Which Variant of 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6 Petrol Is Most Value For Money?

What Are The Pros And Cons Of Maruti Suzuki XL6 Petrol?

The pros or advantages of XL6 petrol 2020 are:

• Significantly different styling somewhat takes away the taxi image
• The first mass-market car in India and the only other car besides the Hector Plus with captain seat-only arrangement
• Fuel efficient and refined hybrid petrol engines
• Well-kitted and good VFM base, Zeta variant

The Maruti Suzuki XL6 petrol 2020 has the following shortcomings or problems:

• No turbo petrol engine, no turbo diesel engine and a vintage 4-speed torque converter automatic transmission
• Being a Nexa-only car limits reach for some buyers in remote areas
• Ertiga-like silhouette still has MPV/taxi vibes

If you prefer watching instead of reading, then here’s our Hindi video breakdown of the XL6 2020 variants:

What Is The Price Of 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6?

The 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6 is available in 2 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 9.85 lakh to Rs. 11.51 lakh (ex-showroom). The XL6 Zeta costs Rs. 9.85 lakh with manual transmission and Rs. 10.95 lakh with the automatic. The Alpha costs Rs. 10.41 lakh with manual and Rs. 11.51 lakh with the automatic transmission.

Is The Zeta Variant Of 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6 Petrol Worth Buying?

The 2020 Maruti XL6 Zeta costs Rs. 9.85 lakh with manual transmission and Rs. 10.95 lakh with the automatic. This variant gets the following notable features:

• Dual Front Airbags
• Black Interior
• ABS
• Speed Sensitive Auto Door Lock
• Side Cladding
• Rear Parking Sensors
• LED Reflector Headlamps
• Day/Night IRVM
• Roof Rails
• LED Fog Lamps
• LED Tail-lamps
• Rear Wiper & Washer
• Alloy Wheels
• Rear Defogger
• ESP w/ Hill Hold (AT Only)
• 7-inch Touchscreen
• Auto AC
• Height Adjustable Driver Seat
• Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
• 2nd Row Manually Adjustable Vents
• 2nd Row Captain Seats with individual armrests, slide and recline
• Electrically Adjustable & Foldable ORVMs
• 3rd Row Seats w/ 50:50 Split
• Keyless entry w/ Push-button Start / Stop
• Steering Mounted Controls
• Cruise Control
• Front Row Sliding Armrest
• Tilt Steering
• All Power Windows
• All Rows Power Outlet
• MID w/ Coloured TFT
• Air Cooled Twin Cup Holder
• Sunglass Holder
• All Adjustable Headrests

As you can see, the feature list of the base XL6 is quite extensive. After all, it builds upon the higher variants of the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga. The Maruti Suzuki XL6 Zeta manual and Alpha variants are definitely worth buying as they don’t cost all that much compared to the Ertiga ZXI. The additional features alone justify skipping the ZXI Plus in favour of the XL6 Zeta. The XL6 Zeta is, in fact, a better value for money car than the Ertiga ZXI Plus.

Is The Alpha Variant Of 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6 Petrol Worth Buying?

The Alpha variant of the Maruti XL6 Zeta costs Rs. 10.41 lakh with the manual and Rs. 11.51 lakh with the automatic transmission. This variant is about Rs. 57,000 more expensive than the XL6 Zeta. For this additional cost, you get the following notable features:

• Reverse Parking Camera
• Auto Headlamps w/ Follow Me Home
• Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
• Electrically Foldable ORVMs(Key Sync)
• Leather Seats
• Sun Visor Vanity Mirror w/ Light

The additional features don’t quite fill the price gap to justify spending the additional Rs. 57,000. Especially for buyers considering the XL6 with a manual transmission, the Alpha variant could end up costing way more than the ex-showroom price suggests. That’s because, in many states, cars above Rs. 10 lakh have a much higher registration fee.

The XL6 Alpha is not worth buying as it’s not a great value for money option. So, we’d suggest you get the Zeta variant of the XL6 and based on your preference, get the rear camera, better seat covers, and power-folding mirrors as aftermarket accessories. This will cost you much less than upgrading to the Alpha variant.

Which Variant Of The 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6 Petrol Offers The Most Value For Money?

The Zeta variant of the Maruti Suzuki XL6 offers the most value for money and it’s our top recommended variant to buy. The Zeta MT variant not only costs under Rs. 10 lakh, but it also covers the must-have as well as good-to-have features really well. It is worth considering for Ertiga buyers as it offers better value than the Ertiga’s ZXI Plus variant.

What Are The Engine Specifications Of The 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6 Petrol?

The Maruti XL6 has slightly poorer performance than the Ertiga because of the heavier kerb weight from the additional features. But the difference is barely noticeable in real-world driving. Its torque to weight ratio is much worse than the MG Hector Plus as that car has a turbo petrol engine. However, it has better figures than the cheaper MPVs like Renault Triber and Datsun Go Plus.

Despite its bigger size, larger engine displacement, more power and heavier kerb weight, it claims to deliver a mileage of 18-19kmpl, which is comparable with the smaller MPVs. It’s also several notches better than the MG Hector Plus’. For a petrol car with captain seats, the XL6 is definitely worth a second look, even for prospective Hector Plus buyers, if you value better fuel efficiency.

What hurts the XL6 on the mechanical front is the old-school 4-speed torque converter. A CVT or DCT automatic would’ve greatly improved its fuel efficiency and performance. Other than that, we also wish it had a turbo petrol engine. Even the discontinued Baleno RS’ 1.0-litre turbo engine would’ve been enough to give it a good performance. Turbo petrol engines have much better torque output, especially at low and mid RPMs.

What Are The Dimensions Of The 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6?

In terms of dimensions, the Maruti XL6 2020 is slightly longer than the Ertiga. But, it’s much smaller than the Hector Plus yet, much bigger than the Triber and Go Plus. it has better boot space than the Hector Plus with all seats upright and with the last row folded. But, the Triber’s removable last row seats allow it to beat the XL6, Ertiga and Hector Plus in this aspect with 625 litres of luggage capacity.

At 185mm, the XL6’ ground clearance is also good but not phenomenal like that of the Hector Plus.

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What Are The Colour Options Of The 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6?

The 2020 XL6 is available in the following 6 colour options:

• Grey
• Silver
• White
• Dark Red
• Brown
• Dark Blue

Note: Here is a quick look at our length-based segmentation of cars to give you an idea of how we are classifying cars based on their size.