All new Maruti 800 – A legend returns

Maruti is the biggest and most successful manufacturer in the Indian market. It had the early movers advantage in the Indian market. Being in the market for such a long time, Maruti has brought some iconic cars to the Indian market. But none of these cars can match the iconic appeal of the Maruti 800. The Maruti 800 will most likely be the first car of half the people in India. Maruti had to discontinue it in 2014 as it had aged a lot. But, now Maruti might bring the 800 nameplate back. In today’s article, we will see the all-new Maruti 800. 

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Why will Maruti do it?

As mentioned above, the Maruti 800 car is iconic in India. Maruti will look to bring the nameplate to a bigger and more modern car. Maruti has already done this with its Baleno nameplate, when it brought this in its hatchback variant for Nexa dealership. So Maruti can surely bring this iconic nameplate to get the nostalgia in people. This new Alto 800 will be an affordable hatchback. 

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Maruti 800 basics

Coming back to the original Maruti 800. Maruti started its production in 1983 and it was in production for 31 years. The 800 remains the second-longest production car in India, next only to the Hindustan Ambassador. Over 31 years, the Maruti didn’t change much and looked the same throughout its history. Maruti sold 2.66 million units in the Indian market. 

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Specifications

It was 3,335mm in length, 1,440mm in width and 1,405 in height. It had a wheelbase of 2,175mm and had a ground clearance of 160mm. The 800 used to have two engine options- a petrol and an LPG. Both these engines were 796cc and only had a manual transmission. The last recorded price of 800 was in the range of Rs 2.19 to 2.57 lakh (on-road, Mumbai).

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