FRANCOIS LOTTERINGIMAGINE a car with a one-litre, three-cylinder dual jet engine with all the specs of a mid-sized family car that is not only comfortable and spacious, but also easy on fuel.
The Suzuki Celerio runs cooler, uses fuel more efficiently, has a more responsive throttle, and features enhanced standard engine auto stop-start technology.
Auas Motors, which also houses Opel and Isuzu, recently gave Top Revs the opportunity to drive the Celerio around.
Sales executive Wietz Meyer said getting a car for under N$200 000 with all the features and luxuries of the Celerio is a bonus.
Despite its small stature the Suzuki was designed with luxury, safety, comfort, looks and economy in mind.
The three-cylinder, one-litre engine already makes the vehicle attractive when it comes to fuel economy.
Add a five-speed manual transmission and the road is even more pleasurable.
Its fuel economy of 4,2l/100km is not just sales talk.
This means the car should be able to cover a distance of at least 750km on a full tank.
To assist the driver with optimum fuel consumption the onboard computer on the centre console verifies the fuel usage of the car’s last five trips.
The best Top Revs could manage was 22,2 kilometres to the litre.
This was achieved with an average speed of between 90km/h and 100km/h, making the car the ideal vehicle for commuting between towns.
Delivering 49kW at 5500rpm is more than enough to power the car.
To see whether the 1,0l engine was capable of handling the air conditioning, we took off to the mountainous areas of Eros and Klein Windhoek. Our verdict? We kept our cool while doing an informal Tour de Windhoek in the Suzuki.
The electric windows are operated from the control buttons situated on the central console, while the rear passengers have access to their controls between the two front seats.
The car has enough space for four adults, and the boot offers 295l of storage space.
The car comes standard with central locking, air conditioning, electric windows, door mirrors that can be electronically adjusted, hands-free audio and phone control, parking censors, and a handy information cluster.
This makes it easy for the driver and co-driver to monitor fuel consumption and the remaining distance to be travelled before needing to fuel up.
The cluster also provides information like date, time and day and even the radio’s frequency.
“All the benefits and specs of the car are tempting me to get one myself, as I would save a lot of money on fuel,” Meyer said.
The car is available in different models and colours, and comes out with stylish alloy wheels, ranging from 14” to 15” wheels.
The car comes with a five-year/200 000km mechanical warranty, a two-year/30 000km service plan, service intervals of 15 000km or one year, whichever comes first.
To make sure clients don ‘t have to travel to Windhoek for service, Auas Motors has branches countrywide.
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