New Maruti Suzuki Celerio launch live blog: ARAI-certified fuel efficiency figure is 26.68 kpl

12:55 (IST)Maruti Suzuki Celerio grows in dimensions

With an increase in overall dimensions, the new Maruti Suzuki Celerio is said to offer increased space for passengers, and also has a 313-litre boot – 40 percent larger than the outgoing Celerio’s boot.
12:53 (IST)Maruti Suzuki Celerio: Details of the K10C engine

The 1.0-litre K10C engine in the new Celerio makes 66 hp and 89 Nm of torque, and will be paired with a manual gearbox (AMT to be available too). Emissions rated at 88.86 gm per kilometre. The engine features Dual VVT, a cooled EGR and idle start-stop tech.
12:43 (IST)Maruti Suzuki Celerio: Fuel efficiency

Maruti Suzuki has revealed the new Celerio has an ARAI-certified fuel efficiency figure of 26.68 kpl, which makes it India’s most frugal petrol car.
12:38 (IST)Maruti Suzuki Celerio: The journey so far

Maruti Suzuki has sold close to 6 lakh units of the first-gen Celerio since its launch in 2014; the Celerio accounted for 20 percent market share in its segment.
12:32 (IST)Maruti Suzuki Celerio debuts K10C engine

The second-gen Celerio is the first Maruti Suzuki model to be equipped with the K10C petrol engine (that brings a 23 percent improvement in fuel economy over the outgoing Celerio), which will make it the most fuel-efficient petrol car on sale in India. Ayukawa confirms the K10C engine will also be introduced on other Maruti Suzuki models.
12:30 (IST)Ayukawa says small cars ‘vital’ to growth

MSIL MD and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa says the small car segment is crucial to further grow volumes in the Indian car market, and the new Celerio is a step in that direction.
12:26 (IST)Maruti Suzuki Celerio: Launch gets underway

Kenichi Ayukawa, MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, begins the launch of the new Celerio by mentioning that this is the company’s first physical launch since the 2020 Auto Expo, and that progress over the last year was blunted by the COVID-19 outbreak, and the global semiconductor shortage.
12:10 (IST)Maruti Suzuki Celerio: Engine and fuel efficiency

The new Maruti Suzuki Celerio is set to be powered by a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder Dual Jet petrol engine with Dual VVT making close to 70 hp. With an expected ARAI fuel efficiency figure of 26 kpl, Maruti Suzuki says the new Celerio will be the most fuel-efficient petrol car in the country.
11:43 (IST)Maruti Suzuki Celerio: The platform

Expected to be based on the company’s lightweight Heartect platform that also forms the basis of a number of Maruti Suzuki models (such as the Dzire, Swift, Baleno and more), the new Celerio is likely to be a little bit larger than its predecessor.
11:19 (IST)2021 Maruti Suzuki Celerio launch: The countdown begins

We’re less than an hour away from the launch of the second-generation Maruti Suzuki Celerio! Stay tuned as we bring you all the updates LIVE from the launch event.

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