Suzuki To Fight Tata in the Rs.1 Lakh Car Challenge

Ratan Tata’s dream project to give India its very own affordable Rs.1 Lakh car is once again under threat. As if the problems pertaining to its plant in Singur werent enough, Suzuki has revaled its plans to launch its very own one lakh rupee car. Suzuki is developing a 660cc engine and a new low-cost small car platform from scratch secretly at its headquarters in Hamamatsu in Japan. The car will roll out of Maruti’s Gurgaon plant by the end of 2008—around the same time that Tata Motors plans to launch its new small car.

Both cars are actually expected to be launched in the Rs.1.25-1.5 lakh price range, Tata has already told the media that due to rising input costs the car cannot be priced at the one lakh rupee mark. The Suzuki and the Tata cars will be the first sub-800cc cars in the Indian market. The Suzuki car will offer over 50 bhp power with a 660cc petrol engine. In comparison, the Tata small car is expected to offer 30 bhp with a 700cc petrol engine. The 796cc Maruti 800 offers 37 bhp, while the Alto 800 offers 47 bhp. Suzuki mini car will be a geared, front-wheel driven car while the Tata car will have a ungeared (continuous variable transmission) engine at the back powering the rear wheels.

Ratan Tata One 1 Lakh Rupee Car Launch India Suzuki

So clearly Suzuki’s going to give it’s new mini car a super efficient engine, more powerful than the 800, Alto & Tata’s new car (50 Bhp Vs Tata’s 30Bhp is a big power difference). Maruti Suzuki has since long been associated with reliable, easy to maintain fuel efficient petrol cars and it seems that they might just come out as favorite in this mini car challenge. Moreover Tata has had to invest from scratch in developing the new one lakh rupee car and developing the small engine while Suzuki has several mini cars (up to 660cc) such as the Alto Lapin, the MR Wagon, Twin & the latest Cervo in the Japanese market from where it will transfer platforms and engine technology to probably beat Tata at their own dream.

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45 Responses to Suzuki To Fight Tata in the Rs.1 Lakh Car Challenge

  1. Agasthi.G says:

    Really its good for our countries economy and surely it will be of superb hit. I will really buy tata one.

  2. Gururaj.P says:

    It will be great having RS 1 lackh car on indian roads hence it suits our indian economy.I will definetly buy one

  3. Geecee says:

    The suzuki one sounds really impressive. A car with a 660cc engine delivering over 50 bhp??!! Thats news really & looking at the earlier suzuki designs, this one will should look better than the tata ones.

  4. shadab says:

    it is great to here that tata is launching one lac car i am eagerly wating for its launch. please send its photos

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  9. Suman says:

    Great…TATA launching Car for middle class of india at Rs.1 lakh amazing…but think about the traffic…traffic guards will have tough time once this car is lauched…

  10. I am very much interested to own the Rupees
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  16. A Ashok says:

    its good to know that a brand new car could be priced at 1 – 1.5 lakh….. im very much concerned about the looks and performance of the car. pls send a poster or photos of this car …….. atleast a blueprint…

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    no comments.plz sen the profile n picturs.

  26. R L MEHTA "MENARIA" says:

    I am really interested to purchase the car.
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    of car to be lauched by Tata.

  27. imran p.a says:

    very fantastic car

  28. Yogendu says:

    Nothing seems official… as we all have to
    wait & watch of war between car rivals suzuki
    tata or mahindra…

    everybody is talking but is there any strat?
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    so dear all net readers…. wait & watch..

  29. Kunal Dua says:

    I am desperatelly wating for a new segment arrival, this will really
    turn the market of two whealer
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  30. jagan says:

    Pls any one post the performance specifications of the car.

  31. SATHY says:

    I LIKE THE CAR …… THANKS FOR MANUFACTRING TATA

  32. N.Jeyanthiran says:

    It’s a wonderful car. Thanks for you to introduce this kind of Car. I would like to buy this. What are the booking procedures? Actually I am in Srilanka and can you tell me the actual price in srilanka. From. Jeyanthiran

  33. sanjay ansal says:

    its really a very exiting news that the suzuki also producing a one lakh rupees carplease tell me when it will be avalable in the market and also send me complete posture of NANO car

  34. vijaykumar says:

    it,s wonderfull ,i am waiting for nano. many many thanks to rathan tataji.

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