Maruti Celerio is a hatchback launched by Maruti Suzuki in February 2014, replacing its predecessors, A-Star and Zen Estillo.
What is EZ drive
The Maruti Celerio is India’s first car with an automatic shift called EZ drive. Most mileage conscious Indians prefer cars with manual shifts as automatic cars are known to be less fuel-efficient and automatic gearboxes are known to be expensive to maintain. Automatic cars are found to be easy to drive on the congested Indian roads. The question is whether this car has risen up to our expectations or not. Let us find out.
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Auto gear shift feature
This car has a distinctive auto gear shift (AGS) and this five-speed manual transmission is coupled to the unit. The gearshift behaves like a traditional automatic. A one-litre next-gen K-series three-cylinder unit of the A-Star is used in this car and that gives a maximum power of 67.9 PS. The mileage of this car is 23.1 kmpl in petrol and 25.7 kpl in CNG variants. There are six models of petrol variants and one CNG variant.
CICO styling
The Celerio, what Maurti Suzuki calls follows CICO styling – Curve In and Curve Out – and this gives the car a sculpted look. When you check the exteriors, this hatchback has ORVM turn indicators, front fog lamps and R13 alloy wheels. When you compare this car with its predecessor, A Star you find that it is taller and spacious, which makes driving and travelling comfortable. It has a large boot space too. There is also has an option of 60:40 split flexibility in the rear seats to increase the luggage capacity. The car also has the facility of 15 utility spaces.
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Interior and exterior features
This car has dual tone interiors. Integrated audio with USB, aux-in and Bluetooth connectivity on the top versions and steering mounted audio controls are the other features found in Celerio. The MID shows information like fuel efficiency, average fuel efficiency, and range. Top variants have the benefits of R14 alloy wheels, electrically adjustable rear view mirrors and a driver side airbag, but the AMT variants do not have any safety equipment like ABS and airbags.
Celerio suspension type is MacPherson Strut with coil springs at the front and the 3 link rigid axle with coil spring type at the rear. The dimensions of this car are 3600 mm in length, 1600 mmin width 1560 mm in height and a ground clearance of 165 mm respectively.
The price range of Maruti Celerio is from Rs. 3.7 to 4.7 lakhs, and this makes this five-door hatch back one of the most affordable and cheapest cars in India. The AMT variant is just 38,000 more than its manual counterpart.
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