Spotted: Maruti Suzuki Splash And A-star

Technocrat · 4th November 2008, 16:36

Yes it doesnt look like the closed windows as shown on the European Car.

@aka_iitd- The European Alto i.e. the A star has closed window on rear door i.e. it can not be rolled down.

chandras1 · 4th November 2008, 16:55

Perhaps it was the 1.2 ltr engine doing duty here in these models ? That explains the 130+ speed

Technocrat · 4th November 2008, 17:16

1.2 ltr?

Anyways the A-star's 3 pot engine has 67 bhp power which is slightly more than that of Wagon R, so doing 130 on speedo shouldn't be a problem even with the 3 cylinder engine.

MuraliR · 4th November 2008, 17:18

good pics - and 130+ kmph sounds decent.

the person driving the Blue A-Star looks like the editor of a recently launched auto-magazine.

Volt · 4th November 2008, 17:21

@deepakgautam: great job, does the white car look as if it has the Maruti std ABS stickering on it? If so that would be great news and a first for this segment.

deepgautam_qa · 4th November 2008, 17:30

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Originally Posted by amtak

Did anyone notice that it doesn't have the butterfly type windows but normal roll down ones?

@amtak: Rear window is visible only in one of the pictures. How were you able to make out that it is unlike an ordinary (butterfly) window?

Technocrat · 4th November 2008, 17:46

deepgautam_qa see the attached pics & you will get an idea.

Spotted: Maruti Suzuki Splash And A-star-dsc00306.jpg

Spotted: Maruti Suzuki Splash And A-star-nissanpixo_2009.jpg

Spotted: Maruti Suzuki Splash And A-star-nissanpixo_2009_back.jpg

DCEite · 4th November 2008, 20:09

Isn't that guy driving the car, Autobuild editor Yogendra Pratap ?

Anyways. 130+ should be breeze for 67 bhp engine, so no surprises there. The question is, how much Fuel efficiency it will return.

benbsb29 · 4th November 2008, 20:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCEite

Isn't that guy driving the car, Autobuild editor Yogendra Pratap ?

Spot on! And i was wondering where it was that i had seen him!

amtak · 5th November 2008, 09:58

Thanks Techno for the help. It seems that these cars were given to a bunch of press people for road testing purpose.

abhibh · 5th November 2008, 14:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCEite

Anyways. 130+ should be breeze for 67 bhp engine, so no surprises there. The question is, how much Fuel efficiency it will return.

FE must be same as OLD Zen i suppose.

skumar · 5th November 2008, 16:04

Any update on launch date ? Is it coming in Nov or Jan'09 ?

yamracing · 5th November 2008, 16:26

Yep, there was a media launch in Delhi some days back. The cars were seen on the Greater Noida Taj expressway.
Pricing will be around 3.5 mark. BUT, the rear seat comfort and space aint nothing good. Infact, the rear window doesnt even roll down completely!

DCEite · 5th November 2008, 16:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by yamracing

Yep, there was a media launch in Delhi some days back. The cars were seen on the Greater Noida Taj expressway.
Pricing will be around 3.5 mark. BUT, the rear seat comfort and space aint nothing good. Infact, the rear window doesnt even roll down completely!

Its the same with Santro, Estilo, i10, WagonR. The rear seat is not good in any of those. Only exception is Indica. Swift and Getz belong to higher segment.

Regarding the rear window not rolling down completely, this again is true for WagonR. And look how it sells!

ranc · 5th November 2008, 16:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCEite

Its the same with Santro, Estilo, i10, WagonR. The rear seat is not good in any of those. Only exception is Indica. Swift and Getz belong to higher segment.

Regarding the rear window not rolling down completely, this again is true for WagonR. And look how it sells!

Its true for SX 4 also. I think it holds for most of the cars.

4th November 2008, 16:36	#496
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,815 Thanked: 2,702 Times	Yes it doesnt look like the closed windows as shown on the European Car. @aka_iitd- The European Alto i.e. the A star has closed window on rear door i.e. it can not be rolled down.
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4th November 2008, 16:55	#497
chandras1 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 199 Thanked: 194 Times	Perhaps it was the 1.2 ltr engine doing duty here in these models ? That explains the 130+ speed
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4th November 2008, 17:16	#498
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,815 Thanked: 2,702 Times	1.2 ltr? Anyways the A-star's 3 pot engine has 67 bhp power which is slightly more than that of Wagon R, so doing 130 on speedo shouldn't be a problem even with the 3 cylinder engine.
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4th November 2008, 17:18	#499
MuraliR BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 361 Thanked: 35 Times	good pics - and 130+ kmph sounds decent. the person driving the Blue A-Star looks like the editor of a recently launched auto-magazine.
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4th November 2008, 17:21	#500
Volt BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 183 Thanked: 5 Times	@deepakgautam: great job, does the white car look as if it has the Maruti std ABS stickering on it? If so that would be great news and a first for this segment.
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4th November 2008, 17:46	#502
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,815 Thanked: 2,702 Times	deepgautam_qa see the attached pics & you will get an idea. Last edited by Technocrat : 4th November 2008 at 17:47.
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4th November 2008, 20:09	#503
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,529 Thanked: 3,094 Times	Isn't that guy driving the car, Autobuild editor Yogendra Pratap ? Anyways. 130+ should be breeze for 67 bhp engine, so no surprises there. The question is, how much Fuel efficiency it will return.
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5th November 2008, 09:58	#505
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,932 Thanked: 952 Times View My Garage	Thanks Techno for the help. It seems that these cars were given to a bunch of press people for road testing purpose.
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5th November 2008, 16:04	#507
skumar BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 84 Thanked: 45 Times	Any update on launch date ? Is it coming in Nov or Jan'09 ?
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5th November 2008, 16:26	#508
yamracing Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 21 Thanked: 0 Times	Yep, there was a media launch in Delhi some days back. The cars were seen on the Greater Noida Taj expressway. Pricing will be around 3.5 mark. BUT, the rear seat comfort and space aint nothing good. Infact, the rear window doesnt even roll down completely!
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