"The Maruti Celerio diesel is a peppy car to drive with the right ergonomics, which makes it extremely practical while also being easy on the pocket," finds Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
The car played a pivotal role in changing the perception towards automatic cars in India and the automaker has decided to use its trusted product once again to introduce a newly developed diesel engine in the market.
Hence, MotorBeam decided to take the diesel-powered Celerio out on a spin to see what the hype is all about.
2) The interiors have been carried over as well, finished in a black and beige colour scheme with faux dark wood/silver inserts. The large windows lend an airy feel to the cabin and the Swift derived steering wheel offers a more upmarket appearance. The hard plastics are a bit of let down.
4) Power on the Celerio diesel comes from a newly developed 793cc twin-cylinder turbocharged engine that belts out 47.6 PS at 3500 RPM and 125 Nm of torque at 2000 RPM. Weighing just 89 kgs, the all-aluminium engine comes with a lot of clatter on the outside, but the NVH levels inside the cabin are pleasingly good.
6) The two-cylinder motor is a peppy unit and is great for cruising in the city; whereas a short turning radius of 4.7 metres makes the car quite practical. Highway performance though isn't one of its strong points and the engine does take efforts to climb beyond the 100 km/hr mark.
9) Maruti has tuned the new diesel engine to be a frugal unit with a low compression ratio and large intercooler that aids in achieving an ARAI certified fuel efficiency of 27.62 km/l, making the hatchback India's most fuel efficient vehicle.
Maruti launches Celerio diesel @ Rs 4.65 lakh!
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