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'''Suzuki Alto/Maruti 800/Chang’an Suzuki SC7080 Alto/Suzuki Mehran (CA71V/CA72V/CC71V/CC72V). 1984 to date (prod. over 2,500,000 Maruti 800 only). 3- and 5-door sedan. F/F, F/A, 543, 796 cm³ (I3 OHC), 796 cm³ (I3 DOHC).''' New ''kei'' car, launched in Japan in 1984, and in India as the second-generation Maruti 800 in 1986. Four-wheel drive added December 1984, electronic fuel injection and turbo in 1985, mid-term changes 1986. Alto Works, which still has a small cult following among kei car fanatics, launched in 1987, with DOHC and intercooler. Replaced in Japan in 1988, but continued in India, with production beginning in China at Chang’an and Pakistan (as Mehran) around this time. Another licensed version, the [[Jiangnan Alto]], sold in China, with more substantial changes. One of the best sellers for years in India, bringing the industry into the 1980s, and a top-seller in Pakistan, where there are few alternatives. Indian production of Maruti 800 finally ceased in 2014.
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'''Suzuki Alto (CA71V/CA72V/CC71V/CC72V). 1984–8 (prod. n/a). 3- and 5-door sedan. F/F, F/A, 543, 796 cm³ (I3 OHC), 796 cm³ (I3 DOHC).''' Same logic as before: Alto denoted the three-door commercial models, [[Suzuki Fronte (CA71)|Fronte]] the five-door passenger ones. Sporty S model from start, with 12-inch wheels. Four-wheel drive added December 1984, electronic fuel injection and turbo in 1985, mid-term changes 1986. Alto Works, which still has a small cult following among kei car fanatics, launched in 1987, with DOHC and intercooler.  
  
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''Manufacturing location:'' Kosai, Shizuoka, Japan
  
''Manufacturing locations:'' Japan; China; Gurgaon, Haryana, India; Karachi, Pakistan
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''Marque:'' [[Suzuki]] | ''Model:'' [[Suzuki Alto]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Suzuki Alto (SS30V)]] | ''Successor:'' [[Suzuki Alto (CL11V)]]
 
 
''Marque:'' [[Suzuki]] | ''Model:'' [[Suzuki Alto]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[Suzuki Fronte (SS30V)]] | ''Successors:'' [[Suzuki Alto (CL11)]], [[Suzuki Alto (HA12)]], [[Maruti Suzuki Alto (2012–)]]
 

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Suzuki Alto (CA71V/CA72V/CC71V/CC72V). 1984–8 (prod. n/a). 3- and 5-door sedan. F/F, F/A, 543, 796 cm³ (I3 OHC), 796 cm³ (I3 DOHC). Same logic as before: Alto denoted the three-door commercial models, Fronte the five-door passenger ones. Sporty S model from start, with 12-inch wheels. Four-wheel drive added December 1984, electronic fuel injection and turbo in 1985, mid-term changes 1986. Alto Works, which still has a small cult following among kei car fanatics, launched in 1987, with DOHC and intercooler.

Manufacturing location: Kosai, Shizuoka, Japan

Marque: Suzuki | Model: Suzuki Alto | Predecessor: Suzuki Alto (SS30V) | Successor: Suzuki Alto (CL11V)

 

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