Suzuki Alto vs Daihatsu Cuore

savaiz — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:13:32 +0000

Suzuki’s Alto has been launched by the carmaker to compete with Daihatsu’s Cuore. Although they are both priced in the same range (Alto variants priced for Rs.0.588million & Rs.0.637million while variants of Cuore sell for Rs.0.569million to Rs.0.709million); engine displacement of Cuore is only 847cc (3-cylinders) with a 3-speed A/T transmission (5-speed in CX & CXCNG variants) compared with 970cc (4-cylinders) displacement of the Alto’s with its 5-speed M/T transmission.

is more compact at 3.3m in length while Alto is slightly larger at 3.395m. Both have near exact suspension systems i.e. MacPherson Strut for front wheels & isolated trailing link for rear ones. WHile fuel tanks are also identical (37-litre capacity) the CNG cylinder in Alto is slightly bigger (55-L) than Cuore’s (50-L).

If Alto sells for its better performance features the several variants of Cuore make it affordable to a variety of buyers including some chunk of the Cultus market which is otherwise the only car that competes exclusively against ‘unorganized imports’. Both are assembled locally with Daihatsu assembling their’s at the Toyota Indus Motors plant & Suzuki having their own assembly unit.

Daihatsu Cuore Review

nabeel — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:45:04 +0000

The Daihatsu cuore is a car from the 90’s so it doesn’t feel like a modern car at all. It was built to be basic and cheap and it sure is basic, but cheap…I don’t think so.

Even the engineers at the daihatsu dealership admit that this car has some design faults which can’t be fixed especially some clutch related issues. Apart from that it is very reliable and easy to maintain and it’s always welcome in the second hand car market.

	Score	Remarks
Performance	7/10	Lack of weight covers up well for the lack of power
Grip & handling	4/10	Not great
Comfort	4/10	Poor
Reliability	8/10	Very good
Fuel economy	6/10	Let down by its prehistoric fuel injection system
Maintenance	8/10	Easy to maintain
Resale	9/10	Anytime
Price	4/10	Too expensive
Equipment	4/10	Bare minimum

MODEL	PRICE
CUORE CL	569,000
CUORE CL CNG	609,000
CUORE CX	619,000
CUORE CX MET	625,000
CUORE CX CNG	664,000
CUORE CX CNG MET	669,000
CUORE CX A/T	649,000
CUORE CX A/T MET	654,000
CUORE ECOMATIC	704,000
CUORE ECOMATIC MET	709,000

Source: Toyota-indus.com

Rivals:

Toyota Vitz/Platz

Suzuki Alto

Chevrolet Joy

Chery QQ

Suzuki Mehran

Verdict:

Cuore is not a bad car but you can get a much better car in the same budget.

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