New Delhi (PTI): The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Friday launched an advanced version of its sports utility vehicle Grand Vitara, priced at Rs 16.67 lakh-Rs 17.97 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

"Highly popular the world over, the Grand Vitara is one of the global strategic models in Suzuki Range. For all those customers, who are increasingly looking at SUVs, the Grand Vitara 2.4 offers more power and the best in class 4X4 drive at a highly competitive price," Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Mayank Pareek said in a statement.

Grand Vitara would come with a 2.4 litre petrol engine in both manual as well as automatic transmission, the company said.

MSI's parent Suzuki has sold over 25 lakh units of Grand Vitara across the worlds since launch, it added.