Team-BHP - The Maruti-Suzuki Ignis

Maruti Suzuki officially confirms launch of Ignis, the sub-4 meter Mini crossover in the Indian market.

Maruti Suzuki has confirmed officially that the new Ignis crossover launch in India will be ahead of Diwali, despite rumors that the launch of Ignis being postponed to early 2017.

Deliveries could start in 2017.

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Suzuki can seriously think of stretching the Ignis to 4.2 - 4.3m long, and bring a Creta competitor, IMO. The small dimensions are really hindering the style quotient of the car. If Ignis Petrol can come at the price range of 4.5L - 6.5L, this "Grand Ignis" avatar with a higher ground clearance can come in the 6.5L - 8.5L range considering a bigger engine, body and additional tax. A fully loaded AWD Petrol Auto version at 10L would be a dream come true.

Maruti Suzuki will not launch these awesome cool features in Ignis for India!

Considering the pricing in India the positioning of the product, and most important the infrastructure the mentality of people and the roads we drive in we can enjoy these features only on videos!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrL-...ure=youtu.be&a

Note : Ignis bookings will set the trend ( for MS) of being completely done online, customers being directed to the nearest NEXA!

Ignis is a great car with proven engine and I am sure Swift's handling prowess will flow in Ignis too... Seeing the images the low ground clearance could be an issue considering the Indian road conditions. If it is priced aggressively it will be a success.

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Originally Posted by samoka91 (Post 4081833)

It's a different platform compared to swift I believe. Being taller would take away some handling anyways. Ground clearance should be good enough. Images can be deceiving.

They should launch a matt black color.:uncontrol Looks like a tank in the spy images.

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Originally Posted by romeomidhun (Post 4076109)

A wrap-around rear glass would have made the Ignis much better, and reducing the bulk of metal in C-pillar, IMO.

On a personal note, I like styling of Ignis till the start of rear quarter glass. Thereafter, I think, the stylists went for a break and boozed out. The rear is totally out of sync with the rest of the vehicle.

Suzuki to begin online Bookings for Ignis - special in Italy and available only for the fisrt 100 buyers , from Nov 27th. Available in 2 colors the car is equipped in a full featured 4X4 configuration with a sticker price of~ INR 1250590 .

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The only choice concerns the external colouring: the Italian subsidiary of Suzuki, which was occupied by construction, has created 50 specimens of Arctic white and blue 50 Maldives.
All are available with all-wheel drive 4 x 4 Car Allgrip, 1.2 petrol engine (90 HP) and hybrid system SHVS, already mounted on Balenot, recovering energy during braking and therewith improves engine performance under acceleration. The standard equipment of the Suzuki Ignis Iunique includes 16-inch alloy wheels, automatic climate control, keyless door opening, light and rain sensors, the speed controller and the screen in the dashboard by 7 inches, combined with bluetooth connectivity, protocols, Android Apple Car navigation system and car and Play. Are standard safety systems against the shots of sleep, involuntary lane departure and emergency brake assistance

Note : It is speculated that online bookings for Ignis will happen in India too. ( Source - Nexa info)

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Having ample time for its launch, the Ignis continues to be spied on test.

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The car is expected to be launched with the 1.0 litre Boosterjet three-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine, developing around 110 hp. It is still unclear if the Ignis will be launched with a diesel engine as well or will it get one later.

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the test mule for a few kilometres and sensing our camera, the driver tried to evade us. The speed at which the Ignis managed to accelerate a few times suggested peppy acceleration for the little car. The engine could be paired to a five-speed manual unit but Maruti Suzuki has the AMT as well as CVT transmissions too in its kitty.

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Originally Posted by rajshenoy (Post 4086841)

I have recently noticed quite a few Ignis in Srilanka. So climate/terrain wise i dont think there is much difference.

Unless it is imported from Japan. Hope you are not talking of the older Suzuki Ignis!

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Originally Posted by volkman10 (Post 4086842)

Unless it is imported from Japan. Hope you are not talking of the older Suzuki Ignis!

I think i pretty much saw the ignis we are talking about in this forum.

Reference : https://ikman.lk/en/ad/suzuki-hybrid...anuradhapura-1 Courtesy google search

Other point i wanted to mention is that there seem to be lot of push in Srilanka for Electric/Hybrids so the Ignis, Honda Wezel etc were pretty common on the road with Hybrid badge.

I also noticed cars like Nissan Leaf, Prius etc. more common than indian market

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Originally Posted by rajshenoy (Post 4086841)

Please, we can't call it compact SUV !! . It is at best a sporty looking hatch(compact hatch!!)

+1. The size from the rear as we see in the photographs is comparable to that of a Wagon-R & Stingray and might not really be worth called even as a Micro-SUV.

But, if anything on 4-wheels that has high ground clearance and AWD is to be called an SUV, then I stand corrected.

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Originally Posted by rajshenoy (Post 4086841)

I have recently noticed quite a few Ignis in Srilanka. So climate/terrain wise i dont think there is much difference.

AFAIK, the 2016 ignis is launched only in Japan, and is yet to be launched in other countries.