Maruti Celerio Gets ABS & Airbags

Maruti Suzuki Celerio Diesel Gets Optional Safety Features Across All Variants

Updated on December-1 – Maruti has decided to offer ABS and airbags as optional extras across all variants of the Celerio hatchback. Maruti has also announced that the AMT gearbox too is now available on all petrol variants of the Celerio. Maruti Celerio is the replacement for the Maruti A-Star and been designed from scratch in India to give a new small premium hatchback from India’s largest car maker. In this article, we share with you all the details you need to know about the new small car form Maruti Suzuki. It maybe noted that the automated manual transmission equipped Celerio, which is being marketed as EZDrive model, has found wide acceptance among small car buyers. In this article, we share with you all the relevant details about the Maruti Celerio including the interiors, exteriors, ride and handling, driving comfort, features etc. and also compare it with the competition. We compare the Maruti Celerio VS Wagon R and also Maruti Celerio VS Hyundai i10.

Maruti Celerio Price In India

All prices are ex-showroom Delhi.

Maruti Celerio Features And Specifications

	Diesel	Petrol
Displacement	793cc	998cc
Power	47 bhp	67 bhp
Torque	125 Nm	90 Nm
Transmission	5-speed manual	5-speed manual/AMT
Mileage	27.62 kpl	23.1 kpl

The major difference between the Maruti Celerio Diesel and Petrol version is in terms of the specifications. While the petrol gets a tried and tested Suzuki K-Series engine, the diesel gets a newly developed 2 cylinder, 793cc motor. Quite obviously, the petrol is the more powerful of the two and better to drive as well. A torque rating of 125Nm means that in city driving conditions the Celerio diesel DDiS 125 does not feel underpowered and performs decently, but put the foot down even a little and the car starts to run out of breath. The petrol, on the other hand, is known for its peppiness. The diesel also sounds a bit gruff and unrefined and misses out on an automatic transmission. The biggest selling point of the Celerio DDiS 125 is the ARAI certified mileage of 27.62 kpl which makes it the most fuel efficient car in India.

[box type=”success” ]Also read: What Is Clutchless or EZ Drive System and How Does It Work?[/box]

Dimensions

Length : 3600 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height: 1560 mm
Wheelbase: 2425 mm
Boot space: 235 litres
Ground clearance: 165 mm
Body weight: 830 Kg
Fuel tank capacity: 35 Litres

General Specifications

Tyre size: 155/60 R13 for LXi
Tyre size: 165/70 R14 for VXi and above
Front suspension: McPherson strut with coil spring
Rear Suspension: Torsion beam axle with coil spring
Electronic power steering
Front Brakes: Disc
Rear brakes: Drum

[box type=”shadow” ]Also See- Maruti Celerio Diesel DDiS 125- All You Need to Know[/box]

Maruti Celerio Diesel Video Review

Maruti Celetio Features

Maruti Suzuki Celerio will be launched with LXi, VXi and ZXi trim levels and there will be manual and automatic transmission variants.

The LXi variant gets:

Centre wheel caps
Body coloured bumpers
Floor carpet
Integrated headrests on both front and rear seats
Manual air-conditioning with heater
Power steering
3-spoke steering wheel
Multi-information display in the instrument cluster
Head-light leveler
Ventilated Disc brakes at the front

The VXi variant over gets the following over the LXi:

Chrome grille
Full wheel covers
Day-night IRVM
Rear parcel tray
Rear split seat
Central locking
Front and rear power windows
Auto down driver side window
Manually internally operated ORVM
Silver painted A/C controls

The LXi auto and VXi auto get the following features over their manual counterparts:

Tachometer
Gear position indicator
Exterior air-temperature gauge

The ZXi variant gets the following over the VXi:

Body coloured outside door handles, ORVM covers (with integrated turn signal)
Fabric door trim
Media player with AUX / USB / CD / Radio and Bluetooth connectivity connected to 4 speakers
Keyless entry and exit
Electrically adjustable ORVMs
Tachometer
Tilt-adjust steering
Driver seat-belt warning lamp
Driver side airbag
Rear window wash and wipe
Rear window demister

The ZXi (O) variant gets the following features over the ZXi:

Front fog lamps
Alloy wheels
Driver seat height adjust
Security system
Dual front airbags
ABS

Paint Options

Sunshine Ray (Yellow), Cerulean Blue, Cave Black, Blazing Red, Pearl Arctic White, Glistening Grey, Silky Silver

Ride and handling review

Celerio’s suspension is of the softer side which is good for a comfortable ride quality yet not too soft to make it feel too shaky at higher speeds. The car has good stability and handles well at high speeds, but it may not be as sharp as its siblings like the Swift. But for most buyers in this segment, high speed cornering and sharp handling are not first priority anyways. Overall, the suspension is nicely tuned for city driving conditions, the steering is light weight and turning radius is tight. These are the inputs we got from our friends at Autocar India who were lucky to get a drive of the Celerio.

Maruti Celerio is based on the Suzuki A Wind Concept, some pictures of the A Wind are as below:

Maruti Celerio VS Hyundai i10 VS Maruti Wagon R

Hyundai i10 has been a touch target for Maruti to crack and besides it strong hold on small car segment in India, Maruti has not been able to bring down the popularity and sales number of Hyundai i10 with any of its products. Maruti Celerio is expected to change this situation and also it is expected to dent the sales of its own sibling, the Maruti Wagon R. Lets have a quick look at the comparison a bit more in details.

Maruti Celerio VS Hyundai i10

Maruti Celerio is a great advancement in terms or design when it comes to rivaling the Hyundai i10. The Celerio brings the curvy styling and spacious design which is one of the attractive points of the i10. The Wagon R looks too boxy and A-Star was too small, which is why i10 has been more rivaling the Wagon R so strongly.

Comparing the Maruti Celerio and Hyundai i10, both look very close in terms of dimension, style and visual appeal. In terms of power and performance, the Celerio is very similar in power and performance compared to the Hyundai i10, but the fuel economy of the Celerio at 23.1 KMPL ARAI is better than the irde2 engine of the Hyundai i10 which delivers 19.8 KMPL as per ARAI data.

Comparing the price and after sales service, Celetrio can give tough competition to Hyundai i10 as we know that Maruti has a long history of aggressively pricing their cars and their service reach and prices are already among the lowest in India. In short, Celerio can be a real tough competition to Hyudnai i10.

Maruti Celerio VS Maruti Wagon R

As we have seen with earlier small car launches of small cars from Maruti, there is always some overlap in their pricing with their own cars. The Celerio will overlap the pricing of Wagon R on the lower side and Ritz on the higher side. The sales of Wagon R are expected to be impacted adversely with the launch of Celerio. Besides the Celerio being pricier compared to Wagon R, the inclination of the buyer will go towards the Celerio because of its more attractive body styling and much better looking design. We saw similar kind of drop in the sales of Santro when the i10 was launched.

In terms of engine and transmission, the Celerio is nearly the same as Wagon R with same K10 petrol engine, but the Celerio gets some improvements in engine technology and thus giver better mileage. In terms of design and style, Celerio is more attractive and spacious. In terms of price, Celerio is more loaded and pricier, but for the buyers, who are not on very tight budget, spending some extra money to get Celerio instead of Wagon R won’t be such a big issue.

Our Take On Maruti Celerio

Maruti Celerio is a much welcome addition to Maruti’s small car offerings. There was a lack of affordable small car which looked attractive. The Alto 800 is fine, but in 1 litre segment, Wagon R is not much of a looker, the Sting Ray, however looks better, but is not much of a change from the boxy tall boy design of the Wagon R. Hence we think that it is a good addition to Maruti family, but we will be able to give you our final take after we get a drive of the same.