First Drive Review / Road Test: 2010 Maruti Suzuki A-star Automatic

Words : Amit Chhangani

I’d be honest about it. It’s all very familiar but a tad incredible as well at the same time. Ever since we started off with Motoroids, it’s been a story about fighting the odds. We are dead and buried, resting in peace for some carmakers which used to treat us as their guests of honour at some fuzzy point in the past. It, thus, comes across as a breeze of fresh air to have been invited for a drive event, being allowed some genuine, quality time with a car and evaluating it the way it’s supposed to be. We’re getting there it seems, after a painstakingly long, arduous, yet resolute wait. This moment feels good. And I owe this moment in its entirety to the members of my team who have stood by my side, fighting all the odds along with me, refusing to give up and believing in something that most around us still don’t.  Thanks, pals!

I’m in Agra, in the backyard of the Taj Mahal, tapping the keypad of my laptop while being spread over a comfy bed in a swanky hotel. I have been driving all day long, although without having covered much distance. Maruti Suzuki A-star, the car that I have been driving all this while, has been mated with a new automatic transmission. It’s been an interesting journey experiencing first hand the aggression of drivers in this part of the world. We also managed to lose our way quite a few times in the city of Agra, while also witnessing an ambulance almost mowing down a dozen mortals. But after the hard day’s work, here I am sharing my experience of this latest offering from Maruti Suzuki with you.

First of all, let’s show to the bin to all the complaints about the backseat space of the A-star before we even start talking about this car. It’s a product which is primarily designed for the European market, and if you are not an effervescent, aware, independent young at heart being, you were never a TG. It’s a trendy product and Maruti wouldn’t car two hoots about your complaints if you are a prehistoric creature trying to fit in his five generations into a small hatch.

2010 Maruti Suzuki A-star AT (Automatic Transmission) - details, features, prices, photos, info and road test on Motoroids.com

The A-star automatic is about the modern day urban dwellers who want a snazzy, yet economical drive, minus the harassment of having to shift with the frequency of an assembly line robot. Those who think beyond ‘kitna deti hai’ and understand the virtues of automatic transmission in city traffic, also somehow tend to value contemporary design and modern tech. The A-star automatic is targeted at such aware and alive audience who know what their priorities in life are. As we mentioned earlier, it won’t probably work for you if you look at it purely from the utility and VFM point of view. Bring it in a bit of attitude, a bit of style, and the picture gets clearer.

So, to cut a long story short, does it work for its TG? Well, the answer would be a resounding YES! Of course, it’s your conventional  four-speed automatic with the usual shift response time gremlins, but rest assured you won’t get anything better for the price in the entire world, let alone India. You want a DSG for that price? Wait for you kindergarten kids to grow up and get married.

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