The automatic market was at the mercy of niche petrol buyers which continued at the same pace for quite long. But when AMT added as a new tangent to it, the segment got a boost in the recent time. First in this recent past to come with an AMT gearbox was the Maruti Celerio, and then legacy took a high flight. Commoving the trend on a wider scale, there seemed the Alto K10 also hosting the same gearbox under its spanking new metal sheet of facelift version. It can be apparently named as one of the cheapest automatic car in India.
With the facelift and a tweak to the drivetrain, is it s a compatible buy yet? An immensely researched account is jolted down to give you a brief idea of the same. Scroll down to know more…
Exteriors
Maruti’s one of the worlds’ highest selling car, Alto, was in tremendous need to work out a facelift, where in this new avatar it didn’t only got a aesthetic makeover but also worked out over a refreshed driving experience. The fresh face due to new front grille and sweptback headlamps makes it to look a more buyer-friendly. Some nip and tucks at rear inclusive of tail-lamps and 13-inch alloys does the justice.
Dimensions
The new Alto K10 is slightly chopped off by 75mm on length than the predecessor, but no signs of cramped space experienced inside the cabin. In fact, width upped by 15mm along with the height too raised for 15mm, there can now be more room for passengers to go for.
Feature List
However, a lot of gimmicks had gone optional this time on the car, but if opted for the top-end then certainly needed not to worry about. Even body-colored mirrors and door handles with the fog lamps are on optional list for low-end trims buyers. Naming the ones that come exclusively with the high-end package, there is CD-MP3 player with USB compatibility, keyless entry, driver airbag, accessory socket and many more. Specifically, the cup-holders near to the transmission that are available on the manual trims are minus from the AMT version.
Interiors
Cabin of the previous-gen Alto remained plain-jane and boring to the core. Not any of the clauses inside would recommend it as a car of the 21st century. Thankfully, in this fast moving pace, automaker had realized this and brought us the advancement in design. Dashboard is exciting with dynastically-arranged grey buttons in the backdrop of piano black. Steering too gets inviting with the three-spokes on its behest. And needed to talk about AC, it gives a chilling blow even at the most heated part of the day.
Drive Quality And AMT
Apparently, it will not take too long in the tooth to realize AMT falls as a bliss to the hands when driving in those crappy lanes of India. And on the top all, one doesn’t have to realize this car is fuel-efficient too, that means you can have your piece of cake and can eat it too without paying anything extra for that creamier slice. Overall, if the excitement gets over in shifting between R, N and D, then can shift to the manual transmission as well when headed on the open stretches. But prefer to change those undersize tyres given as standard (manufactured by Apollo).
Price
The price sometimes even discreet the good driving cars out of the league, but in the case with Maruti marketing officials know how to play well with our mindset, after all they are ruling the automotive arena of our country for the past many years. Sorted at Rs 3.8 lakh (approximately) ex-showroom Delhi this is just the cheapest automated car you can drive in India without worrying about the fuel-efficiency as well.
