MARUTI SUZUKI CELERIO Manuel d'utilisateur télécharger pdf (Page 14)

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he ﬁrst thing that strikes

you is how good the car

feels once it starts rolling and

the driving position certainly

adds to the expectations. The

engine is a jewel and really puts

things into proper perspective,

irrespective of the transmission

employed. I drove the manual

transmission car ﬁrst and it was

the usual slick and positive feel

that Marutis are noted for. The

manner in which the torque is

produced - more than enough

low down but strong and thick

in the mid-range (which is

what matters in Indian driving

conditions) is the key to the

Celerio’s overall performance.

There is not much to fault across

the driving spectrum and in fact

the strong driveability along with

the light weight and also to a

certain extent the new friction

busting moves in the drivetrain

are responsible for both in-gear

driving thrust and also huge

beneﬁts in stretching the mileage

to the 23.1kmpl claim made by

its maker.

The ASG is the real game

changer though and it works

like a breeze. While not actually

a proper automatic it does the

job very eﬃciently with good

shift quality (here time is of

the essence) that is more than

adequate for regular operation

on our roads. There is provision

built into the gear gate for using

it as a proper automatic or if one

prefers manual shift actuation

that is also possible with the

sequential shift gear change

which is so very much like what

I have in my daily driver - the

BMW 525d. Driving the Celerio

while in automatic mode, it is

sheer modulation of the throttle

pedal which will help effect the

upshifts quicker if you intend

to achieve both linear forward

progression along with high

fuel eﬃciency. I think that many

owners will need to get to grip

with this throttle modulation

bit but it isn’t diﬃcult to learn

and once you have mastered

this line of action expect the

Celerio in ASG guise to match its

manual transmission-equipped

sibling on the fuel eﬃciency

front as well! Speaking with

the Maruti-Suzuki engineers

and product managers, I was

told that in many a situation,

with good understanding of

the ASG mechanism plus the

need to know when to get off

the throttle and back again to

effect the upshifts - its a “touchy-

feely” thing this! - the ASG

Celerio returned a shade higher

eﬃciency than the manual!

I for one liked the creep

facility which is so very much

needed when crawling in slow

bumper-to-bumper traﬃc and

the best thing is that it keeps

the engine humming in low

revs without compromising on

momentum or impacting the fuel

eﬃciency. And of course there is

also the kick down facility when

in full auto mode to have extra

thrust when needed to overtake

just like in a proper automatic.

The ASG is a strong pointer

to more convenience in the class

for the masses and that too it is a

smart yet less pricey method to

deliver in the small car segment

compared to a full blown

automatic gearbox. The chances

of this sort of a transmission also

appearing in other models in

the Maruti-Suzuki portfolio are

more than bright but it will all

depend on how effectively this

piece of kit is priced - too high

and it will negate everything, so

how balanced is the sticker tag

in comparison to the manual is

going to be a big detail for the

end user.

FIRST DRIVE IMPRESSIONS

Very positive & surprisingly close to perfect in class!

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