Maruti Suzuki WagonR Petrol Or CNG? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison

26 April 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Maruti Suzuki WagonR petrol or CNG then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the WagonR and look at the price difference. Based on the current petrol and CNG prices, we’ll calculate the kilometres you need to drive the car to recover the higher upfront cost. This should help you decide which engine option of the WagonR will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.

Maruti Suzuki WagonR Petrol Vs CNG - Price Comparison

Let’s look at the latest ex-showroom prices of the Maruti Suzuki WagonR petrol and CNG to see what extra cost you’re paying for the WagonR CNG over the WagonR petrol.

MARUTI SUZUKI WAGONR PETROL VS CNG PRICES EX-SHOWROOM DELHI (APRIL 2023)
Variants	Petrol Prices	Difference	CNG Prices
LXI Manual	Rs. 5,54,400	Rs. 90,100	Rs. 6,44,500
VXI Manual	Rs. 5,99,500	Rs. 90,000	Rs. 6,89,500

For the Maruti Suzuki WagonR CNG manual, you’re paying between Rs. 90,000 and Rs. 90,100 more than the corresponding petrol variants.

Maruti Suzuki WagonR Petrol Vs CNG - Running Cost Calculation - April 2023

Now, let’s compare the per kilometre fuel cost you’ll incur with both the engine options. For this, we’ll use the latest petrol and diesel prices in Delhi and the official mileage figures as a baseline.

MARUTI SUZUKI WAGONR COST PER KM (APRIL 2023)
	Petrol	Difference	CNG
Fuel Price Delhi	Rs. 96.76	Rs. 23.17	Rs. 73.59
Manual Mileage	24.35kmpl	9.7km	34.05kmpl
Manual Cost Per KM	Rs. 3.97	Rs. 1.81	Rs. 2.16

At the current fuel prices, the Maruti Suzuki WagonR petrol manual will cost you Rs. 1.81 more than the Maruti Suzuki WagonR CNG manual for every kilometre you drive.

Kilometres To Breakeven With Maruti Suzuki WagonR CNG

MARUTI SUZUKI WAGONR PETROL VS CNG KM TO RECOVER (APRIL 2023)
Variants	KM to Recover
LXI Manual	49,711km
VXI Manual	49,656km

Depending on the variant, you’ll have to cover 49,656km to 49,711 km with the Maruti Suzuki WagonR CNG manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the WagonR petrol.

Should You Buy Maruti Suzuki WagonR Petrol Or CNG?

The km-to-breakeven is reasonable for WagonR CNG. So, you should only consider the WagonR CNG if you are expecting to cover well over 50,000km during the ownership.

You can use our Fuel Cost Calculator to see how any petrol, diesel or CNG car will cost to run based on the latest fuel price in your city.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prathu Sharma

Engineer by upbringing, artist by passion, motorhead because ,why not! Likes to know about everything related to technology, switches between american muscle and german innovation depending on the day. Wants to own 69' Mustang Mach 1 and to drive BMW M3 87'someday.