Maruti Suzuki Eeco 5 Seater STD vs 5 Seater AC: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹33,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹5.61L for the 5 Seater AC against ₹5.28L for the 5 Seater STD.+₹33,000
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Moving up costs you ₹33,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹5.61L for the 5 Seater AC against ₹5.28L for the 5 Seater STD.
No extra equipment comes with it: this step is about the CNG it opens up rather than the kit it adds.
5 Seater STD or 5 Seater AC, and what each costs
Where you start
5 Seater STD
₹5.28L ex-showroom Delhi
The working-tool base without AC; six airbags standard is the quiet headline.
- Petrol 5-speed manual₹5.28L
The step up
5 Seater AC
From ₹5.61L to ₹6.46L ex-showroom Delhi
The one families actually buy: the same van with air conditioning.
- Petrol 5-speed manual₹5.61L
- CNG 5-speed manual₹6.46L
Our take
Nothing on the spec sheet separates these, so the only question is what you pay.
What 5 Seater STD to 5 Seater AC costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹33,990 to ₹38,128 on the road, against the ₹33,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹33,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹4,138 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹4,138, and both be right.
What the 5 Seater AC adds
Nothing we track, on equipment. What it does open up is the CNG, which the 5 Seater STD cannot be had with.
5 Seater STD vs 5 Seater AC: the questions people ask
- Is the Maruti Suzuki Eeco 5 Seater AC worth ₹33,000 over the 5 Seater STD?
- Only if you want the CNG it opens up. On equipment the two are level, so the money is buying the powertrain rather than the kit.
- How much is the Maruti Suzuki Eeco 5 Seater STD?
- ₹5.28L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the 5 Seater STD Petrol MT.
- How much is the Maruti Suzuki Eeco 5 Seater AC?
- From ₹5.61L for the 5 Seater AC Petrol MT to ₹6.46L for the 5 Seater AC CNG MT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- What does the step from the Eeco 5 Seater STD to the 5 Seater AC cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹33,990 to ₹38,128 on the road, against the ₹33,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹33,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹4,138 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹4,138, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 31 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.