Maruti at the Auto Expo 2010!

santhosh_lv · 6th January 2010, 12:09

so maruti trying to enter premium car segment??? would Kizashi give a good start in that case?

Deep Blue · 6th January 2010, 12:16

The bonnet, headlamp area of R3 looks to have also taken some ideas from Aria. Kizashi is very good. Hope it comes very soon.

RP_812 · 6th January 2010, 12:29

Great Coverage Rehaan , Maruti seems to be moving in the right direction with Kizashi and r111.
Few of the MODS , especially the pink one , though make it move back.

REMU · 6th January 2010, 12:34

Read somewhere, Kizashi is planned as a direct import, if that is to be believed where will the price bracket land?

arnabchak · 6th January 2010, 12:36

Great Pics Rehaan!!

The Kizashi looks awesome.

The rear end looks extremely upmarket.
Hope MUL tries and retains the flavour when going into mass production.

gypsyFreak · 6th January 2010, 12:41

any news on the eeco...?

Pardus · 6th January 2010, 12:48

Most horrible looking cars by a manufacturer.

punkuz · 6th January 2010, 13:10

When the A-STAR concept was shown, there was pink lighting (rear view mirrors, music system, seats etc) , all around the car, in R3 it is all blue. By the time the actual model comes to life the cool factor just vanishes! Kizashi proves the point.

rutvij · 6th January 2010, 13:32

Display of Sx4 hatch was interesting. Bring it on Maruti to compete with i20, jazz & polo.

mkh · 6th January 2010, 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Here are a few pics from my side.
As Rehaan mentioned, Maruti was more of a damp squib this time
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I read GTO's post on Toyota- he felt Maruti was more interesting than Honda and Toyota- even tho a new car was not launched...the stall looks more jazzy for sure with the lights etc...did you mean a damp squib as there was no launch??

xingamazon · 6th January 2010, 14:32

The ground clearence of both Kizashi and SX4 in display seems to be very less. I guess that is one which would surely change.

navan49 · 6th January 2010, 15:12

Hi Rehaan,

You did a great job with great photos. Maruti will steal the show. Kizashi and RIII are really great cars. The interiors of RIII is far ahead of Etios shown in the photos.

HammerHead · 6th January 2010, 15:23

Maruti please bring on the SX4 Crossover.

I did some simple calculation to get expected pricing for SX4 Crossover & Kizashi referring Suzuki US price.

SX4 Sedan = $13,359 = Rs. 6,84,400 (Ex-Show. Pune)
SX4 Crossover = $15,849 = Rs. 8,11,944
Kizashi = $18,999 = Rs. 9,73,318

I wont be surprised to see Maruti launching Kizashi base variant @ 9.7Lakh (Ex-Show) if its build here!!

f1fan · 6th January 2010, 15:26

Some of the mods are good. Some are a direct fit for the Weird and Wacky mods thread.
BTW the Kizashi looks good.
Surprised to see a layer of dust on the dash of the Kizashi? I always thought these display models are kept spanking clean

nandans2005 · 6th January 2010, 15:32

hey rehaan,

Great Pictures man !

Thanks a lot for sending these pictures. Its nice to just log on and check. Saves a lot though :-)

Keep posting !

6th January 2010, 12:09	#31
santhosh_lv BANNED Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 117 Thanked: 64 Times	so maruti trying to enter premium car segment??? would Kizashi give a good start in that case?
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6th January 2010, 12:16	#32
Deep Blue BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Udupi Posts: 747 Thanked: 684 Times	The bonnet, headlamp area of R3 looks to have also taken some ideas from Aria. Kizashi is very good. Hope it comes very soon.
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6th January 2010, 12:29	#33
RP_812 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 128 Thanked: 2 Times	Great Coverage Rehaan , Maruti seems to be moving in the right direction with Kizashi and r111. Few of the MODS , especially the pink one , though make it move back.
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6th January 2010, 12:34	#34
REMU BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Permanent Parking: KL01, Temp Parking: KA03 Posts: 61 Thanked: 0 Times	Read somewhere, Kizashi is planned as a direct import, if that is to be believed where will the price bracket land?
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6th January 2010, 12:36	#35
arnabchak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MH-04 Posts: 1,346 Thanked: 1,162 Times	Great Pics Rehaan!! The Kizashi looks awesome. The rear end looks extremely upmarket. Hope MUL tries and retains the flavour when going into mass production.
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6th January 2010, 12:41	#36
gypsyFreak BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 418 Thanked: 553 Times	any news on the eeco...?
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6th January 2010, 12:48	#37
Pardus BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 140 Thanked: 259 Times	Most horrible looking cars by a manufacturer.
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6th January 2010, 13:10	#38
punkuz BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 75 Thanked: 10 Times	When the A-STAR concept was shown, there was pink lighting (rear view mirrors, music system, seats etc) , all around the car, in R3 it is all blue. By the time the actual model comes to life the cool factor just vanishes! Kizashi proves the point.
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6th January 2010, 13:32	#39
rutvij BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 423 Thanked: 218 Times	Display of Sx4 hatch was interesting. Bring it on Maruti to compete with i20, jazz & polo.
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6th January 2010, 14:32	#41
xingamazon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,400 Thanked: 121 Times	The ground clearence of both Kizashi and SX4 in display seems to be very less. I guess that is one which would surely change.
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6th January 2010, 15:12	#42
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	Hi Rehaan, You did a great job with great photos. Maruti will steal the show. Kizashi and RIII are really great cars. The interiors of RIII is far ahead of Etios shown in the photos.
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6th January 2010, 15:23	#43
HammerHead Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Goan in Pune Posts: 1,246 Thanked: 641 Times View My Garage	Kizashi Pricing?? Maruti please bring on the SX4 Crossover. I did some simple calculation to get expected pricing for SX4 Crossover & Kizashi referring Suzuki US price. SX4 Sedan = $13,359 = Rs. 6,84,400 (Ex-Show. Pune) SX4 Crossover = $15,849 = Rs. 8,11,944 Kizashi = $18,999 = Rs. 9,73,318 I wont be surprised to see Maruti launching Kizashi base variant @ 9.7Lakh (Ex-Show) if its build here!! Last edited by HammerHead : 6th January 2010 at 15:24.
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6th January 2010, 15:26	#44
f1fan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 701 Thanked: 48 Times View My Garage	Some of the mods are good. Some are a direct fit for the Weird and Wacky mods thread. BTW the Kizashi looks good. Surprised to see a layer of dust on the dash of the Kizashi? I always thought these display models are kept spanking clean
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6th January 2010, 15:32	#45
nandans2005 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore. Posts: 640 Thanked: 42 Times	hey rehaan, Great Pictures man ! Thanks a lot for sending these pictures. Its nice to just log on and check. Saves a lot though :-) Keep posting !
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