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Suzuki Alto tops NRMA costs survey

Suzuki Alto, also known as Maruti A Star in India, bagged the top slot in the NRMA Motoring and servicing survey of being the least expensive car to own and operate in Australia. Beating over 600 cars surveyed, with the Alto GL having a weekly outlay of only $88.82, it was almost 10 dollars clear of its nearest rival.

Published On Jul 20, 2010 09:52 PM By Ritesh
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At its current drive away price of $12.490, fantastic fuel efficiency of just 4.8 litres per 100 km and very low servicing costs, the survey confirms that Alto is the best value cars in the market.

Also standing out in the survey was the Suzuki Jimny, which also took out the top honors in the compact SUV segment, with an average cost of $127.40, a week to run (comparable to the state average of $183 p/week) making it the most affordable 4*4 in the country. The NRMA survey in Australia's most authoritative, comparing the 600 cars on the key cost factors.



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Having worked as an Auto Journalist for the past 5 years, Ritesh is keenly passionate about digging more on automobiles and things related. His journey as a journalist so far consists of different profiles that helped him groom on various platforms within the automobiles industry. He kept rolling on technical experience during his career as a Road Test Editor, which finally took him to a level where he turned to be an Editor-in-Chief of CarDekho.com, India's no. #1 automotive giant. 

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aravind
Jul 22, 2010, 1:24:23 PM

its a wrong picture. Suzuki alto (Indian Maruti A-star) bagged the award not the Indian alto. Plz change it immediately

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ashish
Jul 22, 2010, 10:56:39 AM

The suzuki Alto aka A-star in india has won this award and not Alto (indian version)Pls either put right and correct information or avoid putting anything misleading.

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