Maruti Suzuki has multiple green energy options for the customers right now. The company offers CNG and then pure EVs too (with the launch of eVitara). However, Maruti Suzuki’s ambitions in Green fuels are much higher and the company is actively working on CBG vehicles and then more E85 compatible vehicles.
A Maruti Suzuki Victoris test mule was recently spotted, featuring full camouflage and Red temporary registration plates from HR26, which is of Gurugram North, including Manesar. This test mule sparks multiple speculations on whether it is testing CBG (Compressed BioMethane Gas) or E85 (Ethanol 85%) Flex Fuel tech.
Victoris Spied Testing
Maruti Suzuki launched Victoris around a year ago and it is their most advanced and tech-laded SUV offering, ever. Even though it is sold via Arena showrooms, it exceeds the equipment offered by Grand Vitara by a couple of notches. So, Victoris proves to be a good test bed for Maruti Suzuki’s future green fuel endeavours.
This test mule could be testing Flex Fuel tech for premium offerings powered by the 1.5L NA Petrol engine or it could be testing CBG tech, which utilises the same basic mechanicals of CNG, but combusts CBG (Compressed BioMethane Gas) instead. Possibilities of this Victoris testing Suzuki’s new 1.2L Turbo Z12E engine are meek.
Maruti Suzuki has already launched WagonR Flex Fuel in India, which is capable of running on a multitude of fuel blends from E20 (20% Ethanol) and E85 (85% Ethanol). It runs on a modified version of Maruti’s 1.2L K12 engine, tuned to run on fuel blends between E20 and E85 along with upgraded fuel storage and fuel distribution and fuel injection systems.
CBG is a possibility!
In October 2025, a CBG variant of Victoris was unveiled at the Japan Motor Show 2025 and it made big headlines. It was based on the hardware of Victoris CNG, but was tuned to combust BioMethane. It had a dedicated nozzle inside the fuel filler cap for CBG filling and not like the impractical solution offered with Swift and CNG.
Unlike CNG, which is a non-renewable source of energy, CBG is BioMethane gas formed by decaying organic matter and dairy wastes. CBG is a renewable type of fuel and can be created in a relatively short period too, while CNG needs millions of years. CBG ecosystem aims at strengthening India’s agriculture sector and rural areas with employment and growth.
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