Maruti Suzuki just launched the S-Presso micro SUV in India today. Its the newest entry-level car from Maruti Suzuki but it will still sell alongside the Alto K10.
Maruti Suzuki just launched the S-Presso micro SUV in India today. Its the newest entry-level car from Maruti Suzuki but it will still sell alongside the Alto K10. It is essentially a hatchback but in keeping with latest trends, has been designed like an SUV. Maruti literally calls it a ‘micro-SUV’. This being an entry level car and sitting alongside the Alto K10 might prove to be a very popular car. So here’s all you might want to know about Maruti Suzuki’s newest car.
Exterior Design
The Maruti Suzuki S-Presso has been designed to look like an SUV, only much smaller. The design is very new from Maruti and it gets a tall nose with a flat hood for an upright stance. The bumpers are big and chunky and there’s good amount of body cladding on the sides and the rear. The grille design is all-new and gets some chrome inserts with LED DRLs on the bumpers. To add some more to the SUV character, there are some bold character lines along the wheel arches. The rear end seems much inspired from the Brezza and has quite a neat look except for the pronounced body claddings.
Interior Design
The S-Presso has a very funky interior with its new dashboard layout. The circular motifs on the dashboard seems to inspired from Mini and even the instrument cluster is located on the center of the dashboard. The body colored inserts give it a young feel and the infotainment system has been well put on the dashboard. However, the center mounted instrument console flanked by the AC vents on both sides might not work for many.
Features and Safety
The Maruti S-Presso comes quite well equipped for its price and the segment that its sitting in. It gets a fully Digital Centre-placed instrument console, AC with heater, remote Keyless Entry, front Power Windows, internally Adjustable ORVMs, Smart Play 17.78cm touchscreen infotainment with Bluetooth, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, steering Mounted Audio Controls and Voice Control, Driver Airbag, ABS with EBD and also reverse parking sensors. That’s quite a lot for such a small car.
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Powertrain Options
The S-Presso is powered by a 1.0-Liter, three cylinder engine which puts out 68 bhp and 90 Nm of torque. Its the same engine that does duty in Alto K10. The engine comes mated to a either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a 5-speed AMT. Maruti has made the engine BS-VI compliant at launch and it returns a fuel economy of 21.7 kmpl with both the manual and automatic gearboxes.
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Price and Variants
The S-Presso comes in total 7 trims, and the lineup is the same as that of Alto. Maruti does not offer ZXi on the Alto and WagonR, and the top-spec variant is the VXi or VXi+. The Maruti S-Presso is wedged between the Alto K10 and the WagonR, in terms of sizes as well as the price. At an starting asking price of Rs 3.69 Lakhs, its just slightly costlier than the Alto K10. The top-spec AMT variant has been priced at Rs. 4.91 lakhs, all prices, ex-showroom. The S-Presso rivals the likes of the Renault Kwid, the Hyundai Santro and also Maruti’s own Alto K10.
