Almost every Eeco buyer is buying it to earn or to haul: small businesses moving goods, operators running school and staff duty, large households that treat a car as cargo-plus-people equipment. For them the numbers that matter are 510 litres of luggage room, a 1,825 mm-tall body you can stack into, and a ₹5.23-6.41 lakh price across a simple 4-variant range. In the small 5-model minivan segment it sits second on price, just above its own Tour V and Cargo siblings.
Almost every Eeco buyer is buying it to earn or to haul: small businesses moving goods, operators running school and staff duty, large households that treat a car as cargo-plus-people equipment. For them the numbers that matter are 510 litres of luggage room, a 1,825 mm-tall body you can stack into, and a ₹5.23-6.41 lakh price across a simple 4-variant range. In the small 5-model minivan segment it sits second on price, just above its own Tour V and Cargo siblings.
Power comes from the 1.2-litre K12N: 81 PS and 104 Nm on petrol with a claimed 19.71 kmpl, or 72 PS on CNG at 26.78 km/kg — and CNG is the version most working buyers should default to, since it cuts per-km cost sharply on high-utilisation duty. Both are 5-speed manual only. The cab-forward layout keeps the footprint at just 3,675 mm long and 1,475 mm wide, so it threads gullies and old-market lanes a normal MPV cannot.
| Variant | Fuel | Transmission | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Seater STD | Petrol | 5-Speed Manual | ₹5.23 Lakh |
| 6 Seater STD | Petrol | 5-Speed Manual | ₹5.5 Lakh |
| 5 Seater AC | Petrol | 5-Speed Manual | ₹5.56 Lakh |
| 5 Seater AC CNG | CNG | 5-Speed Manual | ₹6.41 Lakh |
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1197 cc · 81 PS @ 6000 rpm · 104 Nm @ 3000 rpm · 5-Speed MT · ARAI 19.71 kmpl · BS VI 2.0
1197 cc · 72 PS @ 6000 rpm · 95 Nm @ 3000 rpm · 5-Speed MT · ARAI 26.78 km/kg · BS VI 2.0
Length: 3675 mm · Width: 1475 mm · Height: 1825 mm · Wheelbase: 2350 mm · Ground clearance: 160 mm · Boot space: 510 litres · Fuel tank: 32 litres
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Child Safety Locks, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag, Side Airbag, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Engine Immobilizer, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Global NCAP Safety Rating: 0 Star, Global NCAP Child Safety Rating: 2 Star.
Annual or roughly 10,000 km; high-utilisation commercial vans should service more often by hours run (indicative)
One of the cheapest vehicles in India to keep running — ₹4,000-7,000 a year in routine costs (indicative), with K12N parts stocked in every Maruti workshop and most roadside garages
Private comprehensive runs roughly ₹12,000-16,000 a year; commercial registration and permits price differently and usually higher (indicative)
CNG at 26.78 km/kg costs roughly ₹3 per km; petrol at 19.71 kmpl closer to ₹5 per km — on 2,500+ commercial km a month the CNG saves serious money (indicative)
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Eeco vs Maruti Suzuki Eeco Tour V: Same van, fleet spec, from ₹5.18 lakh with the same 26.78 km/kg CNG claim — the commercial-permit route in See the Maruti Suzuki Eeco Tour V.
Eeco vs Maruti Suzuki Eeco Cargo: ₹5.39 lakh onwards, claims 27.05 km/kg, rear stripped for goods — the pick if nothing human rides in the back See the Maruti Suzuki Eeco Cargo.
The Eeco is not really competing with cars; it is competing with the cost of hiring a tempo. Judged that way it is excellent: ₹5.23 lakh buys 510 litres of tall, boxy utility with the cheapest parts bin in India behind it. Buy the CNG unless your area lacks pumps — at 26.78 km/kg it is the configuration the vehicle was born for. Private family buyers should think twice: the missing kit and van ride are daily realities, and a Wagon R covers most family cases in more comfort.
₹5.23 lakh to ₹6.41 lakh across just 4 variants, in petrol and CNG. The related Eeco Tour V (₹5.18 lakh) and Eeco Cargo (₹5.39 lakh) bracket it for commercial duty.
The 72 PS CNG claims 26.78 km/kg; the 81 PS petrol claims 19.71 kmpl. Both use the 1.2-litre K12N with a 5-speed manual.
510 litres of luggage area inside a 1,825 mm-tall body — the tall, square cross-section matters as much as the litre count for stacking goods.
No. All 4 variants are 5-speed manual only, in keeping with its working-vehicle brief.
The Eeco wins outright on cargo volume (510L vs 341L) and standing height; the Wagon R (from ₹4.99 lakh) is more car-like to drive, better equipped and more economical. Families should drive both — most end up in the Wagon R unless they truly need van space.
That is its main career. For permit-based work look at the Eeco Tour V, and for goods-only duty the Eeco Cargo — both are purpose-registered versions of this van.
Kerb weight is 970 kg with a 32-litre petrol tank. At the claimed 19.71 kmpl that implies roughly 600 km of tank range; CNG range depends on the fitted tank capacity.
The essentials: heater, accessory power outlet, rear parking sensors, a semi-digital cluster, reclining front seats and assist grips. There is no touchscreen in the range — budget for an aftermarket unit if you want one.