Overview
- Maruti Suzuki’s Victoris variant is tuned for compressed biomethane and remains a show prototype with no confirmed India launch or timeline.
- The vehicle uses the Victoris CNG hardware with an under-floor gas tank that preserves boot space, plus a dedicated CBG refuelling nozzle and biomethane livery.
- CBG is chemically similar to CNG but is produced from organic waste, and Suzuki highlighted a scale model of an India biogas plant developed with a dairy cooperative.
- Suzuki’s exhibit underscored a multi-pathway approach with a CNG/CBG Access scooter prototype featuring a 6-litre gas tank, a 2-litre petrol backup and an estimated 170 km range, along with a hydrogen Burgman concept.
- The Victoris platform supports petrol mild-hybrid, strong-hybrid and CNG options, and the CBG prototype retains the published dimensions of 4,360 mm by 1,795 mm by 1,655 mm.