Maruti mulls new 800 cc car to replace 800 and Alto

The 11th Auto Expo fever has more or less died down, although there are a lot more things happening. Just as we thought we right on top of almost everything, Maruti Suzuki India has just confirmed about a new Maruti model in the making which will soon replace the company’s flagship models Maruti 800 and Maruti Alto. Maruti Suzuki MD Shinzo Nakanishi was the one to break the good news which is definitely one, given the huge market share of the company’s best selling model Maruti Alto.

Maruti Suzuki chief was keen to drive two points home, one the proposed Maruti model will be an 800 cc car similar to Maruti Alto and Maruti 800, but more advanced in looks and technology to conform to the consumer needs for a small car. However, it’s going to be a while before we see the launch and not before two years until which, we will have to bade our time with the present flagship Maruti Alto in the segment. The Maruti Alto K 10 with the 1000 cc engine will continue to sell in the Indian car market for along while from now and is not up for the replacement. The Maruti 800 is still found plying on the tier II and tier III cities though not apt for metros and bigger cities as it fails to meet the latest emission norms.

Maruti Alto is their largest selling A segment car with an 796 cc petrol engine which though offered in the CNG variant to tap the growing demand for the car in the alternative fuel propulsion methods. Maruti India’s closest rivals very often turned green with envy with the huge chunk of Maruti Alto’s market share in India. Hyundai India, which is one among them had in fact has tried its best to puncture a hole in the growing demand for the car, though failed to a large extent in the process with Hyundai Eon small car. So, its high time for Maruti India to do the justice  with its very own model to replace the Maruti 800 and Maruti Alto before anybody else does.