The CNG variant of the Grand Vitara SUV has suddenly disappeared from the official website of the country’s largest car company Maruti Suzuki India. Not only this, the CNG model is not visible even in the brochure of Grand Vitara on Nexa’s site. This has led to a discussion among people that the company is going to discontinue this model. But wait. If you still want to buy CNG Grand Vitara, then there is still a ray of hope for you! So what is the last way to buy CNG Grand Vitara. Let’s find out.
Booking of CNG Grand Vitara is still on
Yes, the booking of a petrol-CNG variant of the Maruti Grand Vitara is still going on! For those who want to buy this SUV in the CNG variant, its solution is available on Nexa’s website. Even though you may not see this model listed directly, if you search a little, you will get success!
How to book the CNG Grand Vitara on official website
To book the Maruti Grand Vitara CNG variant, you will have to search Nexa’s website a bit. There is a “Reservation” section on this site, where you can reserve your favourite car. You will find the CNG models of this car in the drop-down menu of this reservation section.
In this section, booking of two CNG models of Maruti Grand Vitara is still going on. You can book the amazing CNG models with the manual transmission in Delta and a Zeta variants. It is worth noting that both these models are not currently visible on the brochure on the company’s site, but are available for booking.
Grand Vitara update and disappearance of the CNG model
Maruti Grand Vitara’s CNG model has been removed from the website at a time when the company has launched its new updated model this month. The new Maruti Grand Vitara has been given many new features like 17-inch alloy wheels, standard 6 airbags, 8-way adjustable driver seat, parking brake for 6 different speeds, auto purifier, rear sunshade, new LED cabin lamp and E-20 petrol-capable engine. The CNG variant was not included in this update, which further intensified the speculation of its discontinuation.
Why did Maruti remove CNG Grand Vitara
The biggest reason for Maruti removing the Grand Vitara CNG model is believed to be its low sales. Apart from this, it also lacked many features. For example, only 2 airbags were available as standard in the 2024 model with CNG variant, whereas now 6 airbags have been made standard in all variants. In the last few years, the demand for CNG cars has increased for fleet (taxi), but it has not been that successful in segments like SUVs. It is believed that due to the premium price point and fewer features compared to the petrol/hybrid variants, the CNG Grand Vitara could not attract as many customers.