Suzuki has revealed its new Celerio hatchback in India and it’s been confirmed to arrive in South Africa in the first half of 2022.

The current Suzuki Celerio has been around since 2014 and the time has come for Suzuki to bring an all-new Celerio to market.

The reveal of the new Celerio has taken place in India where it’s produced and has been confirmed for an introduction in South Africa in the first half of 2022.

The new Celerio is built on Suzuki’s HEARTECT platform, the same which underpins the Swift and S-Presso and features a rounder, more bulbous design than the outgoing Celerio.

With a length of 3 695mm and width of 1 655mm, the Celerio is both longer (+95mm) and wider (+55mm) than the current Celerio.

The interior of the new Celerio is a marked improvement over its predecessor.

One of the Celerio’s key USP’s is space and Suzuki says that the space and comfort offering in the new Celerio has been improved upon with the load bay now measuring at 313 litres which is some 40% larger than the outgoing Celerio.The new Celerio is also fitted with a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system thatwill take care of your connectivity needs and other features include keyless entry, push-button start, multifunction steering wheel, height-adjustable driver’s seat and 60:40 split rear seats.

In terms of safety, dual front airbags are fitted along with ABS with EBD andhill-hold assist.

As for the engine that will power the new Celerio, it’s a 3-cylinder, 1.0-litre, naturally aspirated engine with 49 kW and 89 Nm of torque. This engine is paired to either a 5-speed manual transmission or as Suzuki calls it, an Auto Gear Shift (AGS) transmission which is an automated manual transmission (AMT). Fuel efficiency is another major USP for the Celerio and the AMT Celerio is said to return around 3.7 L/100km while the manual Celerio claims 4.0 L/100km.

South African pricing and specification details will be made available closer to launch in the firsthalf of 2022.

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