India’s
largest selling car Maruti Alto 800 is getting its first facelift after its
launch in 2012. The spy pictures of Alto 800 facelift have surfaced in the
internet and show the car to be already in the dealer stockyard. Sources say
the Alto 800 facelift will be launched in 2nd week of May.
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Inspite
of its odd design Maruti Alto 800 continued the legacy of its predecessor, the
legendary Maruti 800. Competitive price, low maintenance cost, peppy engine and
being a Maruti made the new Alto 800 the largest selling car in India with over
25,000 cars sold a month. But the dominance of Alto 800 has a new challenge
from Renault Kwid and soon to be launched Datsun Redi-go both aim to cut across
Alto 800 sales.
The Alto
800 facelift features a redesigned headlamp and bumper with broad hexagonal
airdam. There is a slot for fog lamps as well which is missing in present alto.
The rear features no changes and so do the interiors. Expect to get new fabric
on the seats in the facelifted version.
Maruti Alto 800 fact sheet:
Length:
3395 mm
Width:
1490 mm
Height:
1475 mm
Wheelbase:
2360 mm
Ground
Clearance: 160 mm
Kerb
Weight: 725 Kg
Turning
Radius: 4.6 meters
All these parameters are not going to be changed in the
Alto 800 facelift
With Renault Kwid sales increasing
and soon to be launch Datsun Redi-go aimed directly at Alto 800, a facelift was
very much expected and Maruti is wisely launching the Alto 800 facelift before
the official delivery of Datsun Redi-go which will happen in the first week of
June.
According
to some random sources Maruti is developing a new Alto 800 model which will
have better design elements than the current one. And the most interesting
thing is it will come with a 2 cylinder diesel motor which was indeed need for
the segment. Who else other than Maruti understands the Indian car market better?
