We have recently borrowed the Maruti Suzuki Victoris hybrid from the brand for long-term testing. It comes with the 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder, M15D petrol engine with a self-charging strong hybrid system. Despite sharing the powertrain with the Grand Vitara, it claims a slightly higher claimed fuel efficiency figure than its Nexa counterpart. Nevertheless, we recently tested this hybrid variant of the Maruti Suzuki Victoris under mixed driving conditions, primarily on highways, to assess how well it lives up to the company’s claims.
Before we move into the results, let’s first have a look at the powertrain specifications of the Maruti Suzuki Victoris Hybrid: –
| Engine | 1.5-litre petrol engine with self-charging hybrid system |
| No of Cylinders | 3 |
| Max Power | 92.45PS (engine), 80PS (Hybrid), 116PS (combined) |
| Peak Torque | 122Nm (engine), 141Nm (Hybrid) |
| Transmission | e-CVT automatic |
| Drivetrain | Front-wheel-drive |
| Driving Modes | Eco, Normal and Power |
| Claimed Fuel Efficiency (Mileage) | 28.65 km/l |
| Tested Fuel Efficiency (Mileage) | 22 km/l [City:Highway (25:75)] |
Maruti Victoris Hybrid: Real-World Mileage
I began driving the Victoris Hybrid from Maruti Suzuki’s headquarters in Delhi, Vasant Kunj, to Jaipur. During this journey, I also had to attend to some personal errands, which involved some driving within the city of Jaipur as well. This resulted in a total covered distance of roughly 333km[City:Highway (25:75)], with the majority of driving taking place on highways; a major chunk of this was on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway, where the speed limit is 120 km/hr. Under these conditions, the Maruti Victoris Hybrid delivered a fuel efficiency of 22 km/l (as per MID), which isn’t bad considering the size of the vehicle.
Note: The real-world mileage of any vehicle may vary depending on road conditions, the vehicle’s health, speed, driving behaviour and total load on the vehicle.
Why Victoris Has Higher Claimed Mileage Than Grand Vitara?
Despite sharing the same powertrain and platform as the Grand Vitara, and being slightly heavier, the Victoris Hybrid claims better fuel efficiency than the Grand Vitara (27.97 km/l). According to Maruti Suzuki, they achieved this by improving the vehicle’s aerodynamics, which reduces the low-pressure regions of recirculating fluid and improves the aerodynamic drag performance.
Maruti Victoris Hybrid: Variants, Price Range and Rivals
Maruti Suzuki offers the hybrid powertrain with the Victoris VXi, ZXi, ZXi (O), ZXi+, and ZXi+ (O) variants, prices of which range between Rs 16.38 – 19.99 lakh (ex-showroom).
In the mid-size SUV segment, the Victoris takes on the likes of Toyota Hyryder, Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Tata Curvv, Skoda Kushaq, MG Astor, Renault Duster, Volkswagen Taigun and Honda Elevate.
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