First of all thanks to Team-BHP members for posting these. Thanks guys.

This is Splash’s back view. The tail lights look ghastly on this one. I am hoping against hope that the production version will not have these. Notice the Vxi tag on this one. Also notice the wheelbase of the car. This is one of the factors why some favor Santro over Wagon-R. I suppose Maruti is doing this for a better mileage or something.

This is the back view of A-star (Something inside me just doesn’t like the name, what are they going to come up next B-star, C-star!!). The A-star is due for release this October. I must admit that this looks much cleaner and neater than the concept vehicle kept at the last Auto Expo. Couldn’t help but notice, that the whole form and appearance looks like a pumped up Alto from the back, even the tail lights Also notice the funny top right angle , hope its some image problem

This is the A-star from the front. Looks cute doesn’t it. Here is Maruti-Suzuki’s answer to i10. And a mighty good one at that, I would say.

Here comes the good part. The one thing that just jumps put from this pic and stands in front of you is the separate tachometer. I don’t know if you are able to take it down your throat but my first reaction was WOW! The other thing you notice is that Maruti is doing what I call Re-Usability (a term I as a software guy tend to overuse ) You can see that the steering, the gear, the A/C vents are one of the things which come as a standard on most models, be it SX4, Dezire or Swift. The fascia looks clean. Nothing seems out of place. Now me and my friends digressed on which car’s dash was this:
1. In 4^th pic, the car which ever it may be is white in color.
2. Look closely at the 4^th pic and u wud find one paper kept on the dash.
3. Now look at the front view of both white A-star and Splash. The A-star is the one with one paper on dash. The white Splash has a paper stuck onto the windshield too.

Have a look for yourself http://www.vicky.in/straightfrmtheheart/maruti-suzukis-2008-small-car-the-splash/ . Check out the video too which shows the dash. Actually I guess both the cars have an extended tachometer http://www.cubiccapacity.com/scoop-pics-maruti-suzuki-splash-and-a-star/#more-1042

This is the side view of Splash. So they had both the petrol and diesel versions hmmmm. Notice the VDi and ABS tags on this one. The car looks well build and sturdy. But I have to touch and feel her with my own hands until I can give a final verdict.

If it wasn’t for the Suzuki emblem, I would have thought I am looking at a Fiesta. Now I might be exaggerating it a bit, but can’t you just see. But then I like the looks of Fiesta. Hey um not complaining. Not one bit.

To see the deviations from the original form you can check it out at http://www.indimoto.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/11/maruti_suzuki_splash_launch_auto_expo.

Thanks to Abishek for the proof part and Ankush for sending me these pics.

Some more pics… btw the Maruti-Suzuki Splash or Ritz would debut the Indian market around last quarter of 2009.

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