Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 Utsav Edition launched ahead of festive season

As the festive season is around the corner, the automobile industry is all set to encash the best time of the year by offering huge discounts, attractive offers and by launching limited edition variants.

Maruti Suzuki, which holds more than 50% share of the domestic automobile industry is ready to capitalise the festive season as well. For this, the company recently launched 2017 S-Cross and now has introduced Special Edition of Alto 800.

In the newest edition, the Alto 800 Utsav Special Edition undergoes cosmetic changes in which front bumpers gets angular chrome garnish along with circular chrome accents around the fog lamps.

However, no changes have been made in the engine. It is the same 800 cc three-cylinder engine which produces 48 hp of power and 69 Nm of torque with 5-speed manual transmission.

The special edition to also come up with new seat covers, OVRM indicators, door seal guards and reverse parking sensors.

The new Alto Utsav Edition will be available at an option of Rs 20,000 over the Alto 800 Vxi(O) variant. The official price of Alto 800 Utsav Edition is yet to confirmed by the company.

Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 falls in the mini-hatchback segment and is in direct competition with Renault KWID, Datsun Redi-GO and Hyundai Eon.

To compete with these available options in the market, Maruti Suzuki is planning to launch a concept car which was also showcased at a 2012 Geneva Motor Show.