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Maruti. All Maruti models since the Esteem [citation needed] are referred as Maruti Suzuki. Maruti 800 – India (Suzuki Alto) Maruti 1000 – India (Suzuki Cultus) Maruti Gypsy – India (Suzuki Jimny) Maruti Omni – India (Suzuki Carry) Mazda. Autozam AZ-Wagon – Japan (Suzuki Wagon R) Autozam Scrum – Japan (Suzuki Every) Mazda AZ-Offroad ...
Initially, plans were laid out to manufacture an indigenous car priced at around Rs 8,000. However, the cost of the vehicle escalated to approximately Rs 16,500 (ex-showroom) and about Rs 21,000 on the road in Haryana. Despite the increase in price, the Maruti car remained competitively priced, being Rs 5,000-10,000 cheaper than its counterparts.
The production version of the car was unveiled at the 11th Auto Expo in New Delhi on 6 January 2012. It was launched in India on 12 April 2012 [1] and in Indonesia on 22 April 2012. [2] It became available in South Africa on 9 June 2014 and in the Philippines on 17 July 2014. Its development was led by chief engineer Toshikatsu Hibi.
The Maruti models include Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, launched in 2003, Maruti Versa, launched in 2004, Maruti Suzuki Swift, launched in 2005, Maruti Zen Estilo and Maruti Suzuki SX4, launched in 2007. On 14 February 2011, Maruti announced that it had achieved one million total accumulated production volume of the Alto.
[6] [7] Unique for Pakistan, Baleno was produced with pre-facelift front end (but facelifted in 2002 [6]), only available as a sedan and powered with 1.3- and 1.6-litre petrol engines. [8] While in India, the wagon body style also produced there and marketed as Baleno Altura [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and also the only country that produced Cultus wagon ...
The first-generation Grand Vitara XL-7 or just XL-7 was a Suzuki design, had a body-on-frame construction, and was essentially a stretched Grand Vitara. The North American version had a Suzuki-designed 2.5- or 2.7-liter V6 engine , on a rear-wheel drive -based platform with optional four-wheel drive .
This engine option is available with a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed Aisin torque converter automatic transmission. Another engine option is the less expensive 1.2-litre K12N Dualjet petrol engine rated at 66 kW (89 hp; 90 PS), mated to a 5-speed manual or a 5-speed automated manual gearbox.
In India, the Ciaz replaced the SX4 sedan which was marketed in the country simply as the Maruti Suzuki SX4. [7] Released to the market in October 2014, the Ciaz belongs to the B-segment sedan market which is commonly referred as the "mid-size sedan" category in the country, above the Indian "compact sedan" segment which is typically less than 4 meter in length. [8]