the
Victo is
i spi es
co fide ce
o
almost
eve y
ki d
of
oad
tha ks
to
its
well-so ted
u de pi i gs
a d
expe tly
judged
suspe sio
setup.
It
feels
tough
a d
obust
i
the
way
it
smothe s
small
u dulatio s
a d
abso bs
eve
sha p
oad
shocks
with
ease.
Eve
whe
d ive
at
highe
speeds,
this
Ma uti
emai s
composed,
idi g
flat
without
u ecessa y
body
moveme ts.

Ma uti
Suzuki
Victo is
S-CNG
featu es
a d
safety
–
8/10

Pleasi g
dual-to e
i te io s
with
ge e ous
sta da d
equipme t.

As
fo
safety,
six
ai bags,
ESP,
ABS
with
EBD
a d
all
the
esse tial
mode
safety
featu es
come
as
sta da d.
Notably,
the
e t y-level
LXI
va ia t
ep ese ts
excelle t
value
fo
mo ey.
P iced
at
Rs
11.5
lakh,
it
comes
equipped
with
keyless
e t y,
push-butto
sta t,
automatic
climate
co t ol,
a
7-i ch
touchsc ee
with
wi eless
A d oid
Auto
a d
Apple
Ca Play,
a d
p ojecto
headlamps,
amo g
othe
otable
featu es.

Ma uti
Suzuki
Victo is
S-CNG
boot
space
–
8/10

With
the
u de -floo
CNG
ta k,
boot
space
is
good.

Ma uti
has
also
cleve ly
packaged
the
Victo is’
CNG
ta k
be eath
the
boot
floo ,
which
mea s
luggage
space
emai s
ide tical
to
the
pet ol
ve sio ,
maki g
it
just
as
p actical.
The
o ly
comp omise
is
the
abse ce
of
a
spa e
ty e,
with
CNG
va ia ts
maki g
do
with
a
ty e
i flato
kit
i stead.

Ma uti
Suzuki
Victo is
S-CNG
ve dict-
8/10

It
is
a
efficie t,
se sible,
value-fo -mo ey
SUV.

I
summa y,
the
Victo is
is
a
se sible,
efficie t
a d
ge ui ely
value-fo -mo ey
midsize
SUV.
Fo
buye s
with
high
u i g
equi eme ts
who
wa t
to
keep
fuel
costs
i
check,
the
CNG
ve sio
is
the
obvious
choice.
The
d ivability
is
good,
the
efficie cy
is
excelle t,
a d
although
it
costs
a ou d
Rs
1
lakh
mo e
tha
a
equivale t
pet ol
ve sio ,
the
sig ifica tly
lowe
u i g
costs
should
allow
ow e s
to
ecove
that
p emium
ove
time.

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