In Pics: CNG cars with best mileage in India

Maruti Suzuki Celerio: 35.6 km/kg

Maruti Suzuki Celerio, 5 seater car, comes with 998 cc, petrol engine and 999 cc, CNG engine as an option. It is available with Manual & Automatic transmission. Depending upon the variant and fuel type the Celerio has a mileage of 24.97 kmpl to 35.6 km/kg. The Celerio has length of 3695 mm, width of 1655 mm and a wheelbase of 2435 mm.

Maruti Suzuki Wagon R: 34.05 km/kg

Maruti Suzuki Wagon R comes with a Sporty Floating Roof design, Dynamic alloy wheels and is available in a wide array of colours. The dual-tone exterior design option will be available in the Z+ variant in 2 new colour combinations of Gallant Red with Black roof and Magma Grey with Black roof. The WagonR also features a 17.78cm (7") SmartPlay Studio with smartphone navigation comes with 4 speakers and supported by cloud-based services.

Maruti Suzuki Alto: 31.59 km/kg

India's largest selling car for 16 years and counting, Maruti Alto has become the first car brand to top cumulative 4 million unit sales in the domestic market. The success of the car in the last few years makes it easy to forget its slow start in the beginning. Alto became the best-selling car in India in 2004-05, when it overtook the erstwhile leader Maruti 800. The car did not relinquish its position with Tata Nano, Hyundai Eon, Chevrolet Spark, Renault Kwid, Datsun Go and Redi-go making several attempts to upstage it.

Maruti Suzuki Dzire: 31.12 km/kg

Maruti Suzuki Dzire, with the company’s S-CNG technology, gets its power through a K-series Dual Jet, Dual VVT 1.2L engine that delivers 57kW of peak power and 98.5Nm of maximum torque. The homegrown marque also claims that this new Dzire is the country’s most fuel-efficient and most powerful CNG sedan.

Maruti Suzuki S-Presso: 31.2 km/kg

Maruti Suzuki S-Presso, which its describes as a mini SUV, became one of the 10 highest selling cars in the country within a month of its launch. It is powered by the 1.0-litre, three-cylinder naturally aspirated engine and churns out 58hp and 78Nm of torque, compared to the 67hp and 90Nm when run on petrol. The car comes with a 5-speed manual gearbox as standard.

Hyundai Santro: 30.48 km/kg

Hyundai Santro CNG costs Rs 6.38 lakh (Ex-showroom) and is available in 3 colours - Fiery Red, Typhoon Silver and Imperial Beige. It is powered by a 1086 cc engine paired to a manual transmission.

The 5-seater CNG car comes loaded with bells and whistles like Multi-function Steering Wheel, Power Adjustable Exterior Rear View Mirror, Touch Screen, Anti Lock Braking System, Fog Lights - Front, Power Windows Rear, Power Windows Front, Wheel Covers, Passenger Airbag, Driver Airbag as standard.

Hyundai Aura: 28 km/kg

Hyundai Aura CNG gets its power through a 1197 cc engine puts out 68.05bhp of power and 95.2nm of torque. The car comes with a manual transmission.

In terms of features, Hyundai Aura has Multi-function Steering Wheel, Power Adjustable Exterior Rear View Mirror, Automatic Climate Control, Engine Start Stop Button, Anti Lock Braking System and Alloy Wheels among others.

Tata Tiago: 26.49 km/kg

With most of the automakers offering CNG powertrain to their low-end trims, Tata Motors, on the other hand, is offering Tiago CNG in four variants and including the top-end XZ+. It gets the same powertrain as its sibling Tiago and is powered by the 1.2 liter, 3 cylinder Revotron petrol engine. The Tiago CNG costs between Rs 6.09 lakh to Rs 7.52 lakh (ex-showroom).

Tata Tigor: 26.49 km/kg

Tata Tigor’s CNG variant comes with the same 1.2L engine as the standard petrol-only version, with a factory-fitted CNG kit added to it. However, when running on CNG, the engine output figures sees a small drop and only gets a 5-speed manual transmission.

Currently the Tata Tigor costs between Rs 5.82 lakh to Rs 8.14 lakh for the petrol-only version, while the price of the CNG trim ranges from Rs 7.72 lakh to Rs 8.44 lakh. Tigor EV, on the other hand, costs between Rs 12.24 lakh and Rs 13.39 lakh.

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga: 26.08 km/kg

Maruti Suzuki’s 7 seater MPV ‘Ertiga,' comes with a factory fitted CNG kit and is offered from the VXi variant onwards. It is around Rs 1 lakh more expensive than its petrol powered counterpart and costs starting Rs 9.87 lakh. The MPV is powered by a K15B 1.5 litre, 4 cylinder petrol engine making 92 hp power and 122 Nm torque, which when running on CNG drops to 79 hp and 106 Nm.

Maruti Suzuki Eeco: 20.88 km/kg

Maruti Suzuki Eeco is the only van being offered with a factory fitted CNG kit and is also available  in 5 and 7 seater variants. The Eeco van, which costs around Rs 5.88 lakhs, gets a 1.2 litre petrol engine that in CNG guise makes 62 hp power and 85 Nm torque. It comes with a 5-speed manual transmission.

Hyundai Grand i10 Nios: 18.9 km/kg

Hyundai Grand i10 Nios is available in 2 CNG variants, out of which all are manual. The base CNG variant, called Magna CNG, starts at Rs 7.07 lakh, while the top-end trim, known as Sportz CNG, is priced at Rs 7.60 lakh.

The car comes with features like automatic climate control, 8-inch infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, rear ac vents, wireless charging, Arkamys sound system, and a 5.0-inch digital cluster with MID.