Philippines - India-made Suzuki Ertiga, Swift launched
Suzuki Philippines Inc. launched the Suzuki Ertiga and Suzuki Swift 1.2 in their market this month. Both cars are exported by Maruti-Suzuki out of India.
The Ertiga is available in Philippines only with the 1.4-liter four-cylinder petrol engine which outputs 95 hp at 6,000 rpm and 130 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. Suzuki offers a 5-speed manual gearbox on the base GA M/T and GL M/T variants, while the top-end GL A/T and GLX A/T variants get a 4-speed automatic transmission.
Suzuki Ertiga price in Philippines
- Suzuki Ertiga GA M/T - 619,000 PHP (INR 8.35 lakhs)
- Suzuki Ertiga GL M/T - 712,000 PHP (INR 9.56 lakhs)
- Suzuki Ertiga GL A/T - 752,000 PHP (INR 10.1 lakhs)
- Suzuki Ertiga GLX A/T - 812,000 PHP (INR 10.9 lakhs)
The Suzuki Swift was already available in the Philippines market with the Ertiga's 1.4-liter engine. Now, the 1.2-liter variant has been launched, and is pitched as a more fuel efficient alternative to the 1.4. The 1.2-liter VVT motor produces 87 hp at 6,000 rpm and 114 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm.
The manual variant comes with a 5-speed gearbox and is priced at 608,000 PHP (INR 8.16 lakhs), while the automatic variant gets a 4-speed torque converter and is priced at 648,000 PHP (INR 8.7 lakhs).
Suzuki Ertiga, Swift 1.2 Launched in Philippines - Press Release
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