Suzuki Celerio
The Suzuki Celerio is a city car produced by the Japanese manufacturer Suzuki that was first unveiled in February 2014. It is manufactured by Pak Suzuki Motors in Pakistan as a rebadged version of the Cultus, Maruti Suzuki in India and Suzuki Motor Thailand in Rayong Province Thailand. It replaces the A-Star and Zen Estilo.[2][3]
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2017 Suzuki Celerio SZ4 (United Kingdom) | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Suzuki |
Also called | Suzuki Cultus (Pakistan) |
Production | 2014–present |
Assembly | India: Manesar (Maruti Suzuki) Thailand: Rayong (Suzuki Thailand) Pakistan: Karachi (Pak Suzuki Motors) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | City car (A) |
Body style | 5-door hatchback |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Powertrain | |
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Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,425 mm (95.5 in)[1] |
Length | 3,600 mm (141.7 in)[1] |
Width | 1,600 mm (63.0 in)[1] |
Height | 1,540 mm (60.6 in)[1] |
Curb weight | 785 kg (1,731 lb)[1] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Suzuki Alto/A-Star (seventh generation) Suzuki Cultus (second generation, Pakistan) |
Suzuki unveiled the Celerio at the Auto Expo 2014,[4] after being previewed as the A:Wind concept model at the Thailand International Motor Expo in November 2013.[5][6] The Celerio has twelve versions available in India.
The Celerio was Pakistan's first car with AutoGear Shift technology. The Maruti Suzuki A-Star is India's first car with an automatic gear shift called EZ Drive. The petrol engine is a Suzuki K-series K10B latest revision called K-Next (not same as Wagon R K10B, because Wagon R has compression ratio of 10:1 while Celerio/Cultus has 11:1).[7][8] The gearbox is basically a manual transmission with a transmission control unit (TCU) that actuates the hydraulics to shift the gears.[9]
History
The Suzuki Celerio was launched in India with six variants (base model ex showroom price of INR 3.75 lakhs).[10] The diesel version of Celerio was introduced in the second quarter of 2015. The hatchback is currently available in petrol and CNG fuel options.[11] The Celerio X is a premium variant of Celerio with a sportier look, equipped with AGS technology, Striking X graphic and grille design.
It was launched on the European market in the second half of 2014, having its European premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2014.[12] However, the British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand market (ceased being built for this market in 2017) are produced in the Suzuki's Rayong manufacturing plant in Thailand.
- 2017 Suzuki Celerio SZ4 (United Kingdom)
- Interior
Safety
The Suzuki Celerio scored 3 of 5 stars when tested by Euro NCAP in 2014 and 4 of 5 by ANCAP in 2015.[13][14] ANCAP and Euro NCAP received criticism claiming they underscored the Celerio relative to other cars that had fewer airbags or performed worse in crash tests.[15]
The India version of the Celerio was awarded zero stars by the Global NCAP after a test conducted in May 2016.[16][17] The basic version of the Celerio in India does not include airbags and the body shell of the vehicle was rated by the Global NCAP as "unstable".[18]
Diesel
Maruti Suzuki introduced its all new 793 cc diesel engine in the Celerio on 3 June 2015, at a price of INR 4.65 lacs. The Celerio DDiS125 is powered by Suzuki’s first indigenously developed two-cylinder motor which delivers 47.6 bhp (35 kW) of max power and 125 Nm of peak torque. It also promises to deliver a segment best mileage of 27.62 km/l.
Externally, the Celerio diesel it is identical to the petrol version.[19] The Celerio diesel variant was discontinued in February 2017.[20]
Sales
Calendar Year | India | Thailand |
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2014 | 67,616 | 1,862[21] |
2015 | 82,961 | 2,487[22] |
2016 | 90,481 | 1,187[23] |
2017 | 100,860 | 922[24] |
2018 | 100,957 |
References
- http://www.suzuki.fr/media/pdf/catalogue/celerio.pdf
- Chauhan, Chanchal Pal (7 February 2014). "Auto Expo 2014: Maruti Celerio hatchback launched at a starting price of Rs 3.90 lakh". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- Mohan, Anand (14 February 2014). "Maruti Celerio: Competition Check". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- CarWale Team. "Maruti Suzuki launches the Celerio for Rs 3.90 lakh at the Auto Expo 2014". Carwale.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2013/1128.html
- http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2014/0325.html
- http://www.motorbeam.com/cars/maruti-celerio/suzuki-celerio-makes-european-debut-at-2014-geneva-motor-show/
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "How does Maruti Celerio's Auto gearbox work?". Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- "Maruti Suzuki Celerio". Overdrive. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- "Maruti Suzuki Celerio Diesel to hit the Indian market". CarTrade. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2014/0304.html
- "Euro NCAP safety test, Suzuki Celerio" (PDF). Euro NCAP. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- http://www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings/suzuki/celerio/564458
- http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/ancap-confuses-with-renault-captur-and-suzuki-celerio-safety-ratings-30920
- "Zero Stars For All Cars In Latest Global NCAP Crash Tests". Global NCAP. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- http://www.globalncap.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2016-Suzuki-Maruti-Celerio-NO-Airbags.pdf
- "Celerio, Kwid, Scorpio among Indian cars scoring zero in safety test". 17 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- Juneja, Akshit (6 June 2015). "Maruti Suzuki Celerio Diesel Launched". CarDekho.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017.
- Shah, Ronak. "Diesel variants of Maruti Suzuki Celerio discontinued". ET Auto. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "Thailand cars sales report 2014". HeadlightMag.com. Thailand. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- "Thailand cars sales report 2015". HeadlightMag.com. Thailand. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- "Thailand cars sales report 2016". HeadlightMag.com. Thailand. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- "Thailand cars sales report 2017". HeadlightMag.com. Thailand. Retrieved 24 October 2018.