Comments on: Suzuki Alto launched in Australia

By: franz chong

franz chong — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:02:31 +0000

A rather small car for the money given the engine size.I am paying a grand more for the Micra which has a 1.4 L engine and is cute plus made in Japan quality.I am trading in a 2006 Nissan Tiida for her and the best part is everything is cheaper or about the same in terms of running costs.

What this has over a Smart Car for example is four doors and a back seat amongst other things and a huge price advantage plus an established brand name.Long before Smarts It was Daihatsu and Suzuki who introduced this class of car to Australia

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:32:49 +0000

Shouldn’t the article read “Alto RE-launched in Australia”. The Alto was sold before in Australia – as recently as 1998. It sold for $9,990 at the time, was built in Italy and had – you guessed it – a 1.0L 3-cylinder engine. Fuel economy? 5.1L/100km – not all that much different than the current model’s 4.8L figure. Sales figures show that in it’s best year (1996), only a little over 500 were sold.

By: Mumble Duck

Mumble Duck — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:11:30 +0000

^^^Hehe, lol.

By: binladen

binladen — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:51:40 +0000

I wonder if the car will smell like curry. From india is a big turnoff for me.

By: gearboxdawg

gearboxdawg — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:10:37 +0000

Good car for the chicks. Maybe those couriers can replace their fiesta with this. LOL.

By: Mumble Duck

Mumble Duck — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:34:08 +0000

Good car. Shame about the front bumper though.

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:57:33 +0000

91 fuel should never be used in cars.

It’s clear that only 95 or 98 is real petrol, which allows lower emissions.

Don’t know why people give a toss that this little beastie needs 95, with a 35 litre tank you wouldn’t even notice the price difference. Same people probably think nothing of blowing $200 a month on a phone plan and eating 10 times their fuel bill in junk food.

By: Toxic_Horse

Toxic_Horse — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:46:16 +0000

Guys, some people don’t care about only having 50Kw , my girlfriend has a daewoo Matiz which only has 45Kw and she loves it.
I am sure this would be the perfect upgrade for her. It sure is a lot safer. And seriously, who cares about PULP when the thing uses next to no fuel anyway.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:49:42 +0000

Performance figures for this car are 1) manual: 0 – 100kmh in 14 sec, auto: 0 – 100kmh 17 sec. And given how much more popular autos are in Australia, that will the most common model sold. Which I think makes it the slowest car on sale in Australia. Now I know this is a city car, and speed isn’t everything, but you want to get to the speed limit eventually. And the PULP requirement is a joke. A Ducati 1.2L twin that produces 134kW requiring PULP I understand. A Suzuki triple 1L producing 50kW requiring PULP makes no sense.

By: Stevothedevo

Stevothedevo — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:53:40 +0000

May as well stick to a scooter – probably safer as well.