Maruti Suzuki's compact A-Star

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki's compact A-Star, which will be launched in October, is expected to surpass the earlier strict emission norms announced by the company.

Emission from the A-Star not only complies with the Euro 3 (Bharat-3) norms that are operational in 13 Indian cities, including Delhi, but also geared to meet stringent emission norms that will be implemented across Europe in the coming years.

Here are some pics from the Auto Expo of A-Star.


The A-Star is all about brutality, to me. It is all about looks. Brutal looks. Take the headlamps for instance, they appear to be like an angry elephant’s droopy eyes. How cool is that! The imposing grille with translucent crossmember looks menacing. And then is the airdam which is rounded off by the stylish and sharp fog lamps. How on earth can anyone mistake this car for anything else!


The teardrop roofline, the muscular wheel arches and that eccentric rear view mirror all add to the sense of dynamism. As mad as the front end of the car is, the rear does is equally so. It is simple, without frills but aggressive still. The sharp-edged tail lamps are mounted high up not only to accentuate the bold ‘S’ badge but also to enhance safety by making it highly visible. The rear diffuser has integrated exhaust pipes to complete the picture.


Maruti Suzuki A-star: The newly developed A-star platform is based on the much successful Suzuki’s alto platform. A-star shares the same 2360mm wheelbase of other cars built on Alto platform. A-star will be the first car to be produced solely in India.

Maruti Suzuki A-star: A-star will be priced in the range of Rs3-4lakh and would be out in October (around Diwali). Though this new A-star will replace the Alto in European markets, A-star will co-exist with the Alto and Wagon R in India. It wont be priced below 3 lacks as the rumors might have floated some time back.

Maruti Prices and Models Sites

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
http://www.marutisuzuki.com/

Maruti 800
http://www.maruti800.com/
prices:
M800 STD LPG 205981.67 208362.86
M800 A/C LPG 226476.94 228858.14
M800 STD (WITH IMMOBILISER) 190981.66 193362.85
M800 AC (WITH IMMOBILISER) 211476.95 213858.15

Maruti Alto
http://www.marutialto.com/

ALTO STD 231190.43 234446.99
ALTO LXI 281452.29 284708.85
ALTO LX 263444.01 266700.60

Maruti Omni
http://www.marutiomni.com/

OMNI E STD 8-STR 221287.22 223851.18
OMNI STD 5-STR 219578.59 221959.81
OMNI AMBULANCE 255390.04 255390.04
OMNI CARGO 221439.84 224080.31
OMNI LPG STD 5st 230980.42 233361.62
OMNI LPG CARGO 199148.86 201551.67

Maruit ZEN Estillo
http://www.marutizen.com/

MARUTI ZEN ESTILO LXI 341035.71 344292.28
MARUTI ZEN ESTILO VXI 393100.93 396357.50
MARUTI ZEN ESTILO VXI 365347.87 368604.44
MARUTI ZEN ESTILO LX 313281.45 316538.02

Maruti WagonR
http://www.marutiwagonr.com/

MARUTI WAGON R LXI DUO 367353.07 370609.64
MARUTI WAGON R LX DUO 340504.92 343761.49
MARUTI WAGON R LXI 346837.01 350093.58
MARUTI WAGON R VXI 399438.12 402694.69
MARUTI WAGON R VXI 369868.47 373125.04
MARUTI WAGON R LX 322877.84 326134.41
R AX (Automatic) 438531.04 441787.61

Maruti Swift
http://www.marutiswift.com/

SWIFT LDI 478015.72 478015.72
SWIFT VDI 513210.65 513210.65
SWIFT VDI (ABS) 532356.46 532356.46
SWIFT LXI 399989.73 399989.73
SWIFT VXI 443874.14 443874.14
SWIFT VXI (ABS) 463724.73 463724.73
SWIFT ZXI (ABS) 525588.66 525588.66

Maruti Swift DZire
http://www.marutidzire.com/

Swift Dzire Ldi 557006.48 557006.48
Swift Dzire Vdi 603007.01 603007.01
Swift Dzire Zdi 688006.54 688006.54
Swift Dzire Lxi 467006.48 467006.48
Swift Dzire Vxi 515007.01 515007.01
Swift Dzire Zxi 608006.57 608006.57

Maruti SX4
http://www.marutisx4.com/

SX4 VXI 655735.40 655735.40
SX4 ZXI 726735.39 726735.39
SX4 ZXI WITH LEATHER 761735.39 761735.39

Maruti Grand Vitara
http://grandvitaraindia.com/

GRAND VITARA MT 1380000
GRAND VITARA AT 1480000

Maruti Gypsy
http://www.marutigypsy.com/

MARUTI GYPSY KING MPI (SOFT TOP) 509172.62 512015.31
MARUTI GYPSY KING MPI (HARD TOP) 528513.90 531356.61

Maruti Versa
http://www.marutiversa.com/

MARUTI VERSA STD 5 SEATER 373860.34 377471.49
MARUTI VERSA DX1 8 SEATER (SINGLE A/C) 446686.19 450297.34
MARUTI VERSA DX2 8 SEATER (TWIN A/C) 484595.51 488206.66

Baleno and Esteem have been discontinued.

Maruti True value - for Pre-owned Maruti Car with Maruti guarantee
http://www.marutitruevalue.com/

* all prices are ex-showroom Delhi, as on 14th July 2008

Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire Launched

Maruti got another feather in the cap with the launch of much awaited swift sedan "DZire".
The car was launched today on march 26th 2008.



Here is the ex-showroom prices for DZire in Delhi.

Variant Price
Swift Dzire Ldi 538999.73
Swift Dzire Lxi 448999.73
Swift Dzire Vdi 585000.26
Swift Dzire Vxi 497000.25
Swift Dzire Zdi 669999.79
Swift Dzire Zxi 589999.82

The prices have been smartly kept well in between Swift Hatch and SX4 so that none on them are canibalized by DZire.



With features like Steering mounted audio controls and Automatic climate control, DZire is the most economical car in the segment and excellent value for money.

Swift Sedan, Maruti Dezire

Maruti Suzuki will launch a swift with definite boot , yes the new esteem i.e swift sedan will hit the showrooms in in January - Febraury 2008. The new Swift sedan is expected to be offered in both petrol and diesel engine variants. For the diesel option, Maruti may pick the 1.3L DDIS engine which currently powers the swift hatch back to power the new swift sedan. Swift sedan will be positioned as a practical family car(no sporty ) a new wider rear section will facilitate that. The upcoming swift sedan may replace (or) complement the esteem(if it is launched only on diesel version). Swift in its three box avtaar(sedan) will take on the upcoming next generation Indigo and is expected to be priced around Rs5.5 lakh. Maruti’s earlier bid to capture the diesel market with the esteem diesel ended in a failure node. But the esteem’s petrol model still holds some grip - even after 13years of its debut 6,000 units of esteem is sold in April-July period.

Got a pic from net, might be photoshopped, who cares..
here it is:


another one:



courtesy: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/spy-shots-suzuki-swift-sedan-nabbed-in-india/



Maruti Swift Sedan, Now coenamed Maruti Dezire replacement of esteem, Esteem production has been stopped already, and Dezire is expected to be onroad in first quarter of 2008.

check out the pricelist and review here:
http://indywheels.blogspot.com/2008/03/maruti-suzuki-swift-dzire-launched.html

Make Maruti Swift DZire Launched, See the pricelist

Maruti Cervo

Rumor has it... Suzuki is planning to replace the long lasting Maruti 800 with the Japanese Suzuki Cervo which is the latest small car recently launched in Japan, the Cervo is a compact five door mini, that looks to put the other kids on the block into the shade.



The interiors of this car somewhat looks like that of the much popular Swift. The rectangular air vents in the center and the circle open closed ones on the sides dont look even and looks a bit uneven. the colors of the controls do look lights up the dash.


This sleek cute car offers 54bhp 660cc engine that boasts to offer peppy performance with great fuel economy.

Maruti Splash

Splash is another upcoming model from Maruti. Will be showcased in Auto-Expo 2008 and is expected to hit the Indian Roads by 2008 last quarter. Its closer in character to WagonR and feel is derived from Swift. Whether this will be a replacement to Wagon R or will be sold along with it is still doubtful.


The Splash is the fourth new model for the Maruti Suzuki after the launch of Swift, Grand Vitara and SX4. Splash which the Splash is based on a shortened version of the Swift’s platform will be the natural choice for the Maruti suzuki’s next small car in India.

The interiors and overall comfort and feel is similar to Swift.



Maruti may price the car around its Wagon R, which comes with a tag of about Rs 3.50 lakh. Splash is expected to go on sale in Europe in March 2008, India will get the splash soon after that.