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Maruti Suzuki and Toyota will launch several new products with mild-hybrid and strong-hybrid powertrain setups in the coming years in India Maruti Suzuki and its Japanese alliance partner Toyota are ready for a hybrid product onslaught in the Indian market. This will include fresh products while introducing several existing models with a hybrid powertrain setup. Both companies have been working aggressively on hybrid technology and in the coming months, we will see it in most of their cars on sale in the domestic market.
This listicle provides all the details regarding the upcoming Maruti and Toyota hybrid cars in India. 1. Maruti Suzuki Vitara 7-seater: Internally codenamed Y17, it will be introduced in 6-seater and 7-seater configurations.
The media reports claim that the 7-seater Vitara will go on sale first in mild-hybrid and strong-hybrid forms. While the mild-hybrid Vitara will get the 1.5L 4-cylinder K15C Smart Hybrid engine, the strong-hybrid model will carry a 1.
5L 3-cylinder motor, probably sourced from Toyota. Upon launch in 2025, the Maruti Suzuki Vitara 7-seater will be the biggest and most expensive petrol-powered company car in India with a starting price of around Rs 13 lakh (ex-showroom). It will rival Tata Safari, MG Hector Plus, Mahindra XUV 7OO, Hyundai Alcazar and Citroen C3 Aircross.
Also Read: Maruti Suzuki’s Next Big Launch Is All-New Vitara Electric SUV 2. Toyota Hyryder 7-seater: Toyota Hyryder 7-seater will be based on the Maruti Suzuki Vitara 7-seater. It is expected to launch in the second half of 2025 in the Indian market.
The Hyryder 7-seater will be built at Maruti Suzuki’s Kharkhoda factory alongside the Vitara 7-seater while supplied to Toyota. The three-row SUV will boast a longer wheelbase as compared to the standard version of the Hyryder to accommodate the extra row of seats. The 7-seater SUV will feature mild-hybrid and strong-hybrid powertrains while it will not feature the regular 5-seater Hyryder’s AWD system.
Toyota Hyryder 7-seater will be priced above the 5-seater version as it challenges the Hyundai Alcazar and Mahindra XUV 7OO. Also Read: Toyota India Launches Special Limited Edition Glanza, Taisor & Hyryder 3. Toyota Fortuner Hybrid: Earlier this year in April, Toyota introduced the mild-hybrid version of the Fortuner SUV in South Africa.
Sharing the MHEV (mild-hybrid electric vehicle) technology with the Hilux MHEV, it is expected to arrive in India by mid-2025. Some of the notable features onboard are an idle start-stop system, 360-degree camera and ADAS tech. The Fortuner hybrid appears fairly similar to the Legender version of the SUV sold in the Indian market.
Under the hood, the Toyota Fortuner MHEV boasts a 2.8L diesel engine with a 48V mild-hybrid system. For those asking, the hybrid system returns extra power and torque of 16 bhp and 42 Nm, respectively.
The Fortuner hybrid is 5 per cent more fuel efficient than the standard diesel model, claims Toyota. 4. Maruti Fronx Hybrid: Maruti Suzuki will launch the 2025 Fronx facelift with a hybrid powertrain.
It will become the first Maruti car to feature the in-house developed strong hybrid system as presently models like Invicto and Grand Vitara use Toyota-sourced hybrid system. Internally codenamed as ‘Range Extender’, Maruti Suzuki’s strong hybrid system will be different from that of Toyota. The 2025 Maruti Fronx facelift will get a 1.
2L 3-cylinder Z12E engine with a strong-hybrid system. It is expected to significantly boost the overall mileage of the crossover and bring it on par with Innova HyCross and Hyryder. 5.
Maruti Wagon R hybrid: The Japanese media has claimed that the new-gen Wagon R will come with a strong hybrid powertrain setup returning fuel efficiency of over 30 kmpl. According to reports, it will be equipped with a 666cc 3-cylinder petrol mill and an electric motor while linked to an eCVT gearbox. This same setup is expected to come on the India-bound version of the small hatchback when it launches next year.
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R strong hybrid is priced at 1.9 million yen (around Rs 10.55 lakh).
6. Toyota Hilux hybrid: Toyota unveiled the Hilux hybrid last year in November for the European market. Later on, the MHEV technology of the Hilux was further extended to the Fortuner.
Toyota Hilux hybrid features a 2.8L diesel engine with a 48V electric motor. The strong-hybrid models of the Hilux and Fortuner are expected to launch in 2025 in India.
Toyota has claimed that the Hilux hybrid is nearly 10 per cent more fuel efficient than the regular diesel version of the pick-up truck..
