Oct 04, 2016 06:25 PM
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:Maruti Suzuki brought in the Celerio last year but just in petrol form. Although they took a bit longer to bring in a diesel variant, they ensured that it was the most efficient car in the country. The Celerio diesel sports an all-new engine that has been specially developed for the Indian market. The two-pot 793cc motor makes 47.6PS and 125Nm. The beauty of this car though is in the way Maruti Suzuki has kept its weight in check. By reducing a cylinder and making use of an all aluminium block, the Manesar based car maker has kept the weight restricted to 830kg. To put things in perspective, its immediate competition, the Beat Diesel, weighs 1, 027kg. With a claimed efficiency of 27.62kmpl, the Celerio diesel leads the chart of the most efficient cars of 2015
The Celerio is 3.6-metres long(2.4 metre wheelbase), 1.6-metres wide and 1.5-metres high, making it much larger than the A-Star. Its silhouette has all the elements of the small Suzuki hatchback language, but the fascia and the design is completely new. The front design is part of Suzuki’s new design language with a curved two stat grille connecting the headlamps. The headlamp console and the front bumper are angular giving it a modern feel.
Both the shoulder-line and waist-line are bold, but they don’t add much value in this small car. The top-end variant gets a nice set of alloy-wheels. The rear is typical Maruti with the tail lamp cluster similar to that of the bigger siblings. There are multiple horizontal lines here that actually make the car look more compact from this angle.
