The Maruti Suzuki has recently updated it's Micro SUV S-Presso.
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| The S-Presso |
The company has sold 2,02,250 models since its inception. Eventhough it don't have any 'wow' factor, it is a hot-selling vehicle because of its unique look, the SUV stance and the high sitting position. Afterall, it is a compact vehicle and can fit into the budget of many first time car buyers. The price of the car starts at Rs.4.25 lakh and goes up to Rs.5.99 lakh ex.showroom for range toping VXI Automatic variant.
EXTERIOR
Front View: From the front, the flat bonnet, large headlamps, the grille and the large bumper are giving it an SUV look.
Side View: From sides, we can find two small indicators on the front fender. Side view mirrors and door handles are now available in body colour.
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| Side View |
Rear View: Nothing to highlight anything special from the back side of S-Presso.
It is a very plain design. You can find Suzuki logo and S-Presso badging. The car having V-shaped tail lamps.Apart from this you will get a high mounted stop lamp and an integrated spoiler with S-Presso. A large bumper is provided at the rear too.
INTERIOR
Maruti has done it's bes to give a spacious cabin in this compact vehicle, and is really a spacious cabin.
It is a taller car and the doors open wide, so getting in and out is not going to be an issue with S-Preeso. Moreover you will get excellent outside visibility because of its high sitting position. Seats are very comfortable and feels comfy. But these seats don't thave adjustable headrests.
By entering into the cabin the dash board,the circular element in the centre and the centrally mounted digital speedo meter all grab your attention instantly.
The 7 inch touch screen infotainment system provided with the S-Presso is very nice and it can support wired Android Auto and ApplecarPlay. Power window switches are provided at the centre console.
S-Presso comes with powerful A/c with manual controls. A 12V socket, a USB charger with aux.Port are provided at front. The steering of the S-Presso is a 3-spoke steering wheel in which voice control and wire less telephony switches are provided.
Storage space: You will get sufficient storage space at front. There are one litre bottle holders on front doors A small glove box and a small shelf above it is useful to place the wallet and mobile phones. The floor console gets a couple of cup-holders and a small cubby. But at the rear you won't get any storage space other than a small rectangular cubby. No door pockets, no bottle holders and no seat pockets even available at the back.
Boot Space: S-Presso having a boot space of 270 litres.
It is a very practical boot and the 270 litres, is a very good figure when we consider the car of this small size.
DRIVABILITY
High sitting position gives excellent outside visibility which is very helpful to drive in city traffic.The 3-cylinder 1-litre K10C engine produces the power of 65.71bhp@5500rpm and torque of 89Nm@3500rpm. The engine comes with an idle start/stop technology which enhances the fuel economy.
It is a very refined and a revv happy engine. It is mated with a 5 speed manual and a 5 speed AGS (Automated Gear Shift) gear boxes. The manual gear box is a very smooth gear box. As per the ARAI test figures this engine and gear box combination will provide the mileage of 24.7 km/l, which is a very good figure.
When come to Automatic, Maruti has refined this gear box to provide a good driving experience. It is an effortless unit and you can shift it in manual mode whenever you want.
Moreover now the S-Presso comes with Hill-Hold assist feature. Which is a very helpful feature when you are taking the car from an incline. As per ARAI, this engine and gear box combination will provide even better mileage of 25.3km/litre. This is an ideal variant for your daily city drives.
SAFETY
The car comes with two airbags at front.However base variants comes with only driver side airbag. Other than that it has ABS,EBD,Hill hold assist and Rear Parkin seonsors.
CONCLUSION.
It is a nice and peppy car to drive in city traffic. The AMT transmission is now much more refined than in the previous version. Moreover it has a spacious cabin and a decent boot space too. S-Presso is a perfect car for small middle class families.
If you are looking more on mileage, then you have an another option from Maruti, check the all new Celerio & Maruti K10.
As always- Happy driving.
"Drive with steering, not with horn"
Note: All images taken in this blog post are from the manufacturer's website for presentation purpose only.
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