Maruti Suzuki entered SUV segment with Vitara Brezza

Gone are the days when Maruti Suzuki cars were plain boxes, The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza marks the country’s largest carmaker’s entry into the highly-competitive sub-compact SUV segment. The Vitara Brezza is also the first product from Maruti that has been entirely developed in India by its in-house R&D team.

Scheduled to be launched in March, the Maruti Vitara Brezza will only come in diesel trim and will be offered in a total of six variants – LDi, LDi (O), VDi, VDi (O), ZDi and ZDi+. What’s more is that the Brezza can be customised with three options – Glamour, Urban and Sporty – depending on a customer’s personal preference.

The car is likely to cost anywhere between Rs 7 and Rs 10 lakhs. At this price, it will lock horns with products like Mahindra TUV300, Ford EcoSport. Unlike the S-Cross crossover and Baleno premium hatchback.

The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza will be available only with the 1.3-litre diesel engine as of now, while a petrol engine will be added later in 2016.

Maruti has promised to have driver-side airbag as standard across all variants. Other list of features – subject to variants – will include Bluetooth-enabled audio system, speed sensitive door locks, etc.