Maruti Suzuki Invicto MPV to be the next big launch in India: Key expectations

Maruti Suzuki is working on its next big product, Invicto, a seven-seater MPV. The upcoming Invicto MPV is slated to launch on July 5, and it will be based on the Toyota Innova Hycross. Upon launch, likely to be priced at around ₹25 lakh, this MPV will be the most expensive model from Maruti Suzuki ever. It would be touted as a premium product and likely to be sold through the Nexa retail network.

Maruti Suzuki has already teased the Invicto MPV through a teaser image, which gave us a brief idea about the silhouette of the upcoming car. As it looks, the MPV would be a premium product focusing on urban customers, while the teaser's silhouette also indicates that the car will bear a similar styling as the Toyota Innova Hycross.

Here are key things to expect from the upcoming Maruti Suzuki Invicto seven-seater MPV.

Watch: Toyota Innova HyCross: First Drive Impressions

First Maruti Suzuki model under the Toyota-Suzuki partnership

The upcoming Invicto MPV is going to be the first product with a Maruti Suzuki badge under the Suzuki-Toyota global partnership. Under this partnership, Maruti Suzuki and Toyota Kirloskar Motor have already shared two products, which are sold with the Toyota badge. These are the Toyota Glanza, based on Maruti Suzuki Baleno and Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, which is based on the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara. The upcoming Invicto MPV will be based on the Toyota Innova Hycross, the more premium version of the Innova Crysta.

Expect a similar but tweaked design

Just like Toyota's Glanza and Urban Cruiser Hyryder come with an identical design to their Maruti Suzuki counterparts, the upcoming Invicto MPV, too, would follow the same path. However, as the Glanza and Urban Cruiser Hyryder come with tweaked front fascias, the Invicto too would follow the same.

Petrol and hybrid powertrain

Toyota Innova Hycross is available in both petrol-only and petrol-hybrid powertrain options. Expect the upcoming Maruti Suzuki Invicto MPV too to come equipped with the same powertrain options. The MPV is expected to share the same 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with the Maruti Suzuki Invicto. This engine is available with an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The engine is good to churn out 183.72 bhp of peak power at 6,600 rpm and 188 Nm of peak torque between 4,398 rpm and 5,196 rpm. The petrol-only model returns 16.13 kmpl of fuel economy, while the hybrid variant offers 23.24 kmpl mileage. Expect the figures to remain the same in the Maruti Suzuki Invicto.

A premium product rivalling tough competitors

Maruti Suzuki Invicto will join the automaker's Ertiga and XL6 MPVs that are already on sale. Expected to be priced at around ₹25 lakh (ex-showroom), the Maruti Suzuki Invicto MPV will compete with rivals like Kia Carens, MG Hector Plus, Tata Safari, among others.

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