Maruti Ertiga Tour M (Taxi) with 1.5L Diesel silently launched

Leoshashi · 14th October 2019, 03:28

Maruti Suzuki has silently launched the Ertiga 1.5L Diesel for taxi market. The Tour M is now available with Petrol, CNG and Diesel engine options. Like the petrol and petrol-CNG engine variants, the diesel engine variant is based on the VXI trim of the Ertiga.

Maruti Ertiga Tour M (Taxi) with 1.5L Diesel silently launched-marutimtourdieselfeaturesandspecscc10.jpg

Source: https://www.indianautosblog.com/maru...ed-p318627/amp

ram87pune · 14th October 2019, 11:09

My question is if Maruti is going to stop producing the 1.5 Diesel in a few months, then why introduce it in the tour variant? Or is it just to recover the development cost of the engine as much as possible.

Chetan_Rao · 14th October 2019, 12:02

They've been on the road in Bangalore for a while. I saw a yellow board white Ertiga (new shape) at my workplace a month ago.

TheHelix0202 · 14th October 2019, 20:39

Real question- why BS 4?? No BS 6?

GTO · 15th October 2019, 07:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ram87pune

My question is if Maruti is going to stop producing the 1.5 Diesel in a few months, then why introduce it in the tour variant?

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheHelix0202

Real question- why BS 4?? No BS 6?

It is confirmed that Maruti is working on a BS6 version of the 1.5L diesel. They may or may not meet the April 2020 deadline, but the BS6 version is coming for sure. More details in this post (Maruti 1.5L Diesel : Official Review (Ciaz, Ertiga)).

avdhesh15 · 15th October 2019, 07:54

Could it be possible that BS6 will be extended to meet the timeline for Maruti to get it's engine ready? Considering the current slump in the auto industry, lobbyists would have a strong case for themselves.

null · 15th October 2019, 10:45

Question: why buy a tour edition (esp diesel variant which is mentioned as the VDI variant comparable) when the regular VDI variant is available at almost the same price?

Do they block VDI variant from being registered as a taxi?

14th October 2019, 03:28	#1
Leoshashi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: India Posts: 5,723 Thanked: 43,471 Times View My Garage	Maruti Ertiga Tour M (Taxi) with 1.5L Diesel silently launched Maruti Suzuki has silently launched the Ertiga 1.5L Diesel for taxi market. The Tour M is now available with Petrol, CNG and Diesel engine options. Like the petrol and petrol-CNG engine variants, the diesel engine variant is based on the VXI trim of the Ertiga. Source: https://www.indianautosblog.com/maru...ed-p318627/amp
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ram87pune Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Pune Posts: 1,263 Thanked: 7,036 Times	re: Maruti Ertiga Tour M (Taxi) with 1.5L Diesel silently launched My question is if Maruti is going to stop producing the 1.5 Diesel in a few months, then why introduce it in the tour variant? Or is it just to recover the development cost of the engine as much as possible.
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Chetan_Rao Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,767 Thanked: 28,168 Times	re: Maruti Ertiga Tour M (Taxi) with 1.5L Diesel silently launched They've been on the road in Bangalore for a while. I saw a yellow board white Ertiga (new shape) at my workplace a month ago.
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avdhesh15 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Mumbai Posts: 908 Thanked: 1,328 Times	Re: Maruti Ertiga Tour M (Taxi) with 1.5L Diesel silently launched Could it be possible that BS6 will be extended to meet the timeline for Maruti to get it's engine ready? Considering the current slump in the auto industry, lobbyists would have a strong case for themselves.
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null BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paradise (wish it was) Posts: 454 Thanked: 371 Times	Re: Maruti Ertiga Tour M (Taxi) with 1.5L Diesel silently launched Question: why buy a tour edition (esp diesel variant which is mentioned as the VDI variant comparable) when the regular VDI variant is available at almost the same price? Do they block VDI variant from being registered as a taxi?
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