With decals and special keychains, its all part of the centenary celebrations.
Suzuki’s centenary celebrations is doing all sorts of things to its cars. The Japanese car manufacturer is spreading the joy by introducing the A-Star (Alto overseas), SX4 hatchback and Vitara with centenary stickers on its cars in Japan.
Special features on Suzuki A-Star centenary edition
Special keychain, custom floor mats, body moldings, USB, AUX port and iPod connectivity are some of the features of this century milestone vehicles.
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Who said the Suzuki A-Star was just for the urban commute? Two Suzuki A-Stars finished a 2,112 mile journey through New Zealand, just to prove that statement wrong. While providing a comfortable drive, the Altos scored high marks in the fuel economy department.
The first A-Star was a 5-speed manual transmission and it returned a mileage of 63.8mpg (27.12 kpl). The other car was a 4-speed automatic variant which sipped fuel and returned an average of 56.5mpg (24 kpl)
Both the cars came strapped with the 1.0-liter KB Series engine manufactured here in India.
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Sold with a 15,000 km service interval and a three-year/100,000 km warranty, the A-Star has been introduced in South Africa as the Suzuki Alto.
Our friend Scott from SA Car Fan tells me the Alto was displayed at the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS), held last year weeks after the car’s official debut at the Paris Motor Show. The Alto comes with the same 1,0-litre 3-cylinder 12-valve DOHC petrol engine which we Indians get, that produces 50 kW at 6,000 rpm and 87 N.m of torque at 4,500 rpm.
Entry level Alto GL
The entry level Alto GL offers driver and passenger front airbags; side-impact protection beams, ISOFIX child seat preparation; factory-fitted immobiliser; air-conditioning with pollen filter; tinted glass; halogen headlights and a full-sized 14-inch spare wheel as standard features.
Upmarket Alto GLS
The upmarket Alto GLS features 14-inch alloy wheels, front fog lamps, colour coded door handles and side mirrors, remote-controlled central locking, height adjustable steering wheel, electrically operated front windows and a 6-speaker AM/FM radio with single MP3 CD-player.
The Alto GLS also gets folding rear seats in a 50:50 split configuration. In terms of safety, you have everything you require – it is equipped with ABS, Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist (BA) along with the safety equipment on the entry-level model.
Our India-made Maruti Suzuki A-Star (dubbed Alto overseas) is enjoying the weather in Morocco under the name Celerio. Launched in three variants, the Suzuki Celerio has its eyes on the Kia Picanto, a popular car that uses the Hyundai Getz’ platform.
The Suzuki Celerio comes in three variants with the same 1.0-liter petrol engine, and if the source website can be trusted, only the top-end car gets air conditioning.
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Nissan’s made it official. Nissan Pixo, the hatchback derived from the Suzuki A-Star manufactured exclusively in India, which was revealed alongside the A-Star at the Paris Motor show last year, will park inside Nissan showrooms across U.K from June 1.
The best bits of the Nissan A-Star Pixo are
- £5,995 starting price tag
- 64.2mpg fuel efficiency tag
- 103g/km CO2 emission tag
International Center of Automotive Technology (ICAT) in Haryana began its operations by approving Maruti Suzuki’s next model Ritz (Suzuki Splash in International Markets) to be production worthy.
The Suzuki A-Star (sold globally as the Alto) and the Splash (which will be referred to as the Ritz in India) will get the Start-Stop technology in the interest of better fuel economy and fewer emissions and no doubt will cost higher than the standard counterparts.
Entry posted on November 24, 2008 by
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Maruti Suzuki has finally launched its much awaited car, the A-Star with an introductory price of 3,46,775 for its base LXi version announced that they are aiming to sell 50,000 units of the A-star in Indian market.
The all new A-Star (known as Pixo in European markets) will be made in over 200 variants and exported to around 150 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Australia and Africa. The A-Star would contribute half of Maruti Suzuki’s overall export target of 200,000 units by 2010-11.The company also plans to commence exports of A-Star in early 2009 to Europe.
The car would be manufactured in Manesar production facility where the capacity has been upgraded to manufacture three lakh cars a year.
