Maruti Grand Vitara 2025: The Grand Vitara is one of the most important products for Maruti Suzuki of the modern era. Introduced in 2022 through the Toyota-Suzuki alliance, this mid-SUV fills two bills for Maruti—its first foray into hybrid technology and slid into premium space at the same time.
The 2025 model year release is an intelligent evolution of this crucial model, which has been honed to further add value to the package, as well as to increase the technological capabilities of the vehicle to ensure that it maintains its competitiveness in an increasingly tech-savvy portion of India’s SUV market.
Maruti Grand Vitara 2025: Design Tweaks: A Touch of Class
The 2025 Grand Vitara keeps the basic shape the previous model had, but features some mild tweaks that help it look better than ever.
The most significant updates are to the front fascia, which now sports a new grille, complete with chrome-look horizontal elements that imbue a more upscale look.
The LED headlamp clusters are split in design, just like before, with an added sequential turn indicator feature— a touch of premium exotica that was limited to pricier cars so far.
From the side, the Grand Vitara’s muscular lines and squared-off wheel arches stay the same, but new alloy wheel designs in sizes from 17 to 18 inches (depending on trim) bring a fresh face on approach.
The floating roof impression with its blacked-out pillars remains a signature feature of the design that is now backed by more chrome foils on a top-end model to underscore the car’s premium positioning.
At the rear, changes are limited; changes include improved looking LED taillight signatures and a new bumper with more prominent silver skid plate elements.
New exterior paint choices of Celestial Blue and Opulent Crimson offer more expressive color options beyond traditional whites and silvers.
These evolutionary and not revolutionary changes showcase Maruti Suzuki’s faith in the car’s original design while paying attention to customer feedback and ensuring that the vehicle looks contemporary in the era of stiff competition.
Powertrain Upgrades: More Hybrid Performance “The hybrid is not something that’s grafted on, to meet some requirement in the home market,” Tsuno says.
Powertrain Although getting a significant update for 2025, the Grand VitaraÕs two powertrains remain the same:
The mild hybrid system (co-developed with Toyota) has undergone changes and mates a K15B 1.5-litre motor with an integrated starter generator and now tunes in at 105 PS and 138 Nm—marginally higher than the older version.
Efficiency nudges marginally higher to an ARAI claim of 21.5 km/l thanks to tweaks to the engine management system and better – they are more responsive – regenerative braking function.
Final Thoughts – Aside from the powerful hybrid system, which continues to be a technological leader, pairing an electric motor with a 1.5L Atkinson cycle engine, there is nothing revolutionary about the vehicle.
For 2025, the total system output rises to 120 PS, with enhanced electric-only driving range of about 35 kilometres for urban use.
Another change to the e-Drive transmission, which is better calibrated for seamless switching between power sources – a fair criticism of the original.
Oh and crucially, a plug-in hybrid model, but you’ll have to wait for that one, it’s due in 2025 and will let the strong hybrid charge from a wall socket or charging post.
It adds around 70 kilometres to the electric-only range from a full charge – enough for most urban daily journeys – while retaining the flexibility of the hybrid system for longer trips.
This PHEV model is the most sophisticated of Maruti’s electrification efforts so far, and it places the Grand Vitara in a strong place to catch up with newer competition in the segment.
The AllGrip all-wheel-drive system will still only be available with the mild hybrid powertrain, and it’ll provide real off-road ability with a range of modes that are tailored for various kinds of surfaces.
Black Diamond Interior and Technology Digital Reinforcement
On the inside the 2025 Grand Vitara has been treated to a number of significant enhancements, yet still retains the generous, comfortable passenger cabin that – together with its range of high-end specifications – has been a key element of its appeal.
The most apparent change is a bigger 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system (from 9 inches) and it is now available with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, while the new Suzuki Connect also gets over 40 connected car features.
All models now feature a fully digital 7-inch display in the meter cluster, with meters in chrome ring and accents as an expression of its hybrid electric vehicle appeal –
offering a wide range of information to the driver in a customizable layout as well as more accurate and easier to read dials to monitor the operation of the hybrid system.
10.25-inch digital instrument cluster with more advanced graphics and new display options is standard on higher trims.
Material quality is slightly better as well now with the upper dashboard and door panels getting padded surfaces, and there are new interior colour schemes, Garnet Red and Indigo Blue, to further spruce things up.
The sweeping panoramic sunroof is certainly eye-catching, beaming natural light when appropriate.
Safety equipment grows as higher trims gain several ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) features, such as adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, automatic emergency braking, and driver attention monitoring.
These features fill a void, as Korean and European rivals have been adding similar capabilities to the segment.
Market Position and Strategy
SUVWhat stays the sameThe 2025 Grand Vitara continues to occupies its snake charmer’s place in the growing Maruti SUV list, slithering upward of the Brezza compact SUV and recently unveiled Fronx crossover.
Pricing is in line with its premium positioning, the range starting at about ₹11.5 lakh for the base versions and topping off at ₹19.5 lakh for the fully-loaded PHEV model (ex-showroom).
This puts it in direct line of fire with the likes of the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, and Volkswagen Taigun among others and the hybrid versions simply play into Suzuki’s hands by creating a clear tech lead as not all rivals in India have hybrids on sale.
Production of the Toyota-Suzuki collaboration vehicle (sibling model being Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder) result in efficiency benefits relating to manufacturing and pricing (which remain competitive even with the advanced technology).
The collaboration enables sharing of learning across the companies as Mahindra develops and supplies a product for the benefit of other OEMs in addition to Maruti Suzuki as it continues to gain traction on vehicle electrification.
Maruti Grand Vitara 2025:
For 2025, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is a logical step up from what currently exists and has been a big model over the years for India’s largest car manufacturer.
By retaining core strengths of the current model and by updating it with latest technology and with the introduction of plug-in hybrid technology, MSI said it aims to stay relevant to new-age buyers of the upcoming premium urban SUV and will continue to embody the carmaker’s sports utility vehicle (SUV) legacy.
The Grand Vitara’s new hybrid choices make it an important stopgap product for Maruti Suzuki, as India’s auto market inexorably moves towards electrification, offering significant efficiency gains and electric driving yet circumvent some of the infrastructure issues that still plague electric cars in many parts of the world.
Indeed, this practical policy of automotive evolution fits in nicely with the market realities and the way that consumers prefer their cars in India’s quickly developing but still evolving automotive market.
