Ģ014 VX-1 V Metro (ZG81S pre-facelift, Indonesia)Īccording to Maruti Suzuki, the Indian Ertiga was designed specifically for Indian consumers, unlike the other Maruti models which were designed for the global market. In its lifespan, the VX-1 was sold 1,640 units.
It was rebadged in Indonesia as the Mazda VX-1 from May 2013 until March 2017, and also assembled and sold in Malaysia as the Proton Ertiga, from November 2016 until August 2019. The first generation Ertiga is built on the Swift subcompact car platform. Maruti Suzuki proclaims it to be the first LUV ( Life Utility Vehicle). Its development was led by chief engineer Toshikatsu Hibi. It became available in South Africa on 9 June 2014 and in the Philippines on 17 July 2014. It was launched in India on 12 April 2012 and in Indonesia on 22 April 2012. The production version of the car was unveiled at the Auto Expo in New Delhi on 6 January 2012. The Ertiga was previewed by the R-III (R3) concept car showcased by Maruti Suzuki at the 2010 Auto Expo. The name "Ertiga" is coined from "R-tiga", a pronunciation of "R3" in Indonesian where "tiga" means " three" while "R" stands for "row", referencing its three-row seating capacity.ġ,373 cc K14B DOHC 16-valve EFI straight-four with VVTġ,462 cc K15B DOHC 16-valve EFI straight-four with VVTġ,248 cc D13A DDiS DOHC 16-valve straight-four with turbochargerġ,498 cc E15A DDiS DOHC 16-valve straight-four with turbocharger The second-generation model is also sold by Toyota as the Toyota Rumion in South Africa since 2021. The first-generation model was also sold in Indonesia through Mazda dealership network by an OEM agreement as the Mazda VX-1 from 2013 until 2017, and was assembled and sold in Malaysia by Proton as the Proton Ertiga from 2016 until 2019.
The vehicle has also been exported to other South Asian and Southeast Asian markets, along with several markets in Africa and Latin America. The largest markets for the Ertiga are India and Indonesia, where the model is mainly manufactured.
A crossover-styled version was introduced in 2019 as a separate model called the Suzuki XL6 in India and Suzuki XL7 for worldwide markets. The first-generation model is heavily based on the Swift while the second-generation model introduced in 2018 is made larger and based on the HEARTECT platform. The Suzuki Ertiga is a three-row mini/ compact MPV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Suzuki since 2012.
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