The Maruti Suzuki Victoris is the newest mid-size SUV in the market, having gone on sale on September 15, 2025. The brand says it has received over 30,000 orders for the Victoris in under two months since bookings commenced on September 4.
- 53 percent bookings came from petrol variants.
- Victoris waiting period is 2 months in some cities.
Partho Banerjee, senior executive officer – marketing and sales at Maruti Suzuki India, in a press conference on the company’s financial results for the half year ended September 2025, said the Victoris SUV has crossed 30,000 bookings. “The deliveries and vehicles have reached all the showrooms just in the last week. But the traction that we are seeing is amazing.”
Of the total bookings for the Victoris, 53 percent were for variants with the naturally aspirated petrol engine, while the CNG trims, with around 11,000 units, accounted for 38 percent of reservations.
Maruti Victoris CNG demand analysed
Victoris’ petrol-CNG bookings split mirrors that of Hyundai’s Creta petrol-diesel mix
The Hyundai Creta has been the top-selling midsize SUV in India for quite some time and is the Victoris’s prime rival. According to the FY2025 sales data, out of the 1,94,871 units of Creta sold, about 58 percent were petrol and turbo-petrol variants, 40 percent were diesel, and the remaining 2 percent were Creta Electric. This petrol-diesel split is quite similar to the Victoris’s petrol-CNG mix, which further emphasises Maruti’s claim from 5 years ago that sales of its CNG cars would successfully replace those of its diesel offerings, which were discontinued with the implementation of BS6 norms in 2020.
Victoris CNG demand higher than that for Grand Vitara CNG
While the Creta misses out on a CNG powertrain, the Victoris’s sibling, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and its badge-engineered Toyota twin Hyryder, offer CNG variants in this highly competitive segment. All three cars get the same 88hp,1.5-litre petrol-CNG option. As for the Grand Vitara, its CNG variants contributed to only 19 percent of its FY2025 sales. One reason for this could be that the Grand Vitara is sold through the more premium Nexa chain, while the Victoris is retailed via the Arena network, which has a wider reach and customer base.
Another reason for the difference in demand could have to do with the placement of the CNG tank. While the Grand Vitara’s CNG cylinder is placed in its boot area, which eats up a lot of space, the Victoris’s tank is placed under its body, enabling buyers to utilise the full luggage area.
Maruti Suzuki Victoris variants in demand
Strong hybrid variants account for 9 percent of total bookings
Despite the strong hybrid trims accounting for only a 9 percent share in the total bookings, Banerjee said that “e-CVTs (strong hybrid variants) have also got a good response right now”. The Victoris gets a 116hp 1.5-litre strong hybrid petrol powertrain mated to an e-CVT setup, with ex-showroom prices ranging between Rs 16.38 lakh and Rs 19.99 lakh.
The Victoris has also debuted a Level 2 ADAS suite for Maruti, which is being offered on the car’s fully loaded ZXi+ and ZXi+(O) trims but only with the petrol-automatic combination. As per data from the carmaker, the Victoris ZXi+ and ZXi+(O) ADAS-equipped trims account for about 16 percent of total bookings, underscoring the market demand for this safety feature.
All this demand has lengthened the Victoris’s waiting period to around two months in some larger cities in India.
All prices are ex-showroom, India.
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