[sharmanova]

Maruti Suzuki have recently updated the Eeco in April 2025. The Eeco now gets 3 important feature changes.

- 6 airbags as standard
- 6 seater variant with captain seats. 7 STR discontinued.
- Up To 6x 3-point Seatbelts
- Price increased by upto ₹26,500





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[vedantpatkar17]

I don’t know if these changes will help them achieve 5 stars in crash test, but still, kudos to Maruti for trying to set a new trend in the Indian market, which will eventually push other brands to standardise features like six airbags, ESP, and three point seatbelts in their cars.

[fhdowntheline]

It’s kind of ironic to see how MSIL is upping the safety quotient for whatever it’s worth, in their entry level cars , with Eeco, Celerio, Alto . Now only the Wagon R remains I suppose in this category.

[Carma2017]

Originally Posted by fhdowntheline

It’s kind of ironic to see how MSIL is upping the safety quotient for whatever it’s worth, in their entry level cars , with Eeco, Celerio, Alto . Now only the Wagon R remains I suppose in this category.

That announcement too is coming soon. Don't worry. Suzuki's entire lineup of passenger vehicles will have 6 airbag as standard.

[theAutomaniac]

Originally Posted by sharmanova

Maruti Suzuki have recently updated the Eeco in April 2025. The Eeco now gets 3 important feature changes.

- 6 airbags as standard
- 6 seater variant with captain seats. 7 STR discontinued.
- Up To 6x 3-point Seatbelts
- Price increased by upto ₹26,500

I wonder if Eeco can support 6 airbags, what's stopping Mahindra from updating the Bolero and Bolero Neo from the same! No way they can be more ancient than Eeco.
Anyway, kudos to Maruti for doing this.

Originally Posted by fhdowntheline

Now only the Wagon R remains I suppose in this category.

Nope WagonR got updated yesterday

Only the Baleno, Fronx, Ertiga, XL6, and Ignis remain now.
A friend of mine at Maruti did tell me that all Maruti cars will have 6 airbags by April and May at max.

[vedantpatkar17]

Originally Posted by theAutomaniac

I wonder if Eeco can support 6 airbags, what's stopping Mahindra from updating the Bolero and Bolero Neo from the same!

Even the Scorpio N doesn’t have six airbags and ESP as standard.

[humyum]

All of these things but one thing which would mean a lot, still missing

Power steering!

If it had this, Eeco in its petrol version is an India and world tour vehicle.

[fhdowntheline]

Originally Posted by theAutomaniac

I wonder if Eeco can support 6 airbags, what's stopping Mahindra from updating the Bolero and Bolero Neo from the same! No way they can be more ancient than Eeco.
Anyway, kudos to Maruti for doing this.


Nope WagonR got updated yesterday

Only the Baleno, Fronx, Ertiga, XL6, and Ignis remain now.
A friend of mine at Maruti did tell me that all Maruti cars will have 6 airbags by April and May at max.

The MS Website is not yet updated though on the Wagon R. But seriously, the Ertiga/XL 6 with additional airbags and ESP will be a compelling choice, more than ever compared to others.

[Chinmay5391]

The return of the Versa then

[DicKy]

Originally Posted by theAutomaniac

No way they can be more ancient than Eeco.

They are. The Eeco basic design wouldn't go past the 90s. The Bolero? With the lights changed it wouldn't look out of place in the 1960s!!!

Originally Posted by humyum

All of these things but one thing which would mean a lot, still missing ....Power steering!

They would give anything else but the power steering.

[ringsoftime]

Originally Posted by humyum

All of these things but one thing which would mean a lot, still missing

Power steering!

If it had this, Eeco in its petrol version is an India and world tour vehicle.

I mean if it is to be used as a tourer, then some work will obviously go into it. In that case adding power steering by one's own is just one of the jobs. It is far easier than adding airbags. Eeco and super Carry platform is very good in managing space, and their doors are really wide.

[Geo_Ipe]

Originally Posted by sharmanova

Maruti Suzuki have recently updated the Eeco in April 2025. The Eeco now gets 3 important feature changes.

- 6 airbags as standard
- 6 seater variant with captain seats.

Those hardly look like captain seats. Looks like someone cut off the middle part of the bench!

[rkv_2401]

Originally Posted by Geo_Ipe

Those hardly look like captain seats. Looks like someone cut off the middle part of the bench!

Yeah, lol, the "captain seats" don't have an armrest, even on the door side! I didn't realize till I saw your post.

[SteeringWheel]

I'm totally shocked by this. I never thought Eeco would come with 6 airbags. I read somewhere that Ertigas design doesn't support curtain airbags and that is the reason it gets side airbags but no curtain airbags. When Ertiga doesn't support side airbags, I thought old designs like Eeco, Alto, Bolero will never get 6 airbags.

Neverthless its a welcome move. It might help it get 2 or 3 star safety rating if at all any dummy dares to be in the driving seat for the crash test.

I'm pretty sure now Ertiga will also get 6 airbags and that makes Ertiga a great alrounder at an accessible price.

With Tata, Hyundai and Maruti already offering 6 airbags in most cars, what is Mahindra waiting for?

[humyum]

Originally Posted by DicKy

They would give anything else but the power steering.

Imagine that.

Originally Posted by ringsoftime

I mean if it is to be used as a tourer, then some work will obviously go into it. In that case adding power steering by one's own is just one of the jobs. It is far easier than adding airbags. Eeco and super Carry platform is very good in managing space, and their doors are really wide.

Adding an Airbag is much more complicated I agree, but I would not trust anyone with retrofitting a power steering, its best done by a company, specially for a vehicle with such high GC. Also, you can add ABS, EBD and electronic stability program to a car but not power steering?

Also, the Versa which is what the Eeco is based on, had power steering, this is more than a basic thing that a car needs in 2025