This festive season you will see lot of new
launches form auto makers in Inida. The all new Maruti Alto 800 is one of them, which will be launched officially on 16th of October 2012.
In our earlier post we had posted clear spy pictures of the Alto 800. Maruti in
last April stopped the production of M800 and will soon phase out the existing
Alto. The new Alto 800 will replace both 800 and Alto, which is likely to be
priced competitively at Rs. 2 lakh to rival Tata Nano.
The new Alto 800 will be powered by the same
800cc engine but the engine has been extensively modified to improve
performance and return a high mileage of 22.7 Kmpl. Now the 3 cylinder 796cc
petrol engine will have power of 47.5 bhp @ 6000 rpm and torque 69 Nm @ 3500
rpm. Maruti has brought in new technologies – DSA (Down Shift Assist) and DPT
(Detent Pin Technology) to improve the performance of transmission.
The new Alto 800 has better interiors. The all
new dashboard with neat central console gives a premium look to the car. Outer
styling has been very conservative with lot of styling being copied from other
cars such as Ford Figo and Hyundai i20. A CNG option will also be available right
from day of the launch. Maruti has got a habit of delivering cars which are
going to be a sure success. In case of new Alto 800 it will be tough as the
market is flooded with competition with Renault, Nissan & Mahindra also
planning to launch a car in that segment.