2010 Maruti Alto K10 : Review

Gansan · 22nd August 2010, 09:05

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Vid6639 · 22nd August 2010, 10:38

Your talking of a 4 cylinder engine with a 3 cylinder one. The 1.1 is more refined any day and has better low rpm torque for city.

Performance wise I would think they are very close although i drove a 1.1 only once.

rajeev k · 22nd August 2010, 10:43

The Vx1.1 was a Pocket Rocket as someone has mentioned earlier in the forum and I feel that the K10 would be a worthy sucessor to the Vx1.1

WindRide · 7th September 2010, 15:19

Haven't seen a single k10 on the roads yet in bangalore!!
As feared, this seems to be a slow mover off the shelves.

benbsb29 · 7th September 2010, 15:42

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Originally Posted by WindRide

Haven't seen a single k10 on the roads yet in bangalore!!
As feared, this seems to be a slow mover off the shelves.

I managed to spot one in white near Bellandur.
Are they readily available off the shelves, or is there a waiting, as is the norm with any Maruti car these days?

mnhegde · 7th September 2010, 15:50

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

I managed to spot one in white near Bellandur.
Are they readily available off the shelves, or is there a waiting, as is the norm with any Maruti car these days?

I have been seeing minimum of 3-4 Alto K10's daily (Jayanagar, Banashankari, J.P.Nagar areas). What surprises me the most is, Almost 2 out 4 Alto K10's spotted are of white color! I even check registrations (Ka-.....) to make sure Am not spotting the same car again and again. Must add, Alto K10 looks stunning in white!

SCH · 7th September 2010, 16:39

Had a look at the Alto K10 ; I do not understand the ga ga.... by which the people are praising it. Only the Engine is changed, rest is more or less the same except for cosmetic changes.

Maruti would have been better off by discontinuing this model and pricing the A Star near this model.

Nothing spectular about this model....in my opinion. The A Star is definately built more solidly.

7th September 2010, 17:08

Alto K10 reminds me a lot of the original Alto VX that shared the engine with the WagonR did not have a chance to drive the Alto K10 but i hear its as much as the old VX to drive but with better FE.

The sad part is the added cost ohh well, hopefully some options for airbags and ABS comes by soon maybe even a automatic "Saw a review of a automatic ritz or something on TV seemed good enough"

supremeBaleno · 7th September 2010, 23:11

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Originally Posted by WindRide

Haven't seen a single k10 on the roads yet in bangalore!

Same here in Chennai - have till date spotted only 1 white K10. Spotted a couple in Kerala during Onam time which was surprising because I had thought I would see more in Chennai than in Kerala.

Quote:

Originally Posted by benbsb29

Are they readily available off the shelves, or is there a waiting, as is the norm with any Maruti car these days?

No waiting as I understand it. When I did a TD, the sales guy was like "Sir, book one at the earliest, else it will go on a 1-month waiting list". I think stocks are readily available and I don't think this car will go on a WL.

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Originally Posted by SCH

Only the Engine is changed, rest is more or less the same except for cosmetic changes.

The engine is the change. Drive one and you will know. I do agree that the rest is more or less the same.

Technocrat · 7th September 2010, 23:58

I think this is probably where the inspiration for new tail lamp came from for the new Alto as well as the Scorpio

Dodge Durango Suv

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Mpower · 8th September 2010, 01:26

I thought the shape is quite similar to the original Palio tailight.

Technocrat · 8th September 2010, 02:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mpower

I thought the shape is quite similar to the original Palio tailight.

Not really, this is how the original Palio's tail lamp looked

dhanushs · 8th September 2010, 03:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by WindRide

Haven't seen a single k10 on the roads yet in bangalore!!
As feared, this seems to be a slow mover off the shelves.

I guess the 'Malabaris' find the k10 attractive. I see atleast one k10 a day in northern Kerala.

Mpower · 9th September 2010, 00:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technocrat

Not really, this is how the original Palio's tail lamp looked

Yup, remember v.well. Story goes that the shape was inspired by a deep.

(ie the flame of the lamp)

Aroy · 9th September 2010, 10:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCH

Had a look at the Alto K10 ; I do not understand the ga ga.... by which the people are praising it. Only the Engine is changed, rest is more or less the same except for cosmetic changes.

Maruti would have been better off by discontinuing this model and pricing the A Star near this model.

Nothing spectular about this model....in my opinion. The A Star is definately built more solidly.

As said, the engine makes all the difference. Both the zip and the AC are way ahead of the Alto.

A Star looks bulky, while K10 looks sleek, and there is the extra you pay for A Star which does not really offer all that much (I am comparing same spec variants). The missing goodies - ABS, Airbag are in variants costing at least 1 lac more on the road.

For Value for Money, K10 is well ahead of competing offerings. VFM was the reason Alto800 outsold every car including the M800.

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rajeev k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Emerging Metro Posts: 3,351 Thanked: 1,954 Times	The Vx1.1 was a Pocket Rocket as someone has mentioned earlier in the forum and I feel that the K10 would be a worthy sucessor to the Vx1.1
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WindRide BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 685 Thanked: 482 Times	Haven't seen a single k10 on the roads yet in bangalore!! As feared, this seems to be a slow mover off the shelves.
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SCH BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kashipur Posts: 162 Thanked: 3 Times	Had a look at the Alto K10 ; I do not understand the ga ga.... by which the people are praising it. Only the Engine is changed, rest is more or less the same except for cosmetic changes. Maruti would have been better off by discontinuing this model and pricing the A Star near this model. Nothing spectular about this model....in my opinion. The A Star is definately built more solidly.
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7th September 2010, 17:08	#413
ajai_dev Posts: n/a	Alto K10 reminds me a lot of the original Alto VX that shared the engine with the WagonR did not have a chance to drive the Alto K10 but i hear its as much as the old VX to drive but with better FE. The sad part is the added cost ohh well, hopefully some options for airbags and ABS comes by soon maybe even a automatic "Saw a review of a automatic ritz or something on TV seemed good enough"
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Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,770 Thanked: 2,705 Times	I think this is probably where the inspiration for new tail lamp came from for the new Alto as well as the Scorpio Dodge Durango Suv
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Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,399 Thanked: 1,735 Times View My Garage	I thought the shape is quite similar to the original Palio tailight.
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