THE PINT-SIZED Suzuki Alto, powered by a 1.0 litre three-cylinder petrol engine, will play the David to an army of Goliaths in this year’s Global Green Car Challenge.

Suzuki expects the Alto, which returns a fuel economy rating of 4.8 l/100km, to perform even better on the open roads after recent international economy runs showed [...]

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SUZUKI IS SET to reveal a redesigned 2010 Suzuki Alto at next month’s Tokyo Motor Show, despite the current model being only a year old.

More of an evolution of the current design, Suzuki announced today that the Alto it displays next month will be a near-production model.

Visually, the new Alto is separated from the [...]

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SUZUKI IS NO STRANGER to little cars with big hearts. The LJ10 4WD from the late sixties is testament to its belief that good things can and do come in small packages.

This time around, Suzuki is returning to the ‘sub-light’ car category in Australia with its Indian built, three-cylinder Alto.

We’ve seen the Alto on these [...]

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THE SUZUKI ALTO ultramini was launched locally only three weeks ago, but now Suzuki Australia is turning its eyes towards Europe and India where the Splash hatch is making waves in both markets.

Built on a shortened version of the Suzuki Swift’s platform, the Splash, depending on the market, is offered with  a 1.0 litre [...]

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SUZUKI IS PRIMED to pioneer the sub-light-car sector in Australia with today’s local release of its new global Alto city car.

With introductory pricing starting at $12,490 (plus on-roads) for the base model GL manual, the Alto is set to become the cheapest four-door car on sale in Australia.

In introducing the Alto to the motoring press, [...]

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SUZUKI’S TINY ALTO city car has achieved a respectable four-star rating under the Australasian New Car Assessment Program’s rigorous crash testing regime.

The Alto, which goes on sale nationwide on August 1, will come standard with a segment-leading six airbags, with two front, two side and two full-length curtain airbags keeping passengers out of harm’s way.

ABS [...]

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LATE LAST YEAR TMR reported that the Suzuki Alto supermini will hit Aussie shores this year, and we first caught a glimpse of it in the flesh at the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show back in February.

Suzuki has this week confirmed that the Alto will hit showrooms in Australia on August 1, and unlike the [...]

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Suzuki Australia today unveiled the all-new Alto – which will join the Suzuki line-up later this year.

The fifth and smallest member of Suzuki’s range of world strategic models, the new Alto combines eye-catching style and easy urban mobility with great performance in terms of fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions.

Already on sale in Europe, the Alto [...]

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