Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 facelift launched, starts at Rs 2.49 lac

A refreshed version of India’s most sold car was launched on 18th May, the Maruti Suzuki Alto 800. The manufacturer claims that the facelifted Alto 800 is more fuel efficient. The petrol version gets an increase of 9%, resulting in a fuel efficiency of 24.7 Kmpl while the CNG version gets an increase of 10%, delivering 33.44 Km/kg .

There are no major changes in the engine; the 796 cc, F8D, three-cylinder, 12-valve engine churns out 47 hp and 69 Nm of torque in the petrol variant and 40 hp and 60 Nm of torque in the CNG variant. The engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The minimum ground clearance is 160 mm.

The exterior of the Alto 800 gets a new bumper and grille, the exterior length of the car is increased by 35 mm, and there are new front headlamps and fog lamps. The new Alto 800 also gets a remote keyless entry feature. Safety features include driver airbags as an option from the base variant up, passenger side ORVM as a standard and a rear door child lock.

The colour options available are: silky silver, granite grey, blazing red with an inclusion of two new colours cerulean blue and mojito green. Prices ex-showroom, Delhi are as follows.

Originally published at ThrillOfDriving.com on May 20, 2016.