Maruti Estilo Review
One of the Most Slow Selling Maruti Cars
Wednesday, April 24, 2013Overview of Maruti Estilo
Team Maruti Suzuki has unveiled the Estilo K series with stunning features and advanced features. India’s leading car manufacturer introduces Estilo after improvising the appearance and upgrading it with technically advanced features. With a motto of modifying the lifestyle as well as a habit of Indians, Maruti Suzuki India launched Estilo, and called it a vehicle for “Vibrant India”. The model is specially designed to suit the need and expectation of Indian car admirers. The model is available in stunning colors and bold design.
Maruti Estilo Exterior
The all new avatar called Maruti Estilo flaunts vibrant design, strong appearance balanced with swept back headlamps, stylish front and back bumpers. The car is also equipped with a pair of fog lamp covering the brand new designed hood. The covered wheels offer a stylish look. Besides these the door mouldings and ORVM add to the bold look of the vehicle. The dash-board of the car is in a dual tone chocolate brown as well as beige shade with new attractive, and stunning silver accent significantly placed on the center console, AC louvers, instruments cluster, steering wheel and gear knob. The instrument panel of the car is equipped with a new design speedometer, multi-function display and digital fuel level indicator.
Maruti Estilo Interior
Maruti Estilo’s interior is specially crafted with double shades like beige and chocolate. The hues have been sophisticatedly blended to enrich the posh appearance. The seats are extremely comfortable. The seat covers are specially designed in a geometric pattern. The emboss effect is simply amazing. The back seats and features area offer absolute comfort to the passenger. The AC vents that are placed in the center are rectangular in shape and those that are placed on the side are round with Silver lining. The Steering wheel has three spoke with a prominent and big Suzuki logo in center. The vehicle is equipped with prominent features like, power steering to drive comfortably, power windows to open and close the panes easily, central lock can be operated through a remote, rear seats can be folded for offering absolute comfort, rear parcel tray, wiper and washer at the rear end, and technically advanced engine and gearbox to suit the need of Maruti Estilo.
Engine and Gearbox
The all new Maruti Suzuki Estilo is equipped with the K10B engine from the Maruti family. The 998cc three cylinder engine is equipped to deliver a power of about 68 Bhp at 6200 rpm. It also supports a higher torque of 90 Nm at 3500 rpm. It offers more power and very low Noise, Vibration and Harshness. The superior technology engine makes it power-puff vehicle on the Indian roads. The light weight engine allows it to save fuel due to low emission. The superior technology Estilo engine is available with the ARAI fuel efficiency certificate. The technical advancement of the car specially includes the K10B engine with DOHC (Double Overhead Cam Shaft) offers improved volumetric efficiency, powerful FE as well as power. In order to reduce the weight as well as help the suction mode plastic intake has been added. Besides these the top coil, high end injector and special engine oil for the new K10B engine helps it in maintaining the engine in good condition and a change is needed only after running some 10,000 km. In short the vehicle reduces the maintenance expense. The transmission power of the engine is coupled with offering pleasure while driving. It is equipped with cable type transmission system. This is new in the market. The traditional manual gear is modified into Cable mechanism. This method helps in decreasing the effort needed for gear movement. The new Maruti Estilo supports minimum road clearance of 165 mm and wheelbase of 2360 mm. The tight turning radius of 4.6 meters makes it the favourite car with the city drivers. It allows quick parking in a most efficient manner.
Safety Features
The new Estilo offers absolute safety to the user. Safety, security and comfort of the vehicle should be mentioned in particular. To offer a comfortable ride, the distance between the steering wheel and the bumper at the front has been increased. This helps in absorbing the impact of the speed. The upgraded features also include fog lamps at both ends, wiper at the back and washer for cleaning the new car. The additional features like Airbag beside the chauffeur and ABS may be considered for high security purpose. The vehicle is also equipped with iCATS integrated keys, a central locking system to maintain safety and an anti-theft alarm is fitted inside the vehicle.
Variants of New Maruti Estilo
Maruti Estilo is available in four variants - Lx, Lxi, Vxi & top of the line Vxi ABS.
Shades Available in Maruti Estilo
New Maruti Estilo is available in 8 shades:
- Superior White
- Midnight Black
- Silky Silver
- Dusky Brown
- Ecru Beige
- Quantum Orange
- Bright Red
- Emerald Blue
Verdict
The car is also identified as a new and environment friendly model in the Indian car market. About 89% parts of the vehicle are environment friendly. Team Maruti is introducing such environment friendly vehicles in the market. The parts used are all ELV certified. The new stylish Maruti Estilo is offered with new and superior features like, new bumpers, a pair of headlights, chassis, and head grill and fog lights at both end. The appearance of the car is bold and powerful. It has robust wheels to support on long drives. New wheel covers perfectly compliment the total outside makeover and offer a stylish and smart look.