Foreign customers unhappy with the country’s cheapest car
Business Business: Maruti Suzuki Alto has always been a popular car among Indian customers. Maruti Suzuki Alto is the cheapest car in India in terms of price. If we talk about sales in the domestic market last month. A total of 8655 units of Maruti Suzuki Alto were sold in September 2024, ranking 10th. Additionally, Maruti Suzuki Alto also achieved unprecedented export results last month. Let us tell you that Maruti Suzuki Alto exported a total of 442 vehicles last month, registering a growth of 927.91% year-on-year. Exactly a year ago, in September 2023, there were only 43 units. Let’s take a closer look at the features, powertrain and price of Maruti Suzuki Alto.
The Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 is powered by a 1.0 liter petrol engine that produces a maximum power of 67 bhp and a maximum torque of 89 Nm. The engine of this car is paired with a 5-speed manual transmission and a 5-speed automatic transmission. At the same time, there is also an option to equip the car with CNG, which produces a maximum power of 57 HP and a maximum torque of 82 Nm. Let us tell you that the mileage of this car is 24.39 km/l for the manual version, 24.90 km/l for the automatic version and 33.85 km/l for the CNG version. Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 is currently available in four variants for customers.
As far as the interior is concerned, it comes with a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system that supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity, a digital instrument cluster, steering wheel-mounted controls and adjustable power controls. Apart from this, for safety reasons, the car is equipped with two airbags and a rear parking sensor with ABS technology. Let us tell you that in the market, Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 competes with Renault Kwid and Maruti’s own Espresso. The price of Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 in the Indian market starts at Rs. 3.99 Lakh and goes up to Rs. 5.96 Lakh for the top model.
