Spotted: Maruti Suzuki Splash And A-star

hyper123 · 19th June 2008, 22:12

Nice scoop!! Yup, with ABS, Vdi, etc., and with good pricing, these two will rock the market for sure!

P.S.: Splash's speedo is a rip-off of the Fiat 500 cinquecento, isn't it?!

amtak · 19th June 2008, 22:24

Did anyone notice the old school door handles on the A star?? (was also mentioned in OD) cost cutting? In high probability this car would be slotted between the Alto and the Estilo/Wagon R and Splash between Swift and Dzire?

karanraheja · 19th June 2008, 22:32

The most confusing part is how is MSIL gonna position these cars.
My guess is Splash take over the reigns of Wagon R. A-star placed
between Alto & Zen. Maybe Cervo can be the Alto replacement.
Should be interesting to see how MSIL position it. The A star
though is no where close to concept. Expect some aggresive
styling for the A Star. Anyways MSIL seem to be going the right
way with these launches ahead.

blue_pulsar · 19th June 2008, 22:45

These interiors are yuck!

Spotted: Maruti Suzuki Splash And A-star-22255d1213882013tspottedmarutisuzukisplashstar4.jpg

If these are of the A-star and it is priced around the Alto, it is probably fine. But if these are Splash interiors, God save them.

Vid6639 · 19th June 2008, 22:51

Those are of the A-star blue_pulsar. The splash has better interiors.

blip · 19th June 2008, 22:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid6639

Those are of the A-star blue_pulsar. The splash has better interiors.

The A-star has a tacho !! I seriously doubt it, even the swift lxi dosen't have one . Also this pod-style tacho is common in all splash models abroad

19th June 2008, 22:56

Horrifyingly ugly interiors; "Designed in India" indeed :-(. Decent exteriors. Now let's wait and see which, if any, models get discontinued when these cars are launched.

gkrishn · 19th June 2008, 23:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue_pulsar

These interiors are yuck!

Pretty much yuck.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid6639

Those are of the A-star blue_pulsar. The splash has better interiors.

The wiper position gives away that the interior is of a-star. Even if that is the case, cant see how it will compete with i10.

Vid6639 · 19th June 2008, 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by blip

The A-star has a tacho !! I seriously doubt it, even the swift lxi dosen't have one . Also this pod-style tacho is common in all splash models abroad

that could be the top end variant. Since the tacho is a pod typ imagine how easy it is to have a lower end variant without a tacho. they don't have to manufacture 2 instrument consoles for low and high variants.

The Alto VXi, WagonR VXi and Zen Estilo Vxi all have tachos. Those interiors are the A-star's without doubt.

Guys remember these are pre-production test mules. They may not have the final interior finish. Let's reserve judgment when the cars come out.

phamilyman · 19th June 2008, 23:16

Fantastic scoop. Splash with VDI+ABS will replace which car/ which price point? i10 killer?

That said, I think its completely incorrect to watermark pictures or rehost them here. Its been taken from orkut from a Delhi guy - neither has he given permission to host on teambhp or to watermark with teambhp itself. This is a clear case of US violating someone elses' IPR. Don't we all get pissed with someone reproducing a BHPian's scoop pics on another site?

Jaggu · 19th June 2008, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid6639

that could be the top end variant. Since the tacho is a pod typ imagine how easy it is to have a lower end variant without a tacho. they don't have to manufacture 2 instrument consoles for low and high variants.

The Alto VXi, WagonR VXi and Zen Estilo Vxi all have tachos. Those interiors are the A-star's without doubt.

Guys remember these are pre-production test mules. They may not have the final interior finish. Let's reserve judgment when the cars come out.

Looks like top end since an integrated CD player is also seen in the pic.

ravi@64bhp · 19th June 2008, 23:53

Fantastic find. The cars really look great. Nice to see the topline Splash is going to be feature-rich. Sure the diesel version is going to be a hot hatch.

ravi@64bhp · 19th June 2008, 23:56

Upon close look, I found the interiors shown are of 'A-star' and not the Splash. You can identify by the white papers placed on the dash visible both internally and externally in 'A-Star'

Cyrus43 · 20th June 2008, 00:05

I woudnt like to drive up in a party in one of these for sure!! The look Ghastly!! espcially the one with the big light cluster in the back. Splash is it???

ibcool · 20th June 2008, 00:06

nice nice!

this means the cars coming out soon, last i heard the A-star might be out by end oct or start nov!

19th June 2008, 22:12	#46
hyper123 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 321 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Nice scoop!! Yup, with ABS, Vdi, etc., and with good pricing, these two will rock the market for sure! P.S.: Splash's speedo is a rip-off of the Fiat 500 cinquecento, isn't it?!
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19th June 2008, 22:24	#47
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,923 Thanked: 917 Times View My Garage	Did anyone notice the old school door handles on the A star?? (was also mentioned in OD) cost cutting? In high probability this car would be slotted between the Alto and the Estilo/Wagon R and Splash between Swift and Dzire?
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19th June 2008, 22:32	#48
karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	The most confusing part is how is MSIL gonna position these cars. My guess is Splash take over the reigns of Wagon R. A-star placed between Alto & Zen. Maybe Cervo can be the Alto replacement. Should be interesting to see how MSIL position it. The A star though is no where close to concept. Expect some aggresive styling for the A Star. Anyways MSIL seem to be going the right way with these launches ahead.
	() Thanks

19th June 2008, 22:45	#49
blue_pulsar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,113 Thanked: 406 Times	These interiors are yuck! If these are of the A-star and it is priced around the Alto, it is probably fine. But if these are Splash interiors, God save them.
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19th June 2008, 22:51	#50
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,746 Thanked: 43,558 Times View My Garage	Those are of the A-star blue_pulsar. The splash has better interiors.
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19th June 2008, 22:56	#52
SuperSyn Posts: n/a	Horrifyingly ugly interiors; "Designed in India" indeed :-(. Decent exteriors. Now let's wait and see which, if any, models get discontinued when these cars are launched.
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19th June 2008, 23:16	#55
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,972 Thanked: 4,653 Times	Fantastic scoop. Splash with VDI+ABS will replace which car/ which price point? i10 killer? That said, I think its completely incorrect to watermark pictures or rehost them here. Its been taken from orkut from a Delhi guy - neither has he given permission to host on teambhp or to watermark with teambhp itself. This is a clear case of US violating someone elses' IPR. Don't we all get pissed with someone reproducing a BHPian's scoop pics on another site?
	() Thanks

19th June 2008, 23:53	#57
ravi@64bhp BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 602 Thanked: 11 Times	Fantastic find. The cars really look great. Nice to see the topline Splash is going to be feature-rich. Sure the diesel version is going to be a hot hatch.
	() Thanks

19th June 2008, 23:56	#58
ravi@64bhp BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 602 Thanked: 11 Times	Upon close look, I found the interiors shown are of 'A-star' and not the Splash. You can identify by the white papers placed on the dash visible both internally and externally in 'A-Star'
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20th June 2008, 00:05	#59
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 222 Times View My Garage	I woudnt like to drive up in a party in one of these for sure!! The look Ghastly!! espcially the one with the big light cluster in the back. Splash is it???
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20th June 2008, 00:06	#60
ibcool BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 75 Thanked: 7 Times	nice nice! this means the cars coming out soon, last i heard the A-star might be out by end oct or start nov!
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