Maruti Suzuki A-star review - Price, Mileage details

Maruti Suzuki A-Star review

This article is my own short review of Maruti-Suzuki A-star. This review contains details of A-star price, A-star features, A-star mileage and other factors that you need to consider if you are planning to buy a car. Perhaps before even beginning with the features I should start with

Maruti Suzuki A-star price

A-star comes in 3 variants. Lxi, Vxi, Zxi where Lxi being the base model and Zxi the top end model.

A-star Lxi on-road Price : Rs. 3.8 lakh (base model)
A-star Vxi on-road Price: Rs. 4.08 lakh
A-star Zxi on-road Price: Rs. 4.56 lakh. (top end model)

The prices given above are are on-road prices (i.e. the approximate final price you pay including taxes, insurance etc.) and are approximate. They may vary according to your region and other factors. For ex-showroom prices. Visit official website of A-star.

Three biggest plus points of A-star

1. A-star mileage: A-star gives a mileage of around 20 km / litre (of petrol) (under ideal conditions). This is among the best mileage in the market.
2. A-star is cost-effective: Even the top-end model of A-star, A-star zxi has an on-road price of around 4.5 lakh rupees. This is a very good deal considering the amount of features A-star has. (read below for details).
   
3. A-star reliability: A-star is exported by Maruti-Suzuki to Europe. Nissan buys A-star and resells it as Nissan Pixo. An advantage of this is that A-star confirms to European safety and quality standards. I think of this as a plus point.

The one big disadvantage of A-star

1. A-star space problem (internal design): A-star is small compact car and if you read reviews you will see that a lot of people complain about the shortage of space in the car. Indeed, the luggage space is short and you may find this a problem depending on your needs. As far as the leg-space or space for seating is concerned though, I think this is just fine, unless you are dealing with more than average obese people. So if you are looking for a family car where you want to carry lot of people or lot of luggage, perhaps it may be worthwhile considering other options. Have a look at a picture of the interior space for yourself

There is also another slight disadvantage, however this is a personal opinion. A-star's design is not among the best in the market. Especially the protruding headlights, I really think they could have done better. Compare this with Nissan Pixo, which is A-star car marketed by Nissan in the European markets. Below is how A-star looks. You can decide for yourself if you like it or not.

A-star fuel Options and A-star Mileage

A-star (unfortunately) comes only in the petrol option. Other fuel options like CNG, LPG or diesel would have made A-star an even more attractive choice. A-star gives a mileage of about 19.5 km per litre under ideal conditions (e.g. on highway).

A-star technical specifications and features

All A-star models come with basic features like Air-conditioner, power steering etc (visit A-star specifications for a detailed list).. The high end Zxi comes with a CD player, stereo system with 4 players, dual driver/passenger airbags. The engine capacity is about 1000cc which is slightly lower than other cars int he market, but enough for most purposes.

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Hyundai i20 review: models - Era, Magna, Sportz, Asta

New Hyundai i20 - the best car in the market ?

Perhaps the two best appealing features of Hyundai i20 are its design and its mileage. Far more attractive than the predecessor Hyundai i10, i20 has a better design but is also significantly more expensive (see Hyundai i20 price below). Perhaps only Fiat Punto comes close to Hyundai i20 as far as attractive design is concerned. (scroll down to read i20 details)

If you are planning to buy a car, here are some things you should know about Hyundai i20. It is worth investing a few minutes in reading this entire post. Or you may want to

Watch Hyundai i20 review video

Hyundai i20 price and models (Era, Magna, Sportz, Asta)

Hyundai i20 comes in 4 models - i20 Era, i20 Magna, i20 Sportz and i20 Asta. These models and their slight variants are listed below along with their ex-showroom price. The actual price you pay for the car (called as on-road price) is slightly higher because of insurace, taxes and costs for possible additional accessories like door mats, etc. Add about 10% to 20% to the ex-showroom price below and you will get an approximate idea of the onroad Hyundai i20 price.

1. Hyundai i20 Era - Price = Rs. 4.74 lakh
   
2. Hyundai i20 Magna - Price = Rs. 5.14 lakh
   
3. Hyundai i20 Sportz Option - Price = Rs. 5.42 lakh
4. Hyundai i20 Sportz - Price = Rs. 5.57 lakh
   
5. Hyundai i20 Asta - Price = Rs. 6.01 lakh
   
6. Hyundai i20 1.2L Asta Option with Sunroof - Price = Rs. 6.48 lakh
   
7. Hyundai i20 1.4L Asta (Automatic Transmission) - Price = Rs. 7.84 lakh
   

Prices are approximate and may vary from city to city by a small amount. To find out the exact price in your city go to Hyundai i20 Price (don't forget to select i20 before you enter your city).

The Era is the basic model, introduced recently. Asta is the top-end luxury model. Remember these are ex-showroom prices of the cars. So the actual on-road price will be higher (about 10 to 20% depending on various factors). So even the cheapest model is more expensive than usual entry-level hatch-back cars (like Maruti Suzuki Zen, Tata Indica or Hyundai's own Santro or i20).

Hyundai i20 Mileage fuel and engine options

All Hyundai i20 models come in Petrol and diesel variants with one of the following engines.

Engine type & capacity	Gears, Transmission	Mileage (ARAI certified values)	i20 models with this engine option
1.2L Kappa (Petrol)	5 speed, Manual Transmission	18 km/ltr	All models.
1.4L CrDi (Diesel)	6 speed, Manual Transmission	21.5 km/ltr	All models except i20 Asta Option with Sunroof.
1.4L Gamma (Petrol)	5 speed, Automatic Transmission	15.04 km/ltr	Only in i20 Asta model (without Sunroof model).

The values of i20 mileage mentioned above are under ideal conditions, and you can expect to get values close to those on highways. Thus 1.4 Crdi engine will probably give you a mileage of 20km per litre of diesel on highways. The mileage in city will be less depending on various factors. The 1.4Crdi engine has been newly introduced by Hyundai, and especially the basic model i20 Era with this engine option is a very good bargain for those who worry about mileage.

Comparison of Hyundai i20 models - Era, Magna, Sportz, Asta

I will only compare the most important features of the above models. For a detailed list download the following Hyundai i20 brochure.

Feature	i20 Era	i20 Magna	i20 Sportz	i20 Asta
Fog Lamps	yes	yes	yes	yes
Driver Airbag	no	no	yes	yes
Dual Driver/Passenger Airbags (with passenger airbag on/off feature)	no	no	no	yes
Side and Curtain Airbags	no	no	no	yes
ABS with EBD	no	no	no	yes
Power Windows	no	yes	yes	yes
Height Adjustable driver seat	no	no	no	yes
Electrically adjustable ORVM's *	no	no	yes	yes
Body coloured outside mirrors with door handles	no	yes	yes	yes
Alloy wheel with 185/65 R14 tyres	no	no	yes	yes

ORVM = Outside Rear view mirror

In addition to the above all Hyundai i20 models with several features like Air-conditioner, Tachometer, 4 speakers with 2 front tweeters, etc. As mentioned above download Hyundai i20 brochure for a list of all features.

Hyundai i20 Airbags (in i20 Magna and i20 Asta)

The i20 Asta Model comes with a dual passenger/driver airbag in addition to side and curtain airbags. i20 Magna, which comes with a driver airbag, is the only other model to come with the airbag feature. The point is having an airbag increases the cost of your car by about Rs. 50,000 or so (very approximate estimate). Airbags is an important safety feature of a car which try to protect the passengers of the car in case of an accident. The i20 Asta, with fully inflated airbags (in an accident) would look like the following
The airbags in the above picture are inflated within a fraction of second of an accident and may protect the passengers from fatal impact with the car body. Airbags are pretty useless if you are only going to drive the car in the city where car speeds are not very high due to high traffic. However on highways, and long-drives, having such a feature is really worth it in my opinion - if you can afford it of course.

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