Maruti Suzuki Alto BS6

Maruti Suzuki Alto BS6 side view

Maruti Suzuki Alto BS6

Maruti Suzuki Alto is a very familiar name in Indian market. It is one of the most affordable entry level car which you can buy in India. Maruti Suzuki manages to sell on an average 14k units per month which is quite impressive. The company has now updated it with BS6 norms.
Exterior

The Alto BS6 gets newly designed honeycomb grille along with Elegant headlights. The car looks compact and simple from the outside. It comes with body colored ORVMs and door handles which looks premium for an entry level car. The higher variants get side fenders along with body colored bumpers which further elevate its overall look.

Interior

Alto gets a dual tone black interior with Vinyl upholstery in base variant, whereas vinyl and fabric upholstery in higher variants. Though Maruti Suzuki offers plenty of features, however in case of Alto, there is a lot of variation in features based on the model. In the higher variants, you get 17.78 cm touchscreen infotainment system, Power steering, Central locking and Remote less key feature. The instrument cluster is of analog type and gets a digital clock.

The base variant misses out on Air conditioner which is kind of disappointing. The car is quite compact and has less space compared to its rival Renault KWID however, it edges over in other departments.

Safety

Alto BS6 gets tons of features in terms of safety compared to its rivals. As with BS6 norms, it now gets Driver Side Airbag and ABS with EBD as standard. Passenger Side Airbag is available in all variants other than LXI and STD variant. It also gets features like Engine Immobiliser, Rear Door Child lock, Reverse Parking Sensors, Seat Belt Reminder and High Speed Alert.

Maruti Suzuki offers O-Optional variant which has a good amount of safety features compared to other variants. Some of the nice to have features like Headlight levelling and High mounted stop lamp provide more convenience.

Specifications

One of the reasons why Alto sells in numbers is because of engine options. The company offers Petrol as well Petro/CNG engine option which is pocket friendly to its middle class customers. Alto BS6 comes with two engine options.

  1. The 796 cc, 3 cylinder Petrol engine which produces a power of 48 PS @ 6000 rpm and torque of 69 Nm @ 3500 rpm.
  2. 796 cc, 3 cylinder Petrol/CNG engine. The Petrol engine figures are similar to the 1st point, however the CNG mode produces 41 PS @ 6000 rpm and torque of 60 Nm @ 3500 rpm.

Both engines come with 5-speed Manual transmission and misses out on Automatic. Alto BS6 has a mileage of 22.5 (Petrol) and 31.59 (CNG) kmpl which is quite outstanding. The car comes with 12 inch tubeless tyres and gets Disc brake in front and Drum types on the rear. The company fitted CNG engine is one of the reasons why Alto sells more than any other vehicle in its segment.

Price

Maruti Suzuki offers Alto BS6 in 8 variants. The price for the base variant starts at 2.94 lakh and goes up to 4.36 lakh ex showroom for the top variant.

Variant Name Price Transmission
Alto STD INR 2,94,800 lakh ex showroom Manual
Alto STD (O) INR 2,99,900 lakh ex showroom Manual
Alto LXI INR 3,52,900 lakh ex showroom Manual
Alto LXI (O) INR 3,57,200 lakh ex showroom Manual
Alto VXI INR 3,76,100 lakh ex showroom Manual
Alto VXI+ INR 3,89,600 lakh ex showroom Manual
Alto LXI CNG INR 4,32,700 lakh ex showroom Manual
Alto LXI (O) CNG INR 4,36,300 lakh ex showroom Manual

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