Ertiga, the much-awaited new compact MPV of Maruti will be launched by the company on April 11,2012. The seven seater Ertiga is the company’s entry-level high-end MPV which will be available as both petrol and diesel variants. Maruti plans to make the debut of its 1.4-litre K-14 VVT engine in India through Ertiga. The petrol variant of Ertiga will feature this K-14 engine while the diesel variant will be powered by a 1.3-litre DDiS super turbo engine which offers 20.77kmpl. Ertiga is manufactured at the company’s plant in Gurgaon and Maruti aims to sell around 5000 units of the new compact MPV every month. After its launch, Ertiga may compete with the new Xylo.
