First impressions of Maruti A-STAR
First impressions of Maruti A-STAR - A User Review
It can be said that the Maruti A-Star was born to rule the roads.
Maruti has come up with a strong competitor for Santro, i10 D-Lite and Getz GLE. The body style of the A-Star looks similar to the Getz, but improved. The front of the car gives a good impression of a skilled work in improving style. At the same time, the car can be called as an intermediate between an Alto and a Swift.
There is distinguishable difference between the model shown in the Auto Expo and the one actually produced - it looks like a decent updated style car. Surely though it will be disappointing for the people who were expecting the actual concept car A-star.
The interiors look good. The legroom has been improved and the seats are very much comfortable. Dashboard is awesome with all controls available at no stretch of arm. The consol and dashboard display are delightful with dashboard lights on . The hatchback door design gives impression of an improved version of Zen.
Performance
With 3 cylinder 998 cc engine and a power output of 67/6200 you can expect 16KMPL in city and max 20KMPL in highway. The power is quite good compared to i10 with 4 cylinder 66 ps engine.
Overall
With the power of 67Ps, very good dashboard design, refreshing body style compared to Alto, this car will become the chosen one for the people looking for a car better than an Alto and with a lower price and decent body style compared to a Swift.
(November 20, 2008)
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Comments on this review
I wanna to purchase a car in december. I want to choose in between i10, santro gls or A star. can any one guide me to get the best, maintenance wise affordable, and value for money.
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Mithilesh (December 10, 2008, 15:08)
I liked the review, very balanced. And I am inclined to agree with you. The car is very different from what's already out there on the Indian roads. It's got a very niche and well-defined positioning and it fills the gaps in customer demands very well.
Manisha (December 10, 2008, 13:00)
Oh My Gawwd! I loove the A-star. It's the hottest looking car ever. Can't wait to get my hands on it!!
Swati (December 09, 2008, 12:37)
I Test drove the car ... Its terrific.. Power, Solid built,High ground clearance, Wide ... Dashboard looks good... But seriously feel Maruti is fooling the Indian Public on the Price front..Wont Rate it more than 3 lacs Ex Showroom...
Nitin Raikar (December 07, 2008, 15:23)
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET A AUTO TRANSMISSION IN THE A SEGMENT FOR VERY LONG. OTHER THAN I10, NO OTHER OPTION, I10 IS REDICULOUSLY HIGH PRICED, RS 5 LAKH ON ROAD IN CHENNAI,, EEVN THIS CAR A STAR DOES NOT HAVE A AUTO OPTION, HELPPPPPPP
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Suresh (December 02, 2008, 09:16)
First Impression is very bad... Legs space is very small.My high is 5.8 and i am not comfortable bez leg space is very small. i think less than Alto 800.
Maruti was and will continue to be a company that lacks good design skills. No car from Maruti have good look.
I thing i10 is best option as compare to i10
Kumar (November 28, 2008, 19:22)
Mr.Mithilesh and Vijay . Think A-star would be the Best option.
Hemant (November 28, 2008, 12:21)
i test drove the a - star.
tachyometer position terrible. Vxi version better without it.
true that rear seats are cramped. cannot stretch legs or place feet below the front seats since front seats are v low. my maruti 800 has more room.
boot space seemed fine to me.
road visibility also good.
look of the car also stylish.
advan over i-10 is the mileage and servicing.
Arati (November 28, 2008, 11:12)
Hyundai i10 and Indica vista petrol are the best alternative to A Star.
Shiva Shankar (November 27, 2008, 15:04)
Which one is best to buy: A Star of i10. Magna 1.1 is on offer at 4.15 lacs. Please advice
Mithilesh (November 27, 2008, 11:26)
i want to purchase A.star with,in week.plz tell me its right choice,in ALTO, A.STAR, OR as u know best than me,,,,,,,,Ans me urgent
Vijay Sk (November 26, 2008, 21:11)
Hello friends,
Please use good photos, I have driven maruti 800 and Esteem, and of course maruti cars are of best vehicles, but this A-Star is on little expensive side considering its features, maruti cars interiors are very bad and they use very cheap plastic materials type, and dash board is very ugly, not much on height also, should be more on comfort like free leg space and luggage room, space between front and back seats etc., Maruti should learn to change these factors, as take Hyundai and Matiz models which more spacious. Anyhow Maruti is still market leader, as its target is always Indian Middle class. Shyamsundar(Sandur) - Blore
Shyamsundar (November 26, 2008, 10:54)
This is one of the best car in its segment i have ever seen. After all maruti is maruti
rajesh- hyderabad
Rajesh (November 25, 2008, 22:26)
this car looks funky i want to know more abt height differnce wagon r & A-star
Jimmy (November 25, 2008, 08:15)
What's all the noise about?
Take the bonnet of the swift and attach it to the Estillo, fiddle with the lights, dashboard and what Viola!!! You have a A-Star.
As always, neither here nor there.
Maruti was and will continue to be a company that lacks good design skills. No car from Maruti (with or without A Star) is truely complete - always lost of issues.
Maruti sales are best simply because they offer a middle class car with good after sales service - that is what the middle class want - middle of the road car - neither here nor there.
Jai Maruti
PS: I drive a Maruti Zen Estillo.
Miki (November 23, 2008, 16:08)
Good looking, fantastic color matching upholstry. a chalange with other cars like getz, prime & iio on maintanance . A little consideration can be shown on price.
Subramanian (November 22, 2008, 22:16)
hi ,
Beautiful and lovely modal lets see how much catch market plese be fast .
Jai Prasad Subba (November 22, 2008, 21:23)
Maruthi is small cars thinks in different angle. I Being the user of Maruti 800 and also Alto, I have already fed up with the concept. I can challenge Maruti 800 fit with A/c.is a better performer than Alto. On this comparison I am dam sure Just increasing the power of the engine and trying to impress the people with Looks and Interiors costing double than a Maruti 800 is a foolish Idea. I feel now my car should be other than maruti in small car segment. Being the Proud owner of maruthi after seeing this car I feel sorry. I shall better go for one more 800 instead or other company cars.
Mudduraj (November 22, 2008, 19:56)
Since the name is "A" Star, so its Demanding "A" grade star pricing, this movie will be a complete flop,
Mithun (November 22, 2008, 18:11)
Hi
first impression of maruti A-star is great look but in this credit crunch the valube should be around 2.5lakh to 3 lakh
Valmiki (November 22, 2008, 17:09)
Hi,
First of all, all maruti small car models are good but legroom, dashboard is very very small and very uncomfortable to drive, lookwise very good, not much on luggage room space, and height is also small, price is too higher side, it should be avilable max. of 2.5 to 3 lakhs most. S.Joshi - Bangalore
Shyamsundar Joshi (November 22, 2008, 12:06)
No doubt lookwise maruti A star is good but pricewise too high, it should be max upto 3 laks.
Suhas (November 22, 2008, 10:11)
pls use good photos. already the look of the car is out of focus. lets see what is going to happen in the market and how it is going to competete with the other budgeted cars
Imrankhan (November 22, 2008, 10:04)
HI,
This is a clean competetitor for i10, people going for i10 in hundai this car is the best compare to prize ,maintenance,economy and service points.i think there is no other car in this segment with these features.So this is a SURE success for maruti.
Ravishankar (November 21, 2008, 19:14)
head lamp so good as PORSCHE the body seems lite ,
Manu Satkar (November 21, 2008, 16:19)
Better then Hyundai Cars, No doubt.
after all it is from Japanese company.
B R Desai (November 21, 2008, 14:19)
Marutis star seams to realy get good responce as per yr artical
Narhar (November 21, 2008, 13:05)
FIRST LOOK IS NICE BUT REAR SEAT IS A LETDOWN ,FRONT STYLING IS GOOD BUT NOT CHEERING AGAIN NO DIESEL OPTION,WHEELBASE BETTER,SEETHROUGH HEADREST ARE MUST
Ashoake Satkar (November 21, 2008, 12:43)
Though i haven't have a close look on the car, but what appears from the brochures and snaps posted here... The car looks high on styling, letdown from the rear end, and quite high on the pricing. I would expect a car of this size to be close to 3.0-3.25 L Tag, nothing beyond. Dash board and IP are truly new and promising. From the concept car they should have picked the Headlamps and Rear lighting.... having worked on some component development for the car, i was waiting for this car ... not anymore. I would stick to i10,spark on lower segment and Swift/Uva/Getz on higher segment. Doesn't look a Value for Money product to me.
Anurag (November 21, 2008, 12:24)
Hi
A Star is a small nice and compact car. I wanna to know, is the luggage room is big enough to accommodate CNG cylender if one wanna to fit?
Mithilesh (November 21, 2008, 11:05)
the car will fail like rajnikanth's baba movie.It created huge expectations and differs a lot from which was relased earlier.Its a real scrap u can exchange it for dates(perichambazham)
Yogesh (November 21, 2008, 10:41)
everything good but price is high. it should be around 300000
Rajesj Cv (November 21, 2008, 10:35)
Hi!
Maruti A-star, it just deserves A grade and its look so stylish and very comfortable too.
Rima A Kunvrani (November 21, 2008, 10:23)
tottal disappointment i had it was looking better in autoshow its waste
Sekar (November 21, 2008, 10:19)
The car looks great but still performance on road is more important. i hope maruti suzuki will do always good. iam worried about the leg room space where maruti always fails compare to other competitiors. Anyway Astar is going to be a star in india and Europe.
Aashish (November 21, 2008, 10:17)
ofcose yes, it has a great look & millage, but let watch & see the performance for next 2 months. price is on little bit higher side..but it has got style & millage both, which is the desire for every customer... best of luck.
Nagraj D Pagarey (November 21, 2008, 09:34)
Good Look. Super Mileage. greate success for MAruti.
Saheer P K (November 21, 2008, 09:23)
Look wise this car is a star, but a complete car has to good looks, good space and should perform well. We would have to wait and see for the performance part feedback. I am sure, the space is reduced considerably to give it good looks. For good pics, please logon to maruti official website.
Blaze (November 21, 2008, 09:14)
The pictures here are very blur, quality wise, pathetic and doesn't give the first impressions of Maruti A-Star. Please use better camera.
Manohar (November 21, 2008, 08:33)
price should be less. Mileage is impressive
Satya Prasad (November 21, 2008, 00:22)
Congratulations !in frst impresisions of maruti A star is great look, This is a very good car from Maruti. A perfect reply to Hyundai i10 and santro{but over all disapnting!}gaurav ganglani
Gaurav (November 20, 2008, 23:53)
Maruti has done the same mistake again.....this is on the Wagon R platform and rear seats are same as Estilo...I saw this car 2day n was very disappointed with the concept
Chandy (November 20, 2008, 23:48)
The car is a bit congested, less leg room.Moreover the Dash board is high for the driver's seat.Therefore the front view is not clear.Boot space is also very less.Seats are less comfortable.I think, Alto is better than this car other than the looks from outside.
Vikalp Dutt (November 20, 2008, 23:41)
concept was good looking the real car seems ugly built, it could hav been better let's see wheather it defeats i10 or get itself out of compitition.
Janeshwar Banshtu (November 20, 2008, 23:26)
Congratulations ! This is a very good car from Maruti. A perfect reply to Hyundai i10 and santro. A Winner.
Ajay Kumar
Ajay Kumar (November 20, 2008, 23:04)
I was w8ing for A Staar concept not this bogus model. Will buy i10. Maruti is flop.
Ashis Saxena (November 20, 2008, 22:52)
its a crampy car, the leg room behind is very very less; ever lesser than the alto. the rear seats are not comfortable. the rear windows are too small and its a stuffy car. the boot space in the dicky is very less, a big bag wont fit in ..the tachometer in zxi is kept on the dashboard, this is the most stupid thing..No alloy wheels in zxi, thats so sad....i feel the old alto is much better to look and more spacious
Gunjan Puri (November 20, 2008, 22:49)
i think its not look as concept,& in this price i go for indica vista tdi at the same price.........
Vijay (November 20, 2008, 22:33)
Maruti A-star cannot be compared with Maruti Swift. The price is on higher side. Range be with 3 lakhs.
Subramanian (November 20, 2008, 22:10)
car is not attractive....lets see whether hits market or not....
Vishal (November 20, 2008, 21:16)
Rear styling is verey good but the front looks disappointing. Interior is average. On road performance and fuel efficiency needs to be seen. THe price could have been slightly lower.
Iype Koshy (November 20, 2008, 21:09)
The first impression of A - star is very much disappointing and comparing to Alto the cost is very high @ almost same performance.
Ramesh (November 20, 2008, 20:36)
Looks good. But the price a bit on the upper side.
Prakash Narayan (November 20, 2008, 20:20)
good but little dear price. Price 3.0 lacs is ok .
Omvir Singh (November 20, 2008, 20:07)
No other good images a?
Arun (November 20, 2008, 19:51)
Price seems on the higher side
Pravin (November 20, 2008, 19:32)
The car looks great but the body seems light , interiors could had been better.
Vinay Dixit (November 20, 2008, 19:10)
Hi,
First impressions of Maruti A-STAR is GREAT looks. Back looks good But,Front grill could have been better (i can see the Radiator!!)
Giri (November 20, 2008, 18:49)
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