Maruti Suzuki's new Alto 800 is here, price starting Rs 2.44 lakh

Maruti Suzuki India has launched its new Alto in petrol and CNG options, priced between Rs 2.44 lakh to Rs 3.56 lakh. India's largest car maker promises an average of at least 22.74 kilometres per litre (kmpl) with the new variants.

The Alto was first launched in September 2000 and has registered sales of over 2 million units so far.

Alto's new petrol variant has been priced at Rs 2.44 lakh and would go up to Rs 2.99 lakh. It promises a fuel efficiency of 22.74 kmpl. The CNG variant has been priced at Rs 3.19 lakh to Rs 3.56 lakh with a fuel efficiency of 30.46 km/kg.

The price of the existing Alto (petrol) ranges between Rs 2.49 and 3 lakh, while the CNG variant is priced in the range of Rs 2.97 to RS 3.48 lakh.

"We have started the booking for this new Alto since late September and before the launch we have received over 10,000 bookings," Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi said.

He added: "Around 200 engineers from Suzuki Motor Corporation and Maruti Suzuki were jointly involved in development of this vehicle for over four years".


With inputs from PTI