With the launch the Ertiga, Maruti Suzuki not only entered the MPV segment in 2012 but also managed to undercut its rivals. The Ertiga has been a steady performer for India’s number one car manufacturer, but after 6 years of stable performance, Maruti thinks that it’s time for the first generation MPV to retire and to launch the all-new second-gen Ertiga. The secret behind this vehicle’s success has been its practicality and, more importantly, its value-for-money quotient. Maruti has stuck to the same winning formula with the 2018 avatar by pricing it at ? 7.44 lakh onwards. As the Eritga now comes with a more powerful new 1,462cc petrol engine, same as the Ciaz, we got behind the wheel of both manual and automatic versions of the new MPV to find out how they fare against real-world conditions