Suzuki Alto VXR (CNG) Rating

Suzuki Alto (now discontinued) is a well reputed car in Pakistan even with its outdated engine and looks.

This car comes with the same engine that was used in Potohars back in 1980's with minor tweaks for CNG and fuel consumption. Over the passage of time Suzuki has hardly made any interior/exterior change. Car prices are constantly rising and its price started around 5 Lacs is not at 8,21,000 Rs which is not worth the product and you may opt for Imported Car in this range and even lower.

The handling is a nightmare on its... more

Suzuki Alto (now discontinued) is a well reputed car in Pakistan even with its outdated engine and looks.

This car comes with the same engine that was used in Potohars back in 1980's with minor tweaks for CNG and fuel consumption. Over the passage of time Suzuki has hardly made any interior/exterior change. Car prices are constantly rising and its price started around 5 Lacs is not at 8,21,000 Rs which is not worth the product and you may opt for Imported Car in this range and even lower.

The handling is a nightmare on its Stock tyres, and the car is also extremely stiff and bumpy. So changing to softer and wider tyres is recommended, which will make a lot of difference in its comfort and grip. The car will handle fine till 80kms; above that and you will feel like losing it. It comes with hydraulic steering system which is acceptable for the reason that EPS at high speeds due to high steering sensitivity will become a risk.

Interior wise this car has sub standard build quality and squeaks from a new car are nothing new. Recently they changed the traditional cassette player to JVC CD/mp3 Player. The seats are a little uncomfortable specially while turning when the body roll takes over and you literally start moving to the sides. The A/C works just fine if not good.

Exterior wise the looks still come from the 90's and nothing has been upgraded; it even does not have rear screen defrost

The positive point is its spare parts. They are as cheap as anything and you can get them from almost everywhere at some serious cheap price. So driving in traffic takes the edge off you.
Economy on CNG is around 4Rs/Litre while on Petrol with A/C; local it would hardly give you 12km, on Long route it increases to 14km/l which is still not acceptable for 1000cc Carby engine.

This cars engine has been discontinued worldwide and recently this model was taken off the chart from Suzuki Pakistan.

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My review for alto is not biased I have almost all local and JDM vehicles.
Off course in luxury we can't compare it with any JDM.

I own a Local alto 2010 model and very satisfied with its performance and fuel economy.

The only thing I don't like about it is inside cabin sound at high speed,low room for legs and feeling of under power with AC on CNG.

From 11 august 2010 till now my car has completed 28,000 kms and the maintainance expense till now is only regular oil change at 4500km and 3 tunnings nothing el... more

My review for alto is not biased I have almost all local and JDM vehicles.
Off course in luxury we can't compare it with any JDM.

I own a Local alto 2010 model and very satisfied with its performance and fuel economy.

The only thing I don't like about it is inside cabin sound at high speed,low room for legs and feeling of under power with AC on CNG.

From 11 august 2010 till now my car has completed 28,000 kms and the maintainance expense till now is only regular oil change at 4500km and 3 tunnings nothing else.
Since paksuzuki has stop production of alto but car is 100% recommended .

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alto is better then mehran but now its closed

waiting for replace of alto.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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alto is better then mehran but now its closed

waiting for replace of alto.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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I bought Alto 2003 second hand just four months before. I had mehran first. Its the worst car i ever had because its driving is like you are driving a truck. Coming back to alto, its an amazing car in a cheap price range. Its driving is so smooth like a luxurious car. The interior is perfect, sides are covered with plastic material. Brakes work fine below speed of 80. Engine is powerful. Car can be easily turned in a small space. A/C is great. It gives good mileage on CNG as compared to Petrol. I think this car has no comparision with co... more

I bought Alto 2003 second hand just four months before. I had mehran first. Its the worst car i ever had because its driving is like you are driving a truck. Coming back to alto, its an amazing car in a cheap price range. Its driving is so smooth like a luxurious car. The interior is perfect, sides are covered with plastic material. Brakes work fine below speed of 80. Engine is powerful. Car can be easily turned in a small space. A/C is great. It gives good mileage on CNG as compared to Petrol. I think this car has no comparision with coure or mehran. You can say Coure is an improved version of Mehran.
Howevere there are some negative things as well. The engine of alto is a bit noisy. Road grip in not soo good with the tyres fitted by suzuki. The car starts a little bit shaking above speed of 85.
Apart from that, Alto would be an extra superb car if suzuki has installed power steering, power windows and ABS in it.
Overall its a perfect car.

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I have been using alto now a days and had a mehran before i had very bad views of ALTO VXR i kind of hated this car but now after getting one i think i was wrong well to be honest if suzuki is charging this much for a car then they should have incluced some upgrades but thiis is Pakistan! so we dont have any rights
coming back to the ALTO i was very surprised by the torque of its engine.F10A came in suzuki SJ410 jeep aka potohar but n this car torque seems nicer then other cars u dont need to rev it up much just give it a gear and i... more

I have been using alto now a days and had a mehran before i had very bad views of ALTO VXR i kind of hated this car but now after getting one i think i was wrong well to be honest if suzuki is charging this much for a car then they should have incluced some upgrades but thiis is Pakistan! so we dont have any rights
coming back to the ALTO i was very surprised by the torque of its engine.F10A came in suzuki SJ410 jeep aka potohar but n this car torque seems nicer then other cars u dont need to rev it up much just give it a gear and it will go,suspension are nice considerng the road conditions not too hard not too soft, recently driven santro and found that ride of santro is harder then alto on bumpy roads it better to be in alto then santro. ride height is nice i managed to clear up every thing like bricks or rocks.
A/C is awsome consdiering its a1000cc car newer models have sanden A/C so there is less load on the engine. the auto race system is ideal for cold start up. offcourse it lacks some features as other cars but stil if u consider living in Pakistan then this car will hold its market value and its built for our roads!
JVC KDG 335 with two 250W dash speakers are enough no need for other back speakers.
one thing i hate milage on petrol its just drinks too much petrol on CNG its fine
over all really nice car

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