Maruti Suzuki A-Star

Maruti Suzuki A-Star is an exciting new hatchback from the coffers of Maruti Suzuki. Anyone looking at the car would get to understand that the car makers are looking to target the younger customers who want to ride a peppy and fuel-efficient car and can even afford to pay for it. Even though it must be kept in mind that Maruti Suzuki A-Star comes in a very affordable price range.

The Penta-drive technology of the car is the stand-out feature of A-Star which makes the drive a wholly enjoyable experience. The premium car delivers a power-packed performance and comes equipped with stylish exteriors and peppy interiors. The next-generation petrol engine delivers dynamic power, torque and fuel-efficiency.

Maruti Suzuki, who is the biggest car-maker of the country, has announced that it is planning to commence utilizing high-strength steel in bulk of variants of their cars.This would be happening by 2012 and would result in decreasing the carbon emissions by lessening the weight of the vehicles. Maruti Suzuki already uses an engine which is light-weight and environment-friendly. Using high-strength steel in the body would increase the fuel-efficiency and performance even more.

The high-strength steel with decreased thickness would result in less fuel consumption of a vehicle. This would ultimately result in producing less carbon emissions. Maruti A-Star is the first car from Maruti Suzuki that already uses high-strength steel instead of normal steel. It should be noted that it had a huge impact on the carbon emission. It resulted in bringing down the carbon emissions to just 109 mg per km from 150 mg per km and this high-strength steel is used in the floor of the vehicle as well as the chassis. This not only reduced the carbon-emissions but also reduced the weight of the car by 120kg.

Maruti Suzuki takes around 6 lakh million tonnes of steel every year, half of which is imported from Korea and Japan. Out of the 50 percent which is imported, at least 15-20 percent account for high strength steel.