India comes home in a Maruti’ is the tag line of the latest advertisement going on air for Maruti cars. Truly enough, Maruti in collaboration with Suzuki has been giving out a number of cars made for the average Indian customer aspiring for an efficient, family vehicle.
The ‘A Star’ is the latest launch from the house of Maruti Suzuki keeping up with their trend of providing competitive vehicles at reasonable prices. It is a hatchback, fuel efficient family car and comes in three variants- the A Star Lxi, A Star Vxi and the A Star Zxi.
The Lxi is the lower end model while the Zxi is the higher end one. The Vxi naturally, is the medium price model with balanced features and technology.
Technology that it Runs On
Maruti has promoted the new 12 valve, 3 cylinder 998cc DOHC KB series petrol engine as the USP of the A Star. Now, what does a ‘DOHC’ engine do to become the USP of a car? Well, without getting into the nitty gritties, the only good thing to know about a DOHC or Double Over Head Cam engine is that due to its technology and make, it can produce more horse powers in an engine of smaller volume also- thereby giving better efficiency.
The maximum fuel capacity of the car is 35 liters and it gives a city average of 14.00 kmpl and that of 19.00 kmpl on the highway. The A Star also gives a reason to rejoice for all the environment lovers (that should ideally mean all of us!) by being Euro 5 compliant and claiming to have minimum carbon di oxide emissions. The car also promises to have a recyclability of components due to a novel End of Life Vehicle (ELV) concept installed in it.
Star Features
The A Star Vxi is a lower to medium budget family car and thus provides relative features. It is a 5 seater car that comes pre installed with an air conditioner, however without climate control. It also gives you the convenience of a remote controlled boot and fuel tank operation. The car also comes pre installed with a CD player and two speakers to save you from the hassle and expense of getting one installed after the purchase. » Read more: Maruti Suzuki – A Star Vxi Car
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