Maruti Working On New BS4 Compliant Small Car To Replace Maruti 800– Launch By 2012 End

Talk about some legendary cars and the first name that comes to your mind is Maruti 800. It has the right to be called a legend since it is in production for close to 3 decades and is still sold in a number of small cities where BS IV norms are not prevailing. The BS III variant is still going great but as per the latest news, this iconic car is soon to get replaced by a new small car which is being developed by Maruti Suzuki. There have been discussions, news and rumors on the Maruti 800 CC Replacement car in India in the past as well. Here is a Spy Pictures of Small Maruti Car spotted last year. Also there has been talks of small car YE3 in India by Maruti Suzuki which will be placed below the 800 CC Maruti Alto.

As being reported by HinduBusinessLine, Maruti is developing an all-new replacement model for the enormously successful 800 and in all probability will bring the same to the market by the end of 2012.

image – Maruti 800 Small Car India

Although the replacement is going to be an all-new car, Maruti is expected to adopt Maruti Alto K10’s platform. This will help Maruti save some money as no new platform shall be developed for this new car. Coming to the engine, we have seen the 800 CC F8D engine in many version, ever since it was introduced with the Maruti 800, and this time around it is speculated that the same engine will be tweaked and re-tuned so as to become compatible with the new car. The engine already comes with fuel injection technology which makes it fuel efficient but considering the demand and other models in the market, Maruti might have to go an extra mile.

The interesting part, which is still unseen, is where Maruti will position the car. The new car will either be positioned above or below the Alto which would be interesting to see as the pricing and features will solely depend on its positioning. This is in competition with the upcoming cars from Datsun brand and Maruti will try every bit to keep its customers to itself and not let them migrate to some other brand.

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