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Real world fuel efficiency of the Maruti Ignis MT

24th October 2024, 13:09 by Ananth Iyer

Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase of the Ignis. It surprises me that it doesn't sell in higher numbers.

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The total on-road price came up to ₹7,66,000. I haven't opted for an extended warranty; the default warranty is 3 years / 100,000 km.

The first thing I did post-delivery was to get the tyres exchanged. I went ahead with the Bridgestone Turanza 6i. I liked these tyres. I have recently bought them for my seltos, and they are on par with the Continental UC6 or Michelin Primacy series.

The original price of these tyres was ₹7,000 each, but after the exchange, I got them for ₹3,000 each. Tyre pressure is set at 33psi.

The tyres come with 3 year, unconditional warranty.

This car is purely city-run, but since we couldn't get the local RTA (lack of proof of address), we took the delivery in Hyderabad. We did a highway run yesterday to drive to my hometown (170km). We were 2 adults, 1 kid and we had 3 suitcases. The mileage shown on MID was 23km/l (I failed to take a photo)

When we took the delivery, the Odo had 113 km and is now 386km. The mileage shown on MID is 20.8 km/l.

This morning, I took the car for service. Since it has been sitting idle since June 2023, I changed the oil and oil filter. This is purely OCD and for my peace of mind, which came at a cost of ₹1,950

There was also an error message "Service parking sensors" which I got it checked as well.

I completed my first refuelling of the Ignis, and according to the MID (Multi-Information Display), the mileage was 19.8 km/l. The Drivvo app showed a figure of 18.8 km/l.

After refueling, I drove a total of 305 km, with the MID indicating a mileage of 20.6 km/l. Out of those 305 km, 170 km were on the highway and 135 km were within the city.

This morning, I took the car in for its first free service. Out of a total of 1000 km driven, I've completed 680 km on the highway and the remaining distance in the city. We won’t be using this car for highway runs in the future. Although we purchased it primarily as a city vehicle, we also wanted a second car capable of handling short highway trips.

I bought a Dicky Sunshade from Amazon , and it fits perfectly. It cuts down a lot of sun coming into the cabin, but the only downside is that visibility from the rearview mirror decreases drastically.

During my recent trip to Kerala earlier this month, I noticed a significantly higher number of Ignis cars on the roads compared to what I've seen in Telangana over the past six months. I can't help but wonder why!

Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase of the Ignis. It surprises me that it doesn't sell in higher numbers. Given the quality of the car and its excellent engine, I believe it deserves more recognition and sales.