Maruti Nexa Fronx CNG Spotted Testing - Likely To Launch By Mid-2023 | V3Cars

12 February 2023
By Mahesh Yadav
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Images of a camouflaged Fronx with some emission-testing equipment hanging from the back recently surfaced online. Currently, Maruti Suzuki are only accepting bookings for the manual and automatic transmission combinations with the 1.2L normal petrol and 1.0L mild-hybrid turbo petrol engines. However, the Baleno, Swift and Dzire, which also get the same 1.2L normal petrol engine as the Nexa Fronx, have the option of CNG bi-fuel in India.

According to the reports, the car was running on Pune roads and wearing a red, MH-12 number plate. Maruti Suzuki have majority of their production and operations in Haryana. So, we usually see their test cars with a HR-26 number plate. But in this case, it seems that the car is going through testing with the Automotive Research Authority of India. ARAI have their offices and test sites in Pune, Maharashtra and they test the fuel efficiency and emissions as part of the homologation process.

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The Fronx competes with Tata’s Punch, which is the segment leader in the affordable SUV/crossover segment. The Punch will also soon get a CNG kit, which won’t even compromise significantly on the boot space. So, we are expecting Maruti Suzuki to stay on course and offer CNG with their affordable small SUV - Fronx.

It’s worth noting that Maruti Suzuki recently revised the prices of their cars. With the update, the price gap between the CNG and petrol variants of Maruti Suzuki’s hatchbacks narrowed down to Rs. 90,000 from Rs. 95,000.

Also Read: Maruti CNG Cars Now Cost Only 90k More; Is Tata Punch CNG The Reason?

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Fronx Expected Price (Ex-showroom)

Currently, we’re expecting the Fronx to cost between Rs. 6.90 lakh and Rs. 11.40 lakh (ex-showroom). Here’s the list of our expected prices for each of the Fronx’ engine-transmission-variant combinations:

MARUTI SUZUKI NEXA FRONX EXPECTED EX-SHOWROOM PRICE
	Manual	Difference	Automatic
Sigma 1.2L	Rs. 6.90 lakh	-	-
Delta 1.2L	Rs. 7.60 lakh	Rs. 50,000	Rs. 8.10 lakh
Delta Plus 1.2L	Rs. 8.10 lakh	Rs. 50,000	Rs. 8.60 lakh
Delta Plus Turbo	Rs. 8.50 lakh	-	-
Zeta Turbo	Rs. 9.40 lakh	Rs. 1.50 lakh	Rs. 10.90 lakh
Alpha Turbo	Rs. 9.90 lakh	Rs. 1.50 lakh	Rs. 11.40 lakh

To learn more about how we arrived at these exact prices, you can go through our logic at the following link:

Maruti Suzuki Fronx SUV Expected Price Calculation - With Logic

Based on our analysis, here are our variant-wise booking recommendations for the Fronx petrol:

2023 MARUTI SUZUKI NEXA FRONX BOOKING RECOMMENDATION
Normal Petrol
Variant	Recommendation
Sigma	Book Delta variant for more basic features
Delta	Worth booking w/ both MT & AMT automatic
Delta Plus	Upgrade recommended only if priced aggressively
Turbo Petrol
Variant	Recommendation
Delta Plus	Book Zeta variant for safety and useful functional features
Zeta	Worth booking w/ both MT & TC automatic
Alpha	Upgrade recommended only if priced aggressively

To find out exactly which variant of the Maruti Suzuki Fronx offers what features, you can read our Fronx Variants Explained article at the following link:

Maruti Nexa Fronx Petrol Variants Explained - Which One To Book?

MARUTI SUZUKI NEXA FRONX MILD HYBRID TURBO PETROL BOOKING RECOMMENDATION
Variant	Recommendation
Delta Plus	Book Zeta variant for safety and useful functional features
Zeta	Worth booking w/ both MT & TC automatic
Alpha	Upgrade recommended only if priced aggressively