By Vivek Dubey
CNBC-TV18.com
Published May 10, 2024
With petrol prices soaring, fuel efficiency is a top priority for Indian car buyers. Maruti Suzuki leads, but Toyota and Honda’s hybrid vehicles offer more choices.
This list of the top 10 most fuel-efficient petrol cars in India is based on official ARAI figures. Actual figures may vary based on driving conditions and styles.
The Grand Vitara and Urban Cruiser Hyryder, with their efficient 1.5-litre, four-cylinder, Atkinson cycle petrol engine and electric motor, offer a fuel economy of 27.93kpl.
The Honda City e:HEV, with its 1.5-litre, four-cylinder Atkinson cycle petrol engine and two electric motors, offers a fuel economy of 27.13kpl.
The Maruti Celerio, powered by the frugal DualJet K10 1.0-litre petrol engine, is the most efficient pure-petrol car in India with an average of 25.96kpl.
The fourth-generation Swift, with its all-new Z Series, 1.2-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine, offers an average fuel economy of 25.30kpl.
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon-R, known for its space-efficient interior, offers a combined average of 24.77kpl with its 1.0-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine.
The Alto K10, currently the most affordable car in India, offers an average fuel efficiency of 24.65kpl with its 1.0-litre, three-cylinder engine.
The Maruti Dzire, powered by the K-Series 1.2-litre engine from the older Swift, is the most fuel-efficient compact sedan on the market with 23.69kpl.
The Toyota Innova Hycross and Maruti Invicto, with their shared 1.2-litre engine and manual or AMT transmission, offer a combined fuel efficiency of 23.24kpl.
The Maruti Baleno and Toyota Glanza, with their shared 1.2-litre engine and manual or AMT transmission, offer a combined fuel efficiency of 22.64kpl.
The Maruti Fronx and Toyota Taisor, coupe-crossover derivatives of the Baleno, offer a combined fuel economy of 22.34kpl with their 1.2-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine.