Maruti Suzuki Omni: which version to buy
There is one Maruti Suzuki Omni version in this catalogue: 0.8 MT, in 1 generation, as a Compact Van, from 1984-01-01 with no recorded end date. A buyer is not choosing between engines, gearboxes, or generations. The decision is whether 0.8 MT matches the job: 37 hp, 62 Nm, 796 cm³, Gasoline, Manual, 4 speeds, RWD, kerb 715 kg, gross 1215 kg, tank 36 l, top speed 100 km/h.
There is one Maruti Suzuki Omni version in this catalogue: 0.8 MT, in 1 generation, as a Compact Van, from 1984-01-01 with no recorded end date. A buyer is not choosing between engines, gearboxes, or generations. The decision is whether 0.8 MT matches the job: 37 hp, 62 Nm, 796 cm³, Gasoline, Manual, 4 speeds, RWD, kerb 715 kg, gross 1215 kg, tank 36 l, top speed 100 km/h. 0–100, city/highway/combined consumption, CO2, eco class, compression ratio, and wheel sizes are not measured.
Specs that decide the purchase
| Version | hp | Nm | cm³ | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 MT | 37 | 62 | 796 | Gasoline | 4 | Inline | No | Manual | RWD |
0.8 MT is the only row. Cylinders: 4. Layout: Inline. Valves per cylinder: 2. Boost: No. Fuel system: Carburetor. Engine position: Rear. Drive: RWD. Fuel grade in the data: 80. Bore × stroke: 62 × 66.
Arithmetic on those numbers (not extra catalogue fields):
- Specific power: 37 hp / 0.796 l = 46.5 hp per litre.
- Specific torque: 62 Nm / 0.796 l = 77.9 Nm per litre.
- Kerb mass per horsepower: 715 / 37 = 19.3 kg per hp.
- Horsepower per tonne of kerb mass: 37 / 0.715 = 51.7 hp per tonne.
- Payload (gross minus kerb): 1215 − 715 = 500 kg.
- Payload share of gross: 500 / 1215 = 41.2%.
- Tank per tonne of kerb: 36 / 0.715 = 50.3 l per tonne.
- Peak power rpm vs peak torque rpm: 5500 vs 3000 — the torque peak is 2500 rpm earlier than the power peak.
There is no second Omni row to buy “more hp” or “more Nm.” Any extra money would have to buy something outside this model list.
Generations: what changed, and what did not
1 generation is the only generation: Compact Van, 1 version (0.8 MT), start 1984-01-01, stop not measured. There is no second generation, so there is no generation-to-generation delta in hp, Nm, mass, tank, or speed. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation.
What the single generation actually delivers for a buyer:
- Body type stays Compact Van for the whole recorded run.
- Power stays 37 hp (27 kW) at 5500 rpm.
- Torque stays 62 Nm at 3000 rpm.
- Displacement stays 796 cm³.
- Gearbox stays Manual with 4 speeds.
- Drive stays RWD; engine position stays Rear.
- Ground clearance stays 170 mm.
- Brakes stay Drum front and Drum rear.
- Suspension stays Independent, spring front and Independent, spring rear.
If the buying question is “which Omni generation is quicker / lighter / more economical,” the data do not split the model that way. The generation count is 1; the version count is 1.
Engine: what 0.8 MT actually is
0.8 MT is Gasoline, 796 cm³, 4 Inline cylinders, 2 valves per cylinder, Boost: No, Carburetor, Rear engine, RWD.
What that combination buys, using only the given figures:
- 37 hp from 796 cm³ is 46.5 hp/l. That is the only specific-power figure in this model.
- 62 Nm from 796 cm³ is 77.9 Nm/l. Peak torque is listed at 3000 rpm, not at the 5500 rpm power peak.
- 27 kW is the same 37 hp expressed in kilowatts; it is not a second engine.
- Compression ratio is not measured, so a compression-based “which tune” comparison is not possible.
- Bore × stroke 62 × 66: stroke is 4 mm longer than bore (66 − 62). That is a geometry fact in the data, not a performance claim.
There is no turbo, supercharger, or other Boost option in the table. “No” is the only boost label. There is no Automatic, no extra gear count beyond 4, and no drive other than RWD.
For a buyer who needs a different fuel, cylinder count, or gearbox, this catalogue does not list an Omni alternative. The only engine-and-driveline package is 0.8 MT.
Performance and economy: measured vs not measured
Measured for 0.8 MT:
- Maximum speed: 100 km/h.
Not measured for 0.8 MT:
- 0–100
- City consumption
- Highway consumption
- Combined consumption (mpg in search terms is the same gap: no consumption figure is in the data)
- CO2
- Eco class
A version comparison on 0–100 or mpg cannot be done inside Omni, because there is only one version and those fields are empty. Saying they are not measured is the accurate buying answer: they are not missing from this article; they are missing from the data.
What can still be compared internally:
- Top speed 100 km/h with 37 hp and 715 kg kerb. Power-to-weight is 19.3 kg/hp. That is the only speed-and-mass pairing listed.
- There is no higher-speed Omni and no lower-speed Omni in the table, so 100 km/h is not a trim choice; it is the model’s only recorded maximum.
If the purchase depends on a timed 0–100 or a litres-per-100-km (or mpg) figure, 0.8 MT does not supply one here. If the purchase depends on a stated top speed, the number is 100 km/h.
Dimensions, weight, tank: the real load math
Wheels are not measured. Ground clearance is 170 mm. Tank is 36 l. Kerb 715 kg. Gross 1215 kg.
Buying arithmetic:
- 500 kg payload (1215 − 715). That is 69.9% of kerb mass (500 / 715) added on top of the empty vehicle.
- At gross 1215 kg, power-to-weight becomes 1215 / 37 = 32.8 kg per hp, versus 19.3 kg/hp at kerb. Fully loaded, each horsepower carries 13.5 kg more than at kerb (32.8 − 19.3).
- Horsepower per tonne at gross: 37 / 1.215 = 30.5 hp per tonne, versus 51.7 hp per tonne at kerb.
- Tank 36 l with kerb 715 kg: 20.0 kg of vehicle per litre of tank (715 / 36). That is a mass-to-tank ratio, not consumption; consumption is not measured.
- Clearance 170 mm is the only ground-clearance figure. There is no “high” vs “low” Omni in the data.
Suspension is Independent, spring at both ends for 0.8 MT. Brakes are Drum / Drum. Those are not optional packages in this list; they are the specification of the only version.
Which version to choose
Choose 0.8 MT if the requirement set matches the only row: Compact Van, 37 hp, 62 Nm, 796 cm³ Gasoline, Carburetor, 4 Inline cylinders, Boost No, Rear engine, Manual 4, RWD, 715 / 1215 kg, 170 mm clearance, 36 l tank, 100 km/h top speed, production recorded from 1984-01-01 with stop not measured.
Do not expect a second Omni engine, a second gearbox, or a later generation in this catalogue. There is no “more powerful 0.8” and no identically named twin to split by horsepower: the name 0.8 MT appears once, at 37 hp.
What extra money cannot buy inside this model (because the second version does not exist in the data):
- More than 37 hp or 62 Nm
- A gearbox other than Manual, or more or fewer than 4 speeds
- A drive other than RWD
- Boost other than No
- A measured 0–100, mpg/consumption, CO2, eco class, compression ratio, or wheel size
- A different body type than Compact Van
- A different generation than 1 generation
What the numbers do buy, relative to each other on this one version:
- Light kerb (715 kg) versus a 500 kg payload window: the van can add 500 kg before hitting 1215 kg gross.
- 46.5 hp/l and 77.9 Nm/l from 796 cm³: output is concentrated in a small displacement, not in a large engine option.
- 19.3 kg/hp empty, 32.8 kg/hp at gross: load changes the power-to-weight more than any trim change could, because no other trim is listed.
- 100 km/h is the speed ceiling in the data; 0–100 is not measured, so a sprint ranking versus other Omnis is not available.
Bottom line: the Maruti Suzuki Omni buyer in this dataset is not picking among versions. The only named version is 0.8 MT. Use 37 hp, 62 Nm, 796 cm³, 715/1215 kg, 36 l, 170 mm, and 100 km/h as the pass/fail list. Everything else that people search for on this model — mpg, 0–100, eco class, wheel size — is not measured, and there is no second generation to wait for in these figures.