Maruti Alto Sedan - Team-BHP

Murugan · 8th May 2008, 23:23

The runaway success of the Maruti Swift DZiRE in both its petrol and diesel avatars makes me wonder if Maruti should seriously consider bringing out a sedan version of India's top selling (and probably the second cheapest) car - the Maruti Alto. After all, most of us like the 'status' associated with a three box sedan/ notchback as against a hatchback and Maruti should be able to price it quite close to the price of the hatchback version as in the Swift.

The cost of adding the boot to the Swift and metamorphosing it to a DZiRE is about Rs.40,000 and so we could well have an Alto sedan for less than Rs.2,70,000 (ex-showroom price)!

The now defunct VXI version of the Alto with its 1.1 L (1061 cc) engine should have sufficient pulling power too. Obviously it will cost a little more. Still it may well be the cheapest sedan in India if not the world!

Even the Indica hatchback was booted out to become the Indigo sedan and is an enormous success.

Maruti, are you listening?

jkdas · 8th May 2008, 23:28

They are too busy to listen to anyone.

If they are listening; "Please do something about the built quality and shortage of VDi and sort first! "

SirAlec · 8th May 2008, 23:36

they spoiled the image of swift! it was supposed to remain a hot hatch.
Well because of us indians with that 'boot syndrome', they decided to launch the dzire, for me its very undesirable. will sell the swift soon because of this only.

joslicx · 8th May 2008, 23:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirAlec

they spoiled the image of swift! it was supposed to remain a hot hatch.
Well because of us indians with that 'boot syndrome', they decided to launch the dzire, for me its very undesirable. will sell the swift soon because of this only.

Agree. Dont want to see sedan version of each and every car! Alto has a very typical small car looks. It would look very very odd in a sedan avatar!

Some cars (read Alto which is a beautiful car looks wise, fabia etc) are meant to be small cars only. IMO they should never to sedanised ever.

kcstheg · 9th May 2008, 01:28

I, in all seriousness, fail to understand, why do we indians have this strong fetish for 3-box cars.

We, in general, rarely use that boot to its capacity.

abhinav.gupta88 · 9th May 2008, 02:00

No ways. They are not good at changing things. See Zen for the biggest example.

I dont think they would. Also this could mean the length going about 4 m and no tax exemption. So I dont think the price would be just that. Also the engine will have to bigger to power a sedan. An 800 cc engine wont suffice to that

Trapezio · 9th May 2008, 08:52

Hate to imagine how it would look!

aaggoswami · 9th May 2008, 09:04

Indigo spoiled the looks of a hatch that was amongst the best looking hatch ( ignore the undertyring ) till Alto( yes it looks good ) came and punched it. yes I am talking about Indica. Indigo spoiled the looks of Indica, which I believe had its own personality. The present Honda City we are having as a premium car is a poor sedanized version of a good looking hatch, Jazz/Fit.

The next Honda City will be based on the new Jazz that has typical hatch looks.

So it wont be only maruti.

I agree that we are not utilizing the boot to its full potential, but we need more boot space. The alto with a small boot will definately make many alto user get adequate boot space rather than having really less space in the hatch. I wont like it, but its rather will be good for customers.
Not all can afford huge sedans, but with this concept, small car customers wont have to share space with luggage.

Note: Liking the looks is mostly a personal front. I like Alto and Swift and my post shows that. But this might not apply to everyone.

greenhorn · 9th May 2008, 09:08

the alto with an AC in third gear pulls like an auto rikshaw. I dread what it would be like with a boot as well.
Maybe they'll bring the Vxi's 1.1l engine back

karanraheja · 9th May 2008, 09:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaggoswami

The next Honda City will be based on the new Jazz that has typical hatch looks.

Goswami may i know the source of this info??? Cos i heard it wont resemble the hatch nor will be based on the hatch platform.

sbelekar · 9th May 2008, 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaggoswami

The next Honda City will be based on the new Jazz that has typical hatch looks.

I thought current Honda city was a sedan version of Jazz/Fit. Whereas the next city sedan will be based on different platform.

suvi · 9th May 2008, 10:13

It is better if they re-introduce 1.1L ALTO with features such as ABS, Airbags etc. ALTO is a cute hatch and i personally feel, it should remain so.

GTO · 9th May 2008, 10:26

Murugan, I sincerely hope your thread doesn't give them any ideas!!! The Alto is best as a hatch, and should continue in that body style only.

vkochar · 9th May 2008, 10:38

A 800 CC Sedan !!! Oh God, No !!!

The cheapest Sedan In India I think is the recently launched Indigo CS ( Compact Sedan ). It looks OK. But the Alto as a sedan is unthinkable.

I personally feel the DeZire looks horrible. The Esteem & Baleno was a much better looker IMHO. The Swift of course till today looks hot as ever.

amtak · 9th May 2008, 10:57

The answer is a big bold NO.

OT: I have started hating the way Indigo CS looks. Weird is the word!

8th May 2008, 23:23	#1 (permalink)
Murugan BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 146	Maruti Alto Sedan The runaway success of the Maruti Swift DZiRE in both its petrol and diesel avatars makes me wonder if Maruti should seriously consider bringing out a sedan version of India's top selling (and probably the second cheapest) car - the Maruti Alto. After all, most of us like the 'status' associated with a three box sedan/ notchback as against a hatchback and Maruti should be able to price it quite close to the price of the hatchback version as in the Swift. The cost of adding the boot to the Swift and metamorphosing it to a DZiRE is about Rs.40,000 and so we could well have an Alto sedan for less than Rs.2,70,000 (ex-showroom price)! The now defunct VXI version of the Alto with its 1.1 L (1061 cc) engine should have sufficient pulling power too. Obviously it will cost a little more. Still it may well be the cheapest sedan in India if not the world! Even the Indica hatchback was booted out to become the Indigo sedan and is an enormous success. Maruti, are you listening?

8th May 2008, 23:28	#2 (permalink)
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 4,950 View My Garage	They are too busy to listen to anyone. If they are listening; "Please do something about the built quality and shortage of VDi and sort first! " __________________ "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."

8th May 2008, 23:36	#3 (permalink)
SirAlec BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIA Posts: 281 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	they spoiled the image of swift! it was supposed to remain a hot hatch. Well because of us indians with that 'boot syndrome', they decided to launch the dzire, for me its very undesirable. will sell the swift soon because of this only. __________________ Living Life a quarter mile at a time...

9th May 2008, 01:28	#5 (permalink)
kcstheg Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: hyderabad Posts: 15	why do we need 3-box cars I, in all seriousness, fail to understand, why do we indians have this strong fetish for 3-box cars. We, in general, rarely use that boot to its capacity.

9th May 2008, 02:00	#6 (permalink)
abhinav.gupta88 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 300	No ways. They are not good at changing things. See Zen for the biggest example. I dont think they would. Also this could mean the length going about 4 m and no tax exemption. So I dont think the price would be just that. Also the engine will have to bigger to power a sedan. An 800 cc engine wont suffice to that __________________ VTEC NHC AND OHC, SOON SKODA OCTAVIA vRs --------------------------- -=]\|Do The Dew\|[=-

9th May 2008, 08:52	#7 (permalink)
Trapezio BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Abd Posts: 82	Hate to imagine how it would look!

9th May 2008, 09:04	#8 (permalink)
aaggoswami BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 248	Doesnt matter. Indigo spoiled the looks of a hatch that was amongst the best looking hatch ( ignore the undertyring ) till Alto( yes it looks good ) came and punched it. yes I am talking about Indica. Indigo spoiled the looks of Indica, which I believe had its own personality. The present Honda City we are having as a premium car is a poor sedanized version of a good looking hatch, Jazz/Fit. The next Honda City will be based on the new Jazz that has typical hatch looks. So it wont be only maruti. I agree that we are not utilizing the boot to its full potential, but we need more boot space. The alto with a small boot will definately make many alto user get adequate boot space rather than having really less space in the hatch. I wont like it, but its rather will be good for customers. Not all can afford huge sedans, but with this concept, small car customers wont have to share space with luggage. Note: Liking the looks is mostly a personal front. I like Alto and Swift and my post shows that. But this might not apply to everyone. __________________ EVENTUALLY FATE DECIDES EVERYTHING. Last edited by aaggoswami : 9th May 2008 at 09:05.

9th May 2008, 09:08	#9 (permalink)
greenhorn BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 395 View My Garage	the alto with an AC in third gear pulls like an auto rikshaw. I dread what it would be like with a boot as well. Maybe they'll bring the Vxi's 1.1l engine back __________________ 2007 Indica DLG My next Truck will be a Safari!

9th May 2008, 10:13	#12 (permalink)
suvi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 53	It is better if they re-introduce 1.1L ALTO with features such as ABS, Airbags etc. ALTO is a cute hatch and i personally feel, it should remain so.

9th May 2008, 10:26	#13 (permalink)
GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 11,214 View My Garage	Murugan, I sincerely hope your thread doesn't give them any ideas!!! The Alto is best as a hatch, and should continue in that body style only. __________________ GTO Self-imposed limits are the only type that exist. Break them....then, make it a habit. Exceed. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

9th May 2008, 10:38	#14 (permalink)
vkochar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 950 View My Garage	A 800 CC Sedan !!! Oh God, No !!! The cheapest Sedan In India I think is the recently launched Indigo CS ( Compact Sedan ). It looks OK. But the Alto as a sedan is unthinkable. I personally feel the DeZire looks horrible. The Esteem & Baleno was a much better looker IMHO. The Swift of course till today looks hot as ever. __________________ Alcohol is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Santro Xing 2003 Accent GLE 2005

9th May 2008, 10:57	#15 (permalink)
amtak BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fulltime Mumbaikar...Yippie!!!! Posts: 656 View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (4)	The answer is a big bold NO. OT: I have started hating the way Indigo CS looks. Weird is the word! __________________ E V O L V E D! Sie Stinken!

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