Recently, Maruti Suzuki updated the Suzuki Swift hatchback for the Indian market by giving it an updated SmartPlay Studio infotainment system.
To follow that up, the aforementioned car manufacturer then updated the Suzuki Ertiga with the same version of the infotainment system.
With this update, it seems that Suzuki is slowing making their cars more high tech
What can it do?
Aboard the Suzuki Ertiga, the new system now includes Apple CarPlay and Android Connectivity options, but also a way for a car owner to access it through a smartphone. This feature, however, is only available on the top-of-the-line Ertiga called the ZXi+.
Maruti Suzuki - Smartplay Studio - Smartphone Connections
This makes it more convenient in terms of accessibility as well as providing crucial vehicle alerts to the palm of your hand.
And yes, the new system also connects the infotainment system to the cloud (presumably a Suzuki owned cloud server) providing it with more useful features.
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Does this come with the Philippine-spec Ertiga?
If you remember, Suzuki Philippines updated the locally available 2020 Suzuki Ertiga GLX and the GA. The SmartPlay Studio update, however, did not come with the updated top of the line Ertiga GLX.
With regards to this, we’re predicting that it’ll be coming aboard the GLX sometime around the last quarter of this year, or even next year. As for an official statement from Suzuki Philippines with regards to this exciting update, we’ll just have to wait.
The Smartplay Studio App is available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store
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Other Maruti Suzuki Ertiga updates
In other Ertiga related news, Maruti Suzuki also dropped the diesel variants of the Ertiga. Like us here in the Philippines, the only available variants of the Ertiga are only available with the 1.5-liter K15B gasoline engine.
This decision was made due to the new Indian BS6 emission standards that came into effect this April 1, 2020.
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Alas, it looks like we here in the Philippines will never get the chance to get our hands on a diesel version of the Suzuki MPV.
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Know more about Suzuki Ertiga 2024
The Suzuki Ertiga 2023 Philippines by auto industry stalwart Suzuki is a seven-seat, five-door, compact MPV. For the Philippine market, it is offered in three variants that all use a 1.5-liter K15B inline-4 engine capable of making up to 103 horsepower and 138 Nm of torque. Available transmission options for this model include a four-speed automatic and a five-speed manual transmission. Moving to the dimensions, the Suzuki Ertiga has a length of 4,395 mm, a width of 1,735 mm, and a height of 1,690 mm. This Japanese MPV is competing in the local market against the likes of the Toyota Avanza, Mitsubishi Xpander, and Maxus G50.
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