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The largest carmaker of India, Maruti Suzuki on Tuesday (May 5) announced the roll out of its new hatchback Ritz by this month. According to a company statement, the new hatchback car will be launched in Indian market on May 15. The new Maruti Suzuki Ritz has a contemporary European design and is positioned at premium A2 market segment, which includes Alto, WagonR, Swift, Zen and the newly launched A-Star.
Ritz will be the first BS-IV compliant car in India and will come in both petrol and diesel variants. The launch of new hatchback passenger car will further strengthen Maruti's leadership in the highly competitive compact car segment. With 52 percent market share, Maruti Suzuki leads the premium A2 segment. The new car has been designed keeping in mind the comfort factor of the passengers. Ritz features a comfortable rare seat that can accommodate 3 passengers at a time.
The company has kept the suspension of the vehicle with a ground clearance of 170 mm, which enables comfortable driving on Indian roads. The new Maruti car will be available in two different engine options. The first version comes with a brand new K-series of 1.2 litre, four-cylinder, 85PS petrol engine and second version has a 1.3 litre, 16-valve, 75PS diesel engine. Ritz is the eight new model coming out from Maruti's stable in 48 months. Previously the company has launched Swift, Zen Estilo, SX4, Swift Diesel, Grand Vitara, Swift Dzire and A-star.
