Geo Metro (NAC)

[Muhammad Sohaib Bukhari]

I think what you are talking about is the Suzuki Alto(available in Japan as 
a 600cc 3 cyl turbo), that is available in India in 800cc. The geo metro is 
more like the Suzuki Swift 1000cc 3cyl, or 1300cc 4cyl. I had the Alto for a 
while in Pakistan and actually took the turbo off of the 600cc and put it on 
the 800cc. It was pretty cool around town.

Sohaib
84 4ksq


>From: Arun Rao <rao at pixar.com>
>To: Mike Arman <armanmik at n-jcenter.com>
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Geo Metro (NAC)
>Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:01:47 -0700
>
>
>
>Mike Arman wrote:
>
> > [..]
>
> > I could see where these cars would be quite popular on the little 
>islands
> > in the Caribbean, or in places where gas is really expensive and there 
>are
> > no freeways.
>
>You're right on the money.
>
>As it happens, the car is built under licence in India as a Maruti-Suzuki 
>with
>an even smaller (!) variant (800 cc) of the same engine making all of 45 
>bhp.
>I've driven the car in India, and it seemed amazingly peppy, and actually
>rather fun to drive.  No automatic, of course, and around-town speeds 
>rarely
>exceed 40 mph.  In addition, roads are narrow, which contributes to the
>sensation of speed.
>
>It's been around for sixteen years or so, and only recently has its immense
>popularity started to wane in the face of newer, more sophisticated 
>Japanese
>competition.
>
>It's all relative ...
>
>-Arun
>

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