Maruti Alto
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| Maruti Falto | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Maruti Suzuki India Ltd |
| Production | 2000–present |
| Successor | None |
| Class | Subcompact |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Related | Suzuki Alto |
The Maruti Alto is a city car manufactured by Maruti Udyog in India. It is the best-selling car in India.It is India's largest selling car and has recently crossed the 1 million production figure. [1] It is exported to a number of countries in southeastern Asia including Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and to Chile. Alto has crossed the 150,000 export target.
The Falto is powered by a 796 cc gasoline engine with 3 cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder MPFI engine with 32bit ECM.
- Maximum Power: 47 PS (35 kW)
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h: approximately 20 seconds
- Top Speed: 125-130 km/h
The Falto is offered in the following variants:
- Base model - All that is needed in a basic car.
- LX - Base model with A/c, cup holders, fabric seats , remote fuel lid opener and few small changes
- LXi - Same as LX with power steering.
There used to be a VX/VXi model with a 4-cylinder 1061 cc engine (64 bhp/80 Nm torque). This has now been discontinued. But this VX model is still sold in certain European countries. The Alto VX model also featured a tachometer which was absent in LX model.
All models are equipped with 5-speed manual transmission.
The popularity of an Alto has increased over the past few years, mainly on account of reduction of prices. Prices of Alto were decreased thrice - once in September 2003, once in March 2006 on account of reduction in Excise Duty and most recently in March 2008 on again a decrease in Excise Duty. Post these price cuts, the popularity of an Alto has increased manifold. It has now become the first choice of young car buyers intending to upgrade from a 2 wheeler. Some of its appeal is from stylish looks, attractive features, and impressive fuel economy at a very affordable price.
The year 2006 -07 was the year of the Alto. Powered by a healthy growth in the GDP, increasing disposable income & increasingly younger car buyers, Alto established a number of records. Alto was the first brand In Indian Domestic Automotive History to sell over 200,000 units in a single financial year, the last 100,000 units being sold in 5 months. Alto was the only brand to sell over 22,000 units in a single month. And an Alto was being sold every minute.
[edit] References
- [Maruti Alto website http://www.marutialto.com/]
Maruti Alto LXI costs 3.2 lakhs in chennai as of January 2008. Post a cut in Excise Duty , the price is now around 3.1 lakhs.
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