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Suzuki Ertiga

The seven-seat MPV built for India and Indonesia, and the model where Suzuki's SHVS mild hybrid appears in volume — a belt-driven integrated starter-generator on a 12- or 48-volt system that provides torque assist and stop-start. It puts supply-voltage, belt and stop-start codes on a car that is otherwise entirely conventional, and a complaint about rough restarting is usually that system rather than the engine.

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Suzuki Ertiga, front view
Alex Neman · CC BY-SA 4.0 (external)

Generations

  • First generation 2012–2018

    Conventional throughout on the Swift's platform — a naturally aspirated petrol or a Fiat-derived 1.3 diesel.

    Body styles
    MPV
    Platform
    Suzuki Swift
    Engines
    • 1.4 — K14B · petrol
    • 1.3 DDiS — diesel · Fiat-derived
    • 1.3 DDiS mild hybrid — D13A · mild hybrid · 55–66 kW (74–89 hp) · 190–200 Nm (140–148 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • Second generation 2018–present

    HEARTECT, and where SHVS mild hybrid becomes common — a belt-driven starter-generator with its own voltage and stop-start faults.

    Body styles
    MPV
    Platform
    Suzuki HEARTECT
    Engines
    • 1.5 — K15B · petrol
    • 1.5 SHVS — K15C · mild hybrid
    • 1.5 CNG — K15C · CNG bi-fuel · 65 kW (87 hp) · 122 Nm (90 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

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