Maruti 800 - The Car that put India on wheels

Maruti 800 is small city car that was manufactured by Maruti Suzuki in India from 1983 to 18 January 2014. The first generation (SS80) was based on the 1979 Suzuki Fronte and had an 800 cc F8B engine, hence the moniker. Widely regarded as the most influential automobile in India, about 2.87 million 800s were produced during its course of which 2.66 million were sold in India itself. With over 30 years of production, Maruti 800 remains the second longest production car in India, next only to Hindustan Ambassador. It is Fondly called as,"The Car that put India on Wheels".

      Maruti Suzuki India Limited, formerly known as Maruti Udyog Limited, is an automobile manufacturer in India with its subsidiary of Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki Motor Corporation. The company's headquarter is in New Delhi.

      The car has a 796 cc, F8, 3 cylinder, 6-valve petrol engine which produces 40 bhp at 5500 rpm, which makes the car go 0-100 km/h in 20 seconds and a top speed of 140 km/h. It gives 19.1 km/l at highway and 15.1 km/l in city giving an overall 17.5km/l.

      Though the car is not in the trend now a days, but it was a successful family hatchback at its time. Almost every Indian middle class family in India had the Maruti 800 in the 90s. It is still in the hearts of the people who have driven it.