Mohammed Sajid
Port Blair, Feb 19: Maruti Suzuki India Limited today launched its compact car, Celerio, in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Owners of M/s Agency House today revealed the revolutionary features of the Car to media persons a simple function held in the VIP Road Showroom this evening.
The first incarnation of the Celerio was the A-Wind Concept car that the company unveiled a few months back. Worldwide it is being hailed as a replacement for the Alto that is badged as the A-Star in India. But over here, the A-Star and the Celerio will continue to co-exist. The Celerio keeps the design close to its concept avatar. The front-end comprises a smiling setup, thanks to the large headlamps and a curvy chrome grille. The stout bonnet flows in smoothly and a prominent shoulderline merges with the boot. The rear section appears quite chunky with big tail lamps and a small tailgate. Dimensions reveal that the Celerio sits between the Hyundai Grand i10 and the i10. It’s marginally shorter and narrower but taller than the Grand. The wheelbase at 2,425mm is exactly the same as on the Grand, offering decent amount of kneeroom at the back.
The inside of the Celerio reminds one of the Swift. The large dash has a sweeping design that flows into the centre console where the audio system and air-condition controls are housed. The instrument panel is new and is neatly laid out with a tacho, speedo and a digital display for fuel apart from other telltale lamps. The steering offers controls for Bluetooth and the audio system that comes factory-fitted on the top ZXI variant. The quality of plastic bits too is good. The gear lever is mounted on the centre console much like in the Grand i10. The designers have also added around approximately 15 slots and cubby holes in the cabin for stowage adding to the convenience factor.
