List of articles tagged: Alto

Update: New Maruti Alto K10 is launched now. The all new facelifted Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 is finally here! The car will be simultaneously launched on the 4th of August 2010 in three metros namely Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi. The car will be unveiled real-time via satellite in the three cities. CarWale got you the exclusive pictures of the car and now on the eve of its launch, we tell you what the car is like inside-out. We have learnt that the car will be available in two trim levels - the Lxi and the Vxi. Both the variants are equipped with electric assist power steering. The biggest change, the engine - is the same powerplant which does duty on the A-Star, new Wagon R and the new Zen Estilo. This 67bhp, 998cc, three cylinder engine is refined and is fuel efficient as well with Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. claiming a fuel economy of 20.2 kilometers to the litre.

Update: New Maruti Alto K10 is launched now. Maruti Suzkui India Ltd is all set to launch a new Alto in the next few days. As you can see from these exclusive pictures, the new Alto has a brand new tailgate flanked by rather shapely tail lamps. The rear of the car looks far more grown up than before thanks to the fact that the tailgate now sports the numberplate slot and there's a new rear bumper too. There's now the visual effect of the car being wider thanks to these simple cosmetic design tricks.The front has more shapely headlights which echo the tail lamp design theme as well as a new grill, bonnet and bumper. The rear windscreen is also Micra-esque and the car has a slight dash of retro with the tail lamps at the rear. This is the first real major facelift on the Alto since it was introduced a decade ago in India which sports so many new sheet metal and plastic parts.

Post the Budget presented today morning wherein first the finance minister made the common man happy by raising the slab of IT on income earned, news after that took the smiles away – price hike in petrol and diesel by Rs 2.67 and Rs 1.50 (Delhi).

Maruti Suzuki launched the CNG variant of its Alto. The 800cc powered gasoline engine now has an option to power it with CNG.

Maruti Suzuki has launched the limited edition of its Alto known as the Alto Flash. Maruti Suzuki Alto is powered by a 800cc powerplant has very basic features in the car, with the top model having power steering.

Maruti Suzuki plans to upgrade its existing Alto model. In 2010, the new cars manufactured for the 11 major Indian cities will have to pass the BS IV pollution norm.

Maruti Suzuki’s sales grew up by 24% in February 2009 as compared to the February 2008. The company sold 79,190 units (including exports) compared to 63,822 units sold last February.

At an event held at Mundra Port, the first export shipment of Maruti Suzuki's A-star set out for Europe. The pilot consignment, comprising 1,534 A-stars for export to the UK (1,458) and Italy (76), is expected to reach the European ports by early February 2009.

The wait is over - Suzuki's new Alto, the A-Star to us, has been launched with an introductory price of Rs 3.47-4.12 lakh.