One of the greenest petrol cars available on the market, the Alto is the epitome of the budget-level city car. Ideally suited to small families or commuters, the Alto offers its nearest competitors something to worry about. With a good basic specification even on the entry level model, the Alto is a very competitively priced and will appeal to those counting the pennies or the carbon emissions.
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I have to admit to being a bit apprehensive of driving the Suzuki Alto, not at first being won by over by its slightly garish pink apparel of the press car we test drove, but as it is available in other colours, I would have been a fool to dismiss it so lightly. In fact, once inside I felt I could forget the visual elements I disliked and found that the little Suzuki is a bit of a pink tiger underneath. The 1.0 litre engine has something of the diesel purr to it, and although this may just be a personal quirk, I quite liked it as it felt like I was awakening a small feline every time I turned the key. OK so 90Nm of torque is not going to be exciting by anyone’s standards but what do you expect for a car bigger than a thumbnail with a 1 litre engine? Plus with maximum power of just 68PS means, the Alto is hardly designed as an exciting ride but proves capable enough while the engine performs admirably for a little unit, so much so that the Alto hardly seems to care which gear it’s in.
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