New Suzuki Alto Launches In July, Price Below Rp200 Million

JAKARTA - Japan's automotive manufacturer, Suzuki announced that it will launch the latest Alto for the Japanese market on July 22.

This is a refresher version of the previous version with an exterior form fresher to have a number of all-new standard equipment.

Written by Japanese media Car Watch, Wednesday, June 25, the kei car now has a new front bumper shape and additional roof end spoilers. This plays a role in increasing the aerodynamics of the vehicle.

While maintaining a preferred design based on oval motifs, the design has been updated to give a more satisfying impression.

The manufacturer with the "S" logo provides a number of color options such as Terracotta Pink Metallic for single-tone and Foggy Blue Pearl Metallic, Chiffon Ivory Metallic, and Nocturne Blue Pearl on dual-tone options.

In addition, the color of the two-tone roof has been updated to a combination of soft and black creams, bringing the total to 12 patterns, with four two-tone roof colors and eight single-tone colors.

This small car is also equipped with advanced safety systems including Dual Sensor Brake Sensor II, Lane Departure Prevention Function, to Start Notification Function.

The feature added to the latest Alto is the improvement in aspects of comfort and the presence of connecting technology from the Suzuki Connect.

Suzuki has not explained the specifications of the machine in detail, but it is not expected to change by relying on the choice of 3-cylinder either minor-hybrid (MHEV) or pure gasoline.

The manufacturer claims Alto by driving MHEV to have fuel consumption reaching 28.2 km/liter, making it one of the highest-efficiency kei cars in its class.

The car will be sold by Suzuki in the price range from 1,142,900 to 1,589,500 yen (Rp128.5 million to Rp178.7 million).