The sea of small hatchbacks is soon going to be joined by one more car, the new Tata Zica. Competing against the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Celerio and Chevrolet Beat, the Zica has a long climb ahead, especially thanks to the Indica lineage which has been bugged by the perception of shoddy build quality … Read more
Maruti Suzuki invested about Rs 900 crore in developing the small 2-cylinder diesel engine which currently powers the Celerio and may or may not go to other smaller cars in the future. Celerio diesel was launched in June 2015 and was expected to set the charts on fire but that just did not happen! According … Read more
Maruti Suzuki continues to be the good samaritan and after Swift and Dzire, they have now introduced basic safety features in the lesser variants of Celerio as well. Celerio now gains dual front airbags and ABS in all variants as an optional extra. The company also went on to extend the availability of Auto Gear … Read more
Maruti Suzuki’s Celerio popularized Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) in India and it has been an instant hit. The waiting period peaked to months and the company had to request Magneti Marelli to set up a base here to cater to the rising demand. The company after the initial success continued propelling the model with a … Read more
Did you know that Celerio diesel comes with a host of ‘firsts’? It is world’s smallest diesel engine on a passenger car. It is the first diesel engine by Suzuki and hence, a first indigenous motor on a Maruti Suzuki car. It is obvious that being a two cylinder engine, the company must have faced … Read more