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Suzuki Alto

The city car, and the smallest engine population in the catalogue. Kei-class and near-kei versions run three-cylinder engines whose idle behaviour is genuinely different from a four's — a rough-idle complaint here is worth confirming against a known-good example of the same model before treating it as a fault.

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Suzuki Alto (HA36S), front view
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Generations

  • HA24 2004–2009

    Kei-class three-cylinder; about as few modules as a modern car carries.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    Suzuki Alto
    Engines
    • 0.66 kei — K6A · petrol
    • 1.0 — K10B · petrol
    • 0.7 — petrol
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 3/4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • HA25 2009–2014

    Also sold widely in India and emerging markets under the same name.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    Suzuki Alto
    Engines
    • 0.66 kei — K6A · petrol
    • 1.0 — K10B · petrol · 50 kW (67 hp) · 90 Nm (66 lb-ft)
    • 0.7 — HA25 · petrol
    • 0.7 — R06A · petrol · HA35
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • HA36 2014–present

    Stop-start doing much of the economy work, which is what a supply-voltage complaint usually concerns.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    Suzuki HEARTECT
    Engines
    • 0.66 kei — R06A · petrol
    • 0.66 turbo kei — R06A · petrol · Alto Works
    • 1.0 — K10C · petrol · 50 kW (67 hp)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 5-speed automated manual · CVT · 5-speed automated manual AGS
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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