Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR

Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR Description

Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR variant comes with a capacity to seat seven occupants. Power is supplied through a 1.2 litre, petrol engine that works in conjunction with a five-speed manual transmission. Priced at Rs 3.29 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), the variant embodies restricted features on the inside, similarly it misses out on all salient safety equipment. Exteriors are extremely suave donning a very simplistic design. Fuel economy delivered by Eeco 7 STR is also not very impressive.

• Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR Exterior

  As mentioned above Eeco has a very fundamental design and Eeco 7 STR trim lacks various styling cues confining the variant  to a couple of basic features. Chrome grille is missing; instead a black radiator grille is equipped up front flanked by halogen head lights. Black front bumper is devoid of fog lights but it gets air inserts. Manually adjustable black exterior rear view mirrors are equipped, while primary outside equipment such as rain sensing wipers, wheel covers, rear window defogger, roof rails etc are missing among others. Rear gets black rear bumper, simplistic tail lights while it lacks rain sensing wiper, rear window wiper and a few other features.

• Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR Interior

  Cabin gets fabric upholstery, glove compartment is also provided along with other basic features such as tachometer, heater, manual steering, electronic multi-tripmeter, remote fuel lid-opener, remote trunk opener and digital odometer. Preeminent equipment such as air conditioner, CD player, bottle holder, power steering, height adjuster function for driver’s seat, foldable rear seats, power windows in front, power windows in rear, central locking, cup holders in the front and rear, rear AC vents and a few others are bereft in Eeco 7 STR. Seating capacity for seven implies there is enough space in the cabin and the boot space is also large relatively.

• Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR Engine & Transmission

  Under the hood is a 1.2 litre, four cylinder, sixteen valve, in-line, MPFi petrol engine capable of engendering maximum power of 73 Bhp at 6000 RPM along with top torque of 101 Nm at 3000 RPM. The engine is mated to a conventional five-speed manual gearbox.

• Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR Mileage

  Eeco 7 STR is claimed to return 11.8 kmpl in city conditions and 15.1 kmpl on highway.  

• Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR Braking and Safety

  Ventilated disc brakes are fitted in the front and rear gets drum brakes. Vital braking and safety equipment such as anti-lock-braking system with electronic brakeforce distribution, airbags, rear camera etc are missing in the variant. Safety features available on the Eeco 7 STR are very basic which comprise of child safety locks, passenger side rear view mirror, rear seat belts, front impact beams, side impact beams, adjustable seats, engine immobilizer, anti-theft device and centrally mounted fuel tank.

• Maruti Suzuki Eeco 7 STR Performance and Handling

  The variant lumbar past 100 kmph from nil within 15.7 seconds and attains top speed of 145 kmph. Handling is not something the vehicle gets an applaud for; hence this is one major point where the vehicle lags behind.