Over a year after its initial debut, Maruti Suzuki’s first EV, the e Vitara, has finally gone on sale in India. The e Vitara enters the budding electric midsize SUV segment, rivalling the likes of the Hyundai Creta Electric, Tata Curvv EV, Vinfast VF6, Mahindra BE 6, and MG’s ZS EV and Windsor EV. How does the e Vitara stack up against these formidable all-electric SUVs in terms of pricing? We’ve laid it all out.
Maruti Suzuki e Vitara vs rivals: price
Windsor EV has lowest starting price, followed by e Vitara
| Maruti Suzuki e Vitara price compared with rivals | |
| Price range (Rs, lakh) | |
| e Vitara | 15.99-19.79^ |
| Windsor EV | 14.00-18.50 |
| VF6 | 17.29-19.19 |
| ZS EV | 17.99-20.75 |
| Curvv EV | 17.49-21.99^ |
| Creta Electric* | 18.02-23.67^ |
| BE 6* | 18.90-26.90 |
*Home charger installation costs extra.
^Dual-tone paint finish/Dark Edition/Knight Edition available as optional extras.
The e Vitara commendably sports the second-lowest starting price here, with the Windsor EV beating out the Maruti SUV by almost Rs 2 lakh. Third place goes to the VF6, which costs Rs 1.3 lakh more than the e Vitara at the base level, followed by the Curvv EV, ZS EV, Creta Electric, and finally the BE 6, which stands as the most expensive electric midsize SUV.
Top variant pricing shakes up this order a little. First place yet again is claimed by the Windsor EV, but the VF6 ends up outpricing the e Vitara by Rs 60,000 and takes the second spot instead. The top-spec ZS EV is the first to breach the Rs 20 lakh mark, coming in at a premium of Rs 96,000 over the equivalent e Vitara variant.
e Vitara and BE 6 top variants priced Rs 7.11 lakh apart
After that, we have the Curvv EV, Creta Electric, and the BE 6. Where the entry-level BE 6 was Rs 2.91 lakh more expensive than base e Vitara, the price gap between the top variants of both SUVs rises to a whopping Rs 7.11 lakh.
BaaS rental scheme available for e Vitara, ZS EV, and Windsor EV
Maruti Suzuki also offers the e Vitara with a BaaS rental program, which excludes the cost of the battery from the upfront price and finances it on a per-kilometre-of-usage basis instead. Opting for the BaaS scheme drops the e Vitara price range to Rs 10.99 lakh-14.29 lakh, making the SUV considerably more affordable up front.
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Maruti e Vitara vs MG Windsor EV, ZS EV BaaS prices compared |
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| Price (Rs lakh) | BaaS price (Rs lakh) | Maximum price drop (Rs lakh) | Battery usage cost (Rs/km) | |
| e Vitara 49kWh | 15.99 | 10.99 | 5.00 | 3.99 |
| e Vitara 61kWh | 17.49-19.79 | 11.99-14.29 | 5.50 | 4.39 |
| Windsor EV 38kWh | 14.00-16.53 | 9.99-12.29 | 4.38 | 3.90 |
| Windsor EV 52.9kWh | 17.38-18.50 | 12.25-13.39 | 5.13 | 4.50 |
| ZS EV 50.3kWh | 17.99-20.75 | 13.00-15.51 | 5.24 | 4.50 |
The MG Windsor EV and ZS EV are also available with BaaS, with their respective price ranges being Rs 9.99 lakh-13.39 lakh and Rs 13 lakh-15.51 lakh.
All prices are ex-showroom, India.
Source: https://www.autocarindia.com/auto-features/maruti-e-vitara-vs-rivals-prices-compared-440249