Maruti at the Auto Expo 2010!

SkyWalker · 6th January 2010, 08:45

Rehaan - great pics, thanks!

The Kizashi does indeed look fabulous. At the Live feed thread someone indicated that this car will be coming at 10-12L ex showroom. Any news on that? Getting a 2.4L with this good interiors at that price looks next to impossible for me.

vinod_nookala · 6th January 2010, 08:58

Not even a single customised Gypsy or Vitara? Sad!

sandeepmdas · 6th January 2010, 09:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by AyAn!

Gosh! How tasteless and ugly those mods are.Didn't expect a mainstream manufacturer to present such tacky mods.

The R3 concept draws inspiration from the new 2010 Opel Meriva...

These points expose what exactly Maruti is. Mainstream Assembler.

Thanks for the pics Rehaan...

Rehaan · 6th January 2010, 09:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomzi

...BTW, what are those cube thingies with the MS Surface for? I've played with a MS Surface a bit but that didn't have any cubes for control/movement.

Each cube corresponds to an item (eg. alloys, interior colour, steering wheel type etc).
As soon as you put the cube on the surface it recognizes it and automatically brings up the options for that particular customization.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyWalker

....At the Live feed thread someone indicated that this car will be coming at 10-12L ex showroom. Any news on that?.....

We haven't come across any solid info as yet. Civic and up is what GTO had also mentioned.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinod_nookala

Not even a single customised Gypsy or Vitara? Sad!

Vinod, they did have a GV and a few other cars. We will be putting up the remaining pictures today. (No gypsy though).

cya
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arunsasi · 6th January 2010, 09:12

Loved most of the pics except for the white interiors in swift and the other cars. Nothing special about the modded Dzire there. I wish those swift mods and alloys were available to the public

nurni76 · 6th January 2010, 09:39

Thanks Rehaan. Very good pictures. The Kizashi looks fantastic. I just wish it is of the same quality when launched in India. Also if the On road price is <15L, it sure will be a steal.

Some of the mods done look whacky. However the rear view of the Ritz Zxi with alloys looks superb. I really liked the MPV concept. Maruti has put up a great stall for the Auto Expo. Looks like this will be the crowd puller apart from our own Tata

recshenoy · 6th January 2010, 09:47

thanks Rehaan. Very nice pics. Kizashi indeed looks muscular. Some of the mods are good. Swift with white interior looks neat. But i could not stop laughing when i saw that wagon-R with a ladder.

Great going people.

Bumble Beast · 6th January 2010, 09:56

Great detailed Pics Rehaan. Kizashi Looks like a Civic competitor(Way better then civic atleast in looks) and as its been speced as an AWD, Kudos Suzuki ! The R3 Concept, I see something too good to be true in there. I really hope they start selling those body kits and alloys for the cars.

Thanks again Rehaan

-NUT-case · 6th January 2010, 10:53

Nice pics.

The kizshazi looks really good. Nice symmetry to the whole car.

The Ritz was the best looking mod job. Somehow i like the Ritz rear . I don't know why people bash the rear side of ritz.

@ Rehaan .. I guess someone was trying very hard not to get distracted and let the camera focus shift !

windsurfer · 6th January 2010, 11:04

was SX4 hatch not shown?

amikacin · 6th January 2010, 11:26

Great coverage Rehaan. Kizashi sure is a show stealer.
You have correctly pointed out it to be a well proportioned package.
With aggressive pricing this car is sure gonna take gleam off the likes of civic.

Maruti sure has advantage here and the car will be another scorcher like SX4.

Overall design is good, however the exhaust pipes should have been integrated rather than sticking out. They somehow spoil the overall well balanced rear view.

MaserQ · 6th January 2010, 11:49

The R3 is definitely the show stealer for Maruti. The production version might not be too far away as can be seen from the Opel/Vauxhall Meriva. It has the potential to throw open the unexplored compact 7-seater MPV segment.

The Kizashi is not too far behind. Yes, the front end does resemble the SX4s, but that is the now familiar Suzuki design language for you. The side profile from A-pillar backward is very Alfa Romeo-esque. This car if manufactured in India has the potential to upset a few 'upmarket' brands.

dhall_gagan · 6th January 2010, 11:50

greatt coverage rehaan.....
Kizashi is one of the most anticipated car from Suzuki stable in years.. and lets hope they dont do blunders in stripping it down and using low grade materials for interiors...

dhall_gagan · 6th January 2010, 11:56

Also as far as RIII is concerned... remember what happened to A-star... we saw a sexy concenpt but there came out of the production "an ugly looking car"... no where neasr to its concept...

tsk1979 · 6th January 2010, 12:03

Here are a few pics from my side.
As Rehaan mentioned, Maruti was more of a damp squib this time

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6th January 2010, 08:45	#16
SkyWalker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,531 Thanked: 136 Times	Rehaan - great pics, thanks! The Kizashi does indeed look fabulous. At the Live feed thread someone indicated that this car will be coming at 10-12L ex showroom. Any news on that? Getting a 2.4L with this good interiors at that price looks next to impossible for me.
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6th January 2010, 08:58	#17
vinod_nookala Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,737 Thanked: 430 Times View My Garage	Not even a single customised Gypsy or Vitara? Sad!
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6th January 2010, 09:12	#20
arunsasi BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kochi Posts: 68 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Loved most of the pics except for the white interiors in swift and the other cars. Nothing special about the modded Dzire there. I wish those swift mods and alloys were available to the public
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6th January 2010, 09:39	#21
nurni76 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BLR/SEATTLE Posts: 907 Thanked: 360 Times View My Garage	Thanks Rehaan. Very good pictures. The Kizashi looks fantastic. I just wish it is of the same quality when launched in India. Also if the On road price is <15L, it sure will be a steal. Some of the mods done look whacky. However the rear view of the Ritz Zxi with alloys looks superb. I really liked the MPV concept. Maruti has put up a great stall for the Auto Expo. Looks like this will be the crowd puller apart from our own Tata
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6th January 2010, 09:47	#22
recshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mangalore / Bangalore Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 254 Times	thanks Rehaan. Very nice pics. Kizashi indeed looks muscular. Some of the mods are good. Swift with white interior looks neat. But i could not stop laughing when i saw that wagon-R with a ladder. Great going people.
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6th January 2010, 09:56	#23
Bumble Beast BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 116 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Great detailed Pics Rehaan. Kizashi Looks like a Civic competitor(Way better then civic atleast in looks) and as its been speced as an AWD, Kudos Suzuki ! The R3 Concept, I see something too good to be true in there. I really hope they start selling those body kits and alloys for the cars. Thanks again Rehaan
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6th January 2010, 10:53	#24
-NUT-case BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 263 Thanked: 12 Times	Nice pics. The kizshazi looks really good. Nice symmetry to the whole car. The Ritz was the best looking mod job. Somehow i like the Ritz rear . I don't know why people bash the rear side of ritz. @ Rehaan .. I guess someone was trying very hard not to get distracted and let the camera focus shift !
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6th January 2010, 11:04	#25
windsurfer BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dundee, UK Posts: 513 Thanked: 25 Times	was SX4 hatch not shown?
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6th January 2010, 11:26	#26
amikacin BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 90 Thanked: 43 Times	Great coverage Rehaan. Kizashi sure is a show stealer. You have correctly pointed out it to be a well proportioned package. With aggressive pricing this car is sure gonna take gleam off the likes of civic. Maruti sure has advantage here and the car will be another scorcher like SX4. Overall design is good, however the exhaust pipes should have been integrated rather than sticking out. They somehow spoil the overall well balanced rear view.
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6th January 2010, 11:49	#27
MaserQ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,196 Thanked: 166 Times	The R3 is definitely the show stealer for Maruti. The production version might not be too far away as can be seen from the Opel/Vauxhall Meriva. It has the potential to throw open the unexplored compact 7-seater MPV segment. The Kizashi is not too far behind. Yes, the front end does resemble the SX4s, but that is the now familiar Suzuki design language for you. The side profile from A-pillar backward is very Alfa Romeo-esque. This car if manufactured in India has the potential to upset a few 'upmarket' brands.
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6th January 2010, 11:50	#28
dhall_gagan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 166 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	greatt coverage rehaan..... Kizashi is one of the most anticipated car from Suzuki stable in years.. and lets hope they dont do blunders in stripping it down and using low grade materials for interiors...
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6th January 2010, 11:56	#29
dhall_gagan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 166 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Also as far as RIII is concerned... remember what happened to A-star... we saw a sexy concenpt but there came out of the production "an ugly looking car"... no where neasr to its concept...
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6th January 2010, 12:03	#30
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,820 Times View My Garage	Some more Maruti Here are a few pics from my side. As Rehaan mentioned, Maruti was more of a damp squib this time
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