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The upcoming Maruti Suzuki midsize SUV will be directly aimed at Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos while slotted between the Brezza and Grand Vitara
Maruti Suzuki has announced the launch of a new midsize SUV on Sep 3, 2025 in the Indian market. It has been learnt that the upcoming Maruti SUV, internally codenamed as Y17, could be christened as ‘Escudo’ while sold through the regular Arena dealerships. It will be at loggerheads with Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos in the domestic market. The Escudo SUV has been spotted as a test mule multiple times and the spy images indicate that it will be bigger in size than the Brezza. Let’s talk about Maruti’s Creta rival in detail.
Maruti Escudo will sit on the same platform as the Grand Vitara. In fact, not just the architecture, it will also share powertrains with the brand’s flagship SUV. The Grand Vitara is offered with a naturally-aspirated 1.5L petrol engine in strong hybrid and non-hybrid versions. The Escudo is likely to be introduced with both these powertrain options.
As far as the dimensions are concerned, the Escudo could be even longer than the Grand Vitara (4345 mm), leave alone the Brezza. The upcoming Maruti SUV could measure between 4330-4370 mm in length. Several media reports suggest that it could also have a bigger boot capacity than the Grand Vitara’s 373 litres trunk space.
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Initially, the Escudo was conceived as a three-row model with seating capacity of seven occupants and the media had fondly named it as Grand Vitara 7-seater. However, Maruti later changed this in favour of a 5-seater midsize SUV with strong focus on affordability, which could be one of the reasons behind retailing it through the Arena showrooms.
The Maruti Escudo will be positioned between the Brezza and Grand Vitara. There is no word on the pricing yet, but we expect the SUV to get a starting price of Rs 10 lakh (ex-showroom) while going as high as Rs 20 lakh (ex-showroom) for the range-topping fully-loaded strong hybrid variant. Maruti Escudo price will overlap with the Grand Vitara.
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The bookings of the Escudo are expected to commence in the next few days while the series production of the SUV has already commenced to ensure a low waiting period. It is still not clear whether it will also have a Toyota sibling akin to multiple other Maruti models like the Baleno, Ertiga and Fronx. Stay tuned to this space for more updates on Maruti Escudo.
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