Spotted: Maruti Suzuki Splash And A-star

[speedzak]

I think it is better to keep this thread separate from the other one which has become too long to concentrate upon.
Ain't it?

[sureshkishore]

here goes.

Engine:
996cc All Aluminium Engine
Chain Driven DOHC 12 valve-3cylinder
67BHP@6000RPM
90NM@3500RPM
Euro4 compliant & Euro 5 ready

Suspension:
Fr McPherson Strut (Gas Filled)
Rr Torsion Beam whith Gas filled Shocks

Tires 155/80R13 tubeless JK vectras (hopefully on all variants)

Other Features:
Keyless Entry Remote integrated in the key itself,
Integrated Sterio 4 speaker (..in Zxi)
ABS EBD Airbags( Std on Zxi opt on VXi)
3 variants : Lxi VXi Zxi
Door Ajar warning & Key not removed warning STD in all variants.
The Tacho Pod looks really funky.
Digital Fuel Guage.

Wide Wheel base:1405mm.
Good Ground Clearance: 170mm
Low Turning Radious: 4.5 m only(less than alto)

Short Drive feed back:

3 pot engine feels quite torquey and revs freely as well.
HVAC superb.
Interior Plastics feel Nice
Rear seats a tad short on leg room but wide enough for three.
Suspension feels taunt and expect nice handling.
Interior instumentation lights looks great at night especially the Tacho POD
Gear Shift feels Precise and smooth.

I bet this one would be another winner from Maruti's Stable.

Hope availability wont be an issue this time around..

[sureshkishore]

Originally Posted by speedzak

I think it is better to keep this thread separate from the other one which has become too long to concentrate upon.
Ain't it?

Dear Zak,

I had posted the below specs in the other thread but if it is more relevant here mods please allow me to post it here as well

here goes.

Engine:
996cc All Aluminium Engine
Chain Driven DOHC 12 valve-3cylinder
67BHP@6000RPM
90NM@3500RPM
Euro4 compliant & Euro 5 ready

Suspension:
Fr McPherson Strut (Gas Filled)
Rr Torsion Beam whith Gas filled Shocks

Tires 155/80R13 tubeless JK vectras (hopefully on all variants)

Other Features:
Keyless Entry Remote integrated in the key itself,
Integrated Sterio 4 speaker (..in Zxi)
ABS EBD Airbags( Std on Zxi opt on VXi)
3 variants : Lxi VXi Zxi
Door Ajar warning & Key not removed warning STD in all variants.
The Tacho Pod looks really funky.
Digital Fuel Guage.

Wide Wheel base:1405mm.
Good Ground Clearance: 170mm
Low Turning Radious: 4.5 m only(less than alto)

Short Drive feed back:

3 pot engine feels quite torquey and revs freely as well.
HVAC superb.
Interior Plastics feel Nice
Rear seats a tad short on leg room but wide enough for three.
Suspension feels taunt and expect nice handling.
Interior instumentation lights looks great at night especially the Tacho POD
Gear Shift feels Precise and smooth.

I bet this one would be another winner from Maruti's Stable.

Hope availability wont be an issue this time around

[sidindica]

here's the splash brochure which I have.

it's in French
hope some info may be useful.

[sidindica]

Originally Posted by sureshkishore

Dear Sid,
Even Zxi variant does not have steering mounted audio controls..It just has 4 speakers with the Audio System instead of 2 in the VXi

thanks for the info, i still do not have full data what I got was from different people who went from the training and the may have not gone through the material properly.

anyway, i hope that i can spill some more beans tomorrow.

[deuce-deuce]

Originally Posted by sidindica

no diesel since the car is quite small.

the diesel is coming only on splash next march

currently I have a splash brochure with me, which I was reading it right now
(its a European market brochure which still contains all the engine details-1.2 benzine, 1.3 DDIS which will be launched in India.)

if you want, i can scan and upload it, prvided you can understand the FRENCH language.

Looks like Dutch to me, not French. Anyway, I really don't get the positioning of this car. When the Splash is released, Maruti's going to have 7 hatchbacks in the market, which is....um, a lot.

[mail4ajo]

Any idea on the dimensions of the car vs the WagonR or Estilo? Like Wheelbase, bootspace, width etc?

[harry10]

I will learn french for the brochure
Looks good but the back is not to my liking.(subjective again)
7 Hatches - bit 2 much. Why doesnt maruti concenterates on sedans and Suv's now!

[abhinav.gupta88]

This aint french for sure

Thanks for the brochure though
The car looks pretty good.
i10 may have some tough times ahead

[raj84]

Originally Posted by SkyWalker

Mods - can Sid be awarded SeniorBHPian title for his outstanding contributions on all the recent launches!

I second this. Sid deserves it. He has always been the first person to give us the correct information and whatever he has said has come true.

Really surprised to to know that A-star will be getting ABS and Airbag. I was expecting it to be a model between Alto and Estilo. So never expected anything better than the Estilo. Maybe they are taking the fight to the i10 which comes with ABS and Airbag. Price wise I think Maruti will win the game as the ZXi may come for 4.80Lakhs(guess) on road.

[nithesh]

Thanx for the details. The brochure is in Dutch. So its being launched in netherlands i guess.

cheers.

[sidindica]

Originally Posted by sureshkishore

Dear Zak,

I had posted the below specs in the other thread but if it is more relevant here mods please allow me to post it here as well

here goes.

Engine:
996cc All Aluminium Engine
Chain Driven DOHC 12 valve-3cylinder
67BHP@6000RPM
90NM@3500RPM
Euro4 compliant & Euro 5 ready

Suspension:
Fr McPherson Strut (Gas Filled)
Rr Torsion Beam whith Gas filled Shocks

Tires 155/80R13 tubeless JK vectras (hopefully on all variants)

Other Features:
Keyless Entry Remote integrated in the key itself,
Integrated Sterio 4 speaker (..in Zxi)
ABS EBD Airbags( Std on Zxi opt on VXi)
3 variants : Lxi VXi Zxi
Door Ajar warning & Key not removed warning STD in all variants.
The Tacho Pod looks really funky.
Digital Fuel Guage.

Wide Wheel base:1405mm.
Good Ground Clearance: 170mm
Low Turning Radious: 4.5 m only(less than alto)

Short Drive feed back:

3 pot engine feels quite torquey and revs freely as well.
HVAC superb.
Interior Plastics feel Nice
Rear seats a tad short on leg room but wide enough for three.
Suspension feels taunt and expect nice handling.
Interior instumentation lights looks great at night especially the Tacho POD
Gear Shift feels Precise and smooth.

I bet this one would be another winner from Maruti's Stable.

Hope availability wont be an issue this time around

ZAK is the winner this time, congrats to him!

he should be given senior BHPian title for spilling the beans early, shouldn't he?
anyway, i will take a chance to click some pics, if possible. I AM DYING to see this car for sure.

[sidindica]

here's the link for the new alto:

SUZUKI*ALTO

[mail4ajo]

Not sure if already posted. Taken from Autocar forum.

Alto Specifications
Engine Petrol
1.0l
Drive system 2WD
Transmission 5MT/4AT
Steering LHD/RHD
Number of doors 5

DIMENSIONS
Overall length (mm) 3,500
Overall width (mm) 1,600
Overall height (mm) 1,470
Wheelbase (mm) 2,360
Tread Front (mm) 1,405
Rear (mm) 1,400
Minimum turning radius 4.5
Minimum ground clearance 150

CAPACITIES
Seating capacity 4
Luggage capacity Max. Volume (l) 774
Rear seatback folded (VDA method) (l) 367
Rear seatback raised (VDA method) (l) 129
Fuel tank capacity (l) 35

ENGINE
Type K10B
Number of cylinders 3
Number of valves 12
Piston displacement (cm3) 996
Bore x stroke (mm) 73.0 x 79.4
Compression ratio 11.0
Maximum output (PS/kW/rpm) 68PS/50/6,000
Maximum torque (Nm/rpm) 90/4,800
Fuel distribution Multipoint injection

TRANSMISSION
Type 5MT 4AT
Gear ratio 1st 3.454 2.875
2nd 1.904 1.568
3rd 1.280 1.000
4th 0.966 0.698
5th 0.815 -
Reverse 3.272 2.300
Final gear ratio 3.650 4.375

CHASSIS
Steering Rack and pinion
Brakes Front Ventilated disc
Rear Drum, leading and trailing
Suspension Front MacPherson strut with coil spring
Rear 3-link rigid axle with coil spring
Tyres 155/65R14

WEIGHTS
Kerb weight (min./with full options) (kg) 855/885 880/910
Gross vehicle weight (kg) 1,250

PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed (mph) 96 93
0-60mph (sec) 14 17

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Emission standard compliance Euro5
Fuel consumption (Combined) (litres/100km) 62.7 53.3
CO2 emissions (Combined) (g/km) 103 122

[sidindica]

Originally Posted by nithesh

Thanx for the details. The brochure is in Dutch. So its being launched in netherlands i guess.

cheers.

to me the words look all the same, i got this brochure from a dealer in Brugge, Belgium in February, which, after knowing it from wikipedia, is a dutch speaking population based there.