Maruti Suzuki Alto [2010-2013] User Reviews

Exterior It has a good Exterior, But bad one even a Lxi  varient doesnt have body coloured bumper.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Plastic Quality is ok for 3lac car, Front seats has got very good leg room, but whereas rear seat leg room is bad. If 4 passengers are traveling, front 2 seat has to forwarded. but the seat hight is not that comfortable from the foor. so that the front passenger and the driver also will feel uncomfortable when it is moved forward.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine perfomence reasonably good without AC, When AC Swiched on pickup drops at a greater extend. whereas pickup pickup is remains unchanged at the speed above 70kmph. Its giving me 21 to max 23 kmpl in highways(with out ac that to not exceeding seed limit of 80,85kmph) 19-21 while swiched on AC(same speed limit). at the city driving conditions its giving me 13.5 to 15kmpl. with AC giving me 13 to max 14kmpl. And a surprising thing is, It is giving me not more than 12kmpl in city with 5 passengers perticularly morning to eveng drive. 

Ride Quality & Handling Car is highly steable till 70kmph, good at 80-90kmph. more than 90kmph braking will not be adequat. Hanling at the city driving is very good. specially at corners it scores more comparing to Estilo or Wagon R.

Final Words Good choise for Small Family consist of 2 children. father & mother. Who uses car only at the week end. or not exceeding 5000to 8000kms per year. can be drive at highway but not exceeding 100kmph.

Areas of improvement Rear leg room, 13'' wheel for a better perfomence& steering responce. front power window.

It's the best hatch back, I am using it since 2007 but still it gives me a plessure of drivig a new car ;even after clocking 50,000.
I am felling proud for owning this car...

This is probably the best asset of the car. It feels very powerful. If you accelerate freely, it feels as fast as a chevrolet spark.

1. Cheapest car so obviously a + point as u save money (but at the cost of satisfaction)!
2. low maintenance, cheaper parts as compared to other cars obviously.
3. Power steering quite good, needs little effort, but felt size of steering wheel is large for this car.
4. Never gave any starting problem

   This car is amazing in terms of fuel economy. The overall milage i am getting is 20+ till now. Ride and handling is Ok. The painful part is the AC system, cooling is faster and effective but it absorbs all the energy of 800 cc engine. Interiors and seat fabric is good.

   I recommend this car to those who are single or newly married couple, height is a constraint, 5' 10" or more will face problem in getting in and out.

Exterior Superb looks.. awesome. stylish and attractive.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Decent enough for an entry level car.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Compared to other cars, not that smooth and easy to use the clutch and gears in heavy traffic for longer time.

Ride Quality & Handling Good for shorter rides. Say 30 to 40 kms a day in city. For longer rides it causes some physical strain.

Final Words A very good cost effective car for middle class small sized families living in cities. Can surely go for it if you are a first time driver and you decide to upgrade to better models after 3 or 4 years.

Areas of improvement Not anything really. this is the car in the lowest cost segment. MAruti's service quality is unbeatable. GM's spark although in the same cost segment cannot compete with Alto in its fuel efficiency and Maruti's service quality.

Exterior Good looking spectacular hatchback style.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) No changes from previous alto.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Too good realy improved great pickup touched 140 on bangalore mysore road.

Ride Quality & Handling Good riding quality no problem in handling very much satisfied need to concentrate on suspension other than that its good 😊.

Final Words Worth for money, Hey people never underestimate this CAR He can compete with any of the hatch bach within the segment i have been riding this machines for about 6 months and verymuch satisfied with my car but expect some good interiors to be provided and also the space but the design is good to zoom realy nice car. Hey people dont get misguided by the strangers with their bad comments just try riding Alto lxi and go ahead with the test ride of Alto K10 u will feel the punch.😝.

Areas of improvement Engine ,Sound quality,power and max improvement in Gear Box.

Exterior Good.  Front seat's Head rests to be changed to old model. Rear seats to be pull back little more to give more leg space in rear seats. Mean time luggage space can be reduced to M800.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Front seat's Head rests to be changed to old model. Rear seats to be pull back little more to give more leg space in rear seats. Mean time luggage space can be reduced to M800.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Everything good!

Ride Quality & Handling Good!

Final Words If they changed the front seat's head rest, then i and my friends will buy that car.

Areas of improvement Front seat's Head rests to be changed to old model. Rear seats to be pull back little more to give more leg space in rear seats. Mean time luggage space can be reduced to M800. Front seat's head rest to be changed as old model's head rest. Front seat's Head rests to be changed to old model. Rear seats to be pull back little more to give more leg space in rear seats. Mean time luggage space can be reduced to M800.

Exterior Looking better than old Alto model,good style and look but side mirros should be body colour type for good looking.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Need some sporty look at interior and leg space is short for rear passanger,very tiny for backsit 3 passangers.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox New K-Series engine is really better than old Alto Engine ,Have better pick up and good milege,i have touched 25.6 kmpl on highway with AC on.Even better pick up on hiily roads with AC on. Gear Box is better than old Alto and easy to operate and handle.

Ride Quality & Handling Really better than old ALto and realy flexible for handling,componants are smooth to handle. Stearing wheel is reaaly good and easy to handle.

Final Words Overall Value for Money car and flexible family car for 4 persons with great milege and performance.

Areas of improvement Need some improvement for interiors. need some sport look.

Exterior Good looks. Its Flat look in the front makes it look a bigger car than old alto.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The rear space is a lil less when 4 people r driving in car, however if 2 r travelling than leg space is enough. The Fuel Indicator is the worst i have ever seen, doesnt gives you exact Idea of how long will u be able to drive though you know there is fair amount of fuel in your car,its low fuel light keeps on blinking.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The gear shift is smoother than the old alto but tends to block somtimes. Over all very economical,low maintainence cost car.

Ride Quality & Handling Smooth riding vehicle the best part with a 1000 cc engine the AC doesnt puts load on engine while driving.

Final Words All in All a nice car just that fuel indicator must be more sophisticated.

Areas of improvement Fuel Indicator & provision of speakers must be given in the rear passenger doors as in Wagon R new model.

Exterior Old boxy design. feels dated. you will feel unhappy after u bought it.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very very less features. it means that the company is giving an age old model having a steering wheel and ac with no power windows, cd player, body coloured bumpers, no LORVM, no fogs, no rear seat belts, no bottle holders etc. you dont find any place to keep your bottles. you feel to keep them on your head. interiors are very cramped. plastics are hard to touch. there are lots of panel gaps like those near the glove box and the central console etc. the fit and finish is really poor.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine feels sluggish when ac is on. no speed pick up. feels frustated while overtaking. but you can get good fuel economy.

Ride Quality & Handling You can feel every undulation on the road.

Final Words Dont be foolish. never go for this car. the sales man will some how drag you to buy this. but keep off their words and go for a slightly bigger car which will offer you with some more space and features as your first car. go for the cars like santro xing, wagon r, hyundai i 10, etc. never go for an engine that is less than 1000 cc.

Areas of improvement Everything.

Exterior Its good. Not very attractive but... Not Bad. Better then previous Alto. I think company didn't worked seriously on exterior looks. Could be modified. At least with ORVMs. They might matched with body color. A spoiler on back might add more attraction to the exteriors. No defogger of rear wiper, which I think is a must at least in top model. Alloys are a matter of chioce.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Comfortable If u are not more tall then average. Its less spacious for the people who are 6 feet or more. No Music system or key less entry even in the top model. Overall a good family hatchback if driven more within city or short highway distances. Because of less luggage space u wont be comfortable to take it for log distance family drives. One can easliy understand the need of luggage for a family, specially if there are small children in the family too.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The only thing I didn't like about the performance of Engine is, Its performance with A.C. in traffic when the car is carrying a complete family of 5. Otherwise its the best engine in this segment. 998CC K-Serise engine gives a good mileage of around 15 in city and 20+ on highways. Even ones I was amazed with mileage when it  was 22.87 per liter. Measured full tank to full tank on Kurukshetra-Delhi highway. Kurukshetra-Delhi-Gudgaon-Delhi-Kurukshetra. And then back to Saharanpur. Gear shifting is very smooth except some problem in reverse gear. Sometimes its difficult to put it in reverse gear.

Ride Quality & Handling As where as the ride quality is conserned... Its good. Handling is also good. Easy to drive. A very smooth stearing and easy to drive car. Not like big cars but its a campact car, not asedan. In this segment is nicely comfortable.

Final Words Well... What to say?? A good car for 1st time buyers and small families, who are more within the city or short highway travelling. Not comfortable for long distances (more then 300-350 kms in a day) with a complete family of 5. Actually there are toomany options now a days. But one thing I'm sure about is a good service network and very good resale.
In 14 months, I've done around 22000 Kms and still people are ready to purchse it for 2.7 lacs+.

Areas of improvement: Interior Plastic quality is not upto mark. And the company might add some more features in top varient like keyless entry, music system, rear power windows and defogger and wiper on rear. Alloy wheels are also a considerable point.