Good Bye to Maruti 800!; Welcome Cervo!

Maruti Suzuki India is planning to bring down the curtains down on its once bread-and-butter car, Maruti 800 starting next year. Maruti 800 has sold over 27lakh units since its launch in 1983 and would take a bow with the company's second oldest model, Omni.
Once EuroIV emission norms are applied across the country, which is likely to happen around 2015-16, then M800 and Omni may not be a salable product. So they will be phased out by then. Starting by stopping sale in 11 cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Heydrabad and Banglore from next year.

source:ET and DNA

I guess Maruti must be busy developing another people's car.. Its not possible that Maruti won't fight against Nano..

Yes abhi, you are right, i think MSIL is planning to launch its Cervo & Omni O2 as a replacement to current 800 and Omni repectively.

guys the final news is that from 2010, Euro IV norms getting placed, 800 and omni wont be liable to sell in market, and company has confirmed that they would phase out both these models from 2010 from major cities and from 2011 all over country.

Ýeah here is local newspapers they say that the end of M800 is very near and will be phased out by 2010 in main cities.

This is really gonna be a good boost for Nano now :)

So all gear up & get your forms for NANO rather than purchasing a Phased out Car !!

zinam wrote:This is really gonna be a good boost for Nano now :)

So all gear up & get your forms for NANO rather than purchasing a Phased out Car !!

Lol!But as i said in my earlier post that Maruti will not completely phase out the 800, they may launch Cervo as a replacement!

Which car is the Cervo and the Omni O2??

dcargod wrote:Which car is the Cervo and the Omni O2??

This is the cervo, It may replace 800 -




And for Omni O2 , Check this thread -
http://www.theautomotiveindiaforums.com/indian-car-scene-f4/all-new-maruti-omni-o2-coming-t304.htm?highlight=omni+o2

Wow..the Cervo is so so cute....how much is it in terms of size as compared to the A Star?

dimensions of Cervo
Wheelbase:2360 mm
Length: 3395 mm
Width: 1475 mm
Ground clearance:180 mm
Kerb weight:760 kg
It is powered by 652cc engine


Dimensions of A-star
Wheelbase: 2360mm
Length: 3500mm
Width: 1600
Kerb weight: 860-880kg

Is a 652cc engine enough to pull the Cervo properly??

nice info cc clap

Only 652 CC engine? I think Maruti will introduce it with a better & more powerful engine, BTW whats the source of specs CC? :)

i think maruti will stick to a smaller engine like nano to bring down the cost of the car and compete against nano.

Cervo looks cool.. But it won't be cheap.. May cost around 2.5 to 3 Lakhs..

yup!!! thats true.. the sheet metals and dyes will themselves cost a lot more than those of the current 800!!

May be an Alto replacement.

UPDATE ON CERVO!
Maruti Suzuki’s managing director Shinzo Nakanishi has spelled out his company’s roadmap for the future. He indicated the company’s plan to launch a 600cc small car. “The Suzuki 660 cc car is a good car for the Indian market, but it will take some years to launch it here.” But the cost recovery could be one of the main issue hampering cervo prospects in India. Maruti Suzuki recently commissioned an engine plant for the K-series engine, which powers the A-star and upcoming Ritz. “We have to recover this investment first. Once that happens, we’ll focus on the 660 cc car,” said Nakanishi. “Thirdly, the 660 cc engine needs to be upgraded to meet Bharat 4 norms, which push up the cost of the car,” said Nakanishi.
Contrary to earlier media reports, Nakanishi said Maruti Suzuki will not phase out its popular model Omni. Instead it will work on the engine and upgrade it to comply the upcoming Bharat IV emission norms. However, he admitted that 800 will be phased out from 11 major cities. He further stated, the Maruti Suzuki engineers tried but failed to make the cut. “Every month, we sell about 7,000 units of the Omni on an average. That’s a good number and we would not like to let go of it. Our engineers are working to upgrade the Omni’s engine to meet the new emission norms, so the Omni will not be phased out,” he said. “We have had no progress on the Maruti 800,” Nakanishi
(Vicky.in)

Great, the cervo looks much cooler and trendier than the Maruti 800. Now many people would like to own one.

Cervo will directly compete to Nano and resembles to it in looks also but far more better than Nano.


RoadRocket

s I see it, the Cervo will not come before 2011. Till then, I think they will reduce the price of the Alto and bring it at par with the 800.

And as for the Omni, if the current model continues with a modified engine, then it will remain unsafe as ever. The hope of getting a new Omni is all dashed up.

in its segment, cervo looks cool, but what about the engine thing? it has such a small engine?? will it be able to sustain the load on it?? if i get this car, ill put in a santro's engine as a replacement