Suzuki Alto has a substantial place in certain local markets where economical cars are preferred over anything. Well small cars are preferred everywhere due to increasing populations and migration rate that leads to traffic jams on the roads of big cities.
Small cars with reasonable amount of interior facilities, easily replaceable spare parts and handy maintenance are a big demand in almost every local market. The trend of Kei car was first accepted and produced by Japanese which as a good idea later evolved into several cars of which almost every nation is taking advantage of nowadays.
Suzuki Alto is a Kei car first introduced in the year 1979 in domestic markets of Japan. The development and revolution in the models has not ended yet. The car has specific traits for certain regions like Europe, Pakistan and China where it is extremely popular.
With its seven generations that have been out until yet, Suzuki Alto has not set friendly opinion about its options but also helped its manufacturers introduce and settle themselves easily in different markets with a low budget and a sustainable car.
Used Suzuki Alto From 5th Generation (Year: 1998- 2004)
Also famous as Chang an SC7090 Zen and Chevrolet Alto, the fifth generation’s Suzuki Alto received the right face lift for itself. The same design was under manufacturing process in Japan until 2004 whereas in Pakistan it was under production until 2012.
Suzuki Alto will possibly have three designs that are 3 door hatchback, 5 door hatchback and 3 door van. The hatchback style attained maximum popularity.
The design layout of used Suzuki Alto from this generation is front engine and FWD. There are different variants of Alto too which include standard, LX and LXi. However, these versions will be difficult to find as they are region specific and were only produced and introduced in India.
Suzuki Alto is a good buy if you are willing for in town drives because it has nothing more to offer than reliability of transportation from point A to B and that on not so tough roads.
Suzuki Alto GL
The Suzuki Alto GL version which is also the basic one comes with 1.0L petrol engine with power output of 53bhp. This trim also comes with a rear windshield wiper. The other features include an immobilizer and front head restraints. Another version has slightly enhanced engine capacity and power. The engine capacity goes 1.1 and the power strengthens to 62bhp.
In slow economic countries where luxury and hybrid cars are still out of affordability of many, this car has a good fuel economy to offer. Also it includes some basic facilities like electric windows (front only), power steering, air conditioning and central locking system. Front seat belts and central locking are the limited safety and security options available in this car. The price of suzuki alto gl is $12,490.
The servicing costs are medium on scale. The car needs servicing after every 6000 miles (1.0L) and 9000 miles (1.1L). The five door version which provides a not so deep trunk with engine capacity slightly less from the other is known to be better with respect to performance and costs.
Price of Suzuki Alto
Suzuki Alto is available within the price range of $ 2000 to $ 5500
Suzuki Alto Fuel Consumption / MPG
The fuel consumption of latest suzuki alto is 44 MPG