23 January 2018, Pasay City–Suzuki Philippines has introduced the second generation Ertiga and this new iteration of their popular mini-MPV checks the right boxes to go head to head against major players with their formerly bigger people movers.
Outgoing first generation Ertiga mini-MPV
The new Ertiga is built on the same HEARTECT platform that forms the underpinnings of its next-gen Swift and Dzire precursors, leveraging its class-leading 2740mm wheelbase into a stable handling platform for cabinwork that’s now 13cm longer and 4cm wider. And, with 209 liters of storage even without folding down the third row seats, the trunk space has been upsized by a significant 24 liters as well.
The new Ertiga now sports the K15B 1.5liter engine that will also be mounted by their new Jimny mini 4×4 and their next, updated Ciaz compact sedan. Gearbox choices remain as either a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic transmission–both robust options.
Incoming second generation Ertiga
The new second generation Ertiga is still priced comfortably under the PhP1 million mark. The base GA MT variant lists at PhP728k and the next in line GL MT is at PhP848k. Among the auto gearbox selections, the base GL AT variant lists for PhP888k and the top spec’d GLX AT comes in at PhP978k. All in all, some pretty aggressive pricing against the new Toyota and Mitsubishi rivals that strayed onto Suzuki’s turf.
| Detail | Unit | 1st Generation | 2nd Generation |
| Body code | ID | ZE81S0 | ANC22 |
| Global intro | Month | April 2012 | April 2018 |
| PH intro | Month | July 2014 | January 2019 |
| Dimensions | |||
| – Length | mm | 4265 | 4395 |
| – Width | mm | 1695 | 1735 |
| – Height | mm | 1685 | 1690 |
| – Wheelbase | mm | 2740 | 2740 |
| – Trunk space | ltr | 185 | 209 |
| Weight | |||
| – Curb weight | kg | 1185 | 1135 |
| – Payload | kg | 585 | 575 |
| – Gross weight | kg | 1770 | 1710 |
| Engine | |||
| – Type | K14B | K15B | |
| – Displacement | liter | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| – Peak power | hp@rpm | 98@6000 | 102@6000 |
| – Peak torque | Nm@rpm | 130@4000 | 138@4400 |