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Maruti Suzuki has made it a point to revamp its image of a manufacturer that offers substandard cars when it comes to safety. Late last year, the company launched the fourthgen Dzire which to everyone’s surprise scored a 5star safety rating at Global New Car Assessment Car Programme (GNCAP).

Maruti Suzuki Fronx six airbags

The Government of India has been pushing carmakers to offer betterquality and safer cars across the entire range that even includes affordable entrylevel models. The Ministry of Road & Transport has mandated all car brands to offer six airbags as a standard fitment across all models and variants. 

The IndoJapanese carmaker has already updated almost the entire Arena range of models with six airbags as standard ahead of the mandatory norms which kick in from 1 October 2025. The company has also started upgrading its Nexa range with models like Grand Vitara, Invicto, Baleno, and XL6, already offering six airbags as standard. The company has now updated the Fronx with standard six airbags.

As expected, this update has led to a small price hike of 0.5 percent for the Fronx which has come into effect from 25 July 2025. This means an approximate price hike of around Rs 6,0007,000. The Balenobased crossover is now priced between Rs 7.54 lakh and Rs 13.07 lakh (exshowroom). With the Fronx now updated with six airbags, expect its Toyota twin sibling— Urban Cruiser Taisor — to also feature the same since it is Maruti that produces the Taisor for Toyota.

Maruti Suzuki Fronx powertrain

Other safety features on offer in Fronx include 360degree camera, ABS with EBD, Electronic Stability Program (ESP), hill hold assist, etc. In terms of powertrains, Fronx is available with two petrol engine options: a 1.2litre naturally aspirated and a 1.0litre turbocharged unit. The former kicks out 89 bhp and 113 Nm of peak torque. The latter pushes out 99 bhp and 148 Nm of peak torque. 

Transmission options include 5speed manual, a 5speed AMT, and a 6speed torque converter automatic. Earlier this month, Maruti Suzuki announced that it had exported 1 lakh units of Fronx to foreign markets ever since it was first launched in early 2023.