Maruti Suzuki to Launch ‘RITZ’ Car

Posted by parasshuram on May 10th, 2009 in Bollywood | 8 Comments

India’s Leading Car Manufacturer Maruti Suzuki will be launching its premium compact car ‘Ritz’ on May 15th 2009 in Delhi

Ritz is a B+ Segment small hatchback car, which would be positioned between Maruti’s recently launched premium compact car-A-star and its super-hatch- Swift.

"Ritz will directly compete with Swift. In the past, when we have launched cars in the same segment, it has helped the market to grow," Maruti Suzuki’s managing executive officer, I V Rao,

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The RItz car is estimated to be priced between Rs. 4-5 lakhs, though its not been announced by the company yet.

Based on the Swift platform, the roomy RITZ will be powered by a K12M petrol engine- an all-aluminum 4 cylinder, 1197cc one and would be BSIV compliant.

The engine which is expected to produce 85 bhp of power and have a 113 Nm of torque is tipped to give a mileage of 17.8 kmpl, slightly below its A-star model (19.6 kmpl).

RITZ Review

Ritz car will be rolled out from Maruti’s state-of-the-art plant in Manesar, near Gurgaon.

According to sources, the new Maruti Ritz Car shall be launched in 6 variants,

which comprises three petrol and three diesel cars. Both the petrol and diesel engine will have four-valve-per-cylinder mated with a 5-speed manual gearbox, its length is less than 4 metres.

"With the launch of Ritz, our customers would have two cars to choose from in the same category," Maruti’s IV Rao said.

Maruti Ritz Trunk Open Interior Photo Maruti Ritz Front Seats Interior Photo

Maruti Ritz 3rd Row Seat Interior Maruti Ritz Steering Wheel Interior o Maruti Ritz Passanger’s View Interior Maruti Ritz Steerio Controls Interior Photo