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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

Last updated on: January 4, 2013 08:28 IST


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he largest carmaker in India, Maruti Suzuki, launched the new variant of Ritz at the beginning of the New Year. The car is priced at Rs 615,000 (ex-showroom Delhi).

If you wondering what special about the model, it's the automatic transmission, which is offered with VXI petrol variant.

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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

Last updated on: January 4, 2013 08:28 IST

The company also offers an optional ABS trim level variant.

The official launch took place in Mumbai where it is priced at Rs 643,000.

Its competitors, Hyundai i10 for example, has automatic variant (starts at Rs 524,000) in their portfolio since a long time. It was long due that Maruti adds this variant to its bouquet of offerings.

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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

Last updated on: January 4, 2013 08:28 IST

The latest rival for the Ritz is Honda Brio AT, which starts at a price tag of Rs 574,000 that is much cheaper than Ritz AT and Hyundai i10 AT.

Maruti Suzuki has never disappointed its fans and always delivered the best products at affordable and economic price.

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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

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The company is known for providing fuel-efficient cars and the new Maruti Ritz AT is no different.

The firm made sure that the consumers are not saddened with its fuel efficiency, and the car still delivers a good mileage overall.

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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

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This new Ritz automatic delivers 17.16 kmpl, as per ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India) while manual ones offer 18.5 kmpl.

The company offers this variant in petrol only.

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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

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Everything in the new model is same as the other petrol variants. It comes with 1.2 litre K Series engine that produces 86bhp of power along with 113nm of torque.

The diesel variant, on the other hand, comes with the fuel-efficient 1.3 litre MultiJet engine sourced from Fiat.

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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

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This engine has the ability to churn out maximum power of 75PS without any trouble. The manual gearbox has five gearshifts, whereas the automatic has a four-speed gearbox.

The Ritz AT variant has impressive pick up and acceleration. The four-speed automatic transmission delivers an awesome performance on road.

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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

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The top variants is blessed with safety features like anti-lock braking system, electronic brake-force distribution system and brake-assist. These make sure that the car does not skid when the driver hits the brakes with force in case of emergency.

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There have been little cosmetic changes in the variant. The exteriors have been kept more or less the same. The interiors, however, get new stereo that has USB connectivity and audio controls are mounted on the steering wheel.

Dual tone upholstery, adjuster for driver seat and comfortable rear seat are other noticeable features.

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Ritz AT: Maruti's new rival to automatic Brio, i10

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On the whole, the AT variant adds more charm to Ritz and helps Maruti to complete its portfolio.

So watch out Honda and Hyundai, you have a competent rival.

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