The all-new Suzuki Alto will start from £6,795 OTR. Your £6,800 will buy you the entry-level SZ2. Power steering, electric front windows, remote central door locking, MP3/WMA compatible CD player with 2 speakers, urethane tilt adjustable steering wheel, 2 speed front wipers with intermittent, single speed rear wiper with intermittent, rear window demister, internally adjustable door mirrors, remote fuel lid opener, digital clock, twin sun visors with drivers vanity mirror, rear single folding bench seat, 12v interior accessory socket, x2 front cupholders w/x2 rear bottle holders, 14" steel wheels with wheel caps, green tinted glass, immobiliser, internal tailgate opening, ABS, EBD, x4 airbags (twin front and side), foot protecting brake pedal, ISOFIX child seat anchorage and high-mounted stop lamp come as standard.
Move up to SZ3 and you will get manual air-conditioning with pollen filter, however, this comes in at £7,245.
Flagship SZ4 model gains drivers seat height adjustment, x4 extra speakers (6 in total), tachometer, 50/50 split folding rear seats, front fog lamps, 14" alloy wheels, body coloured door handles and mirrors, ESP and curtain airbags (6 in total). This comes in at £7,960 for the manual and £8,560 for the auto. Both sit in group insurance 2E, with the SZ2 & SZ3 sitting in 1E. All Alto's come with a 3 year/60,000 mile warranty.
Metallic paint is a £360 option.
The 5 door hatchback is powered by a 3 cylinder 67bhp 1.0 litre petrol engine and has a combined fuel consumption of 64.2 mpg/54.3mpg (manual/auto) with CO2 emissions of just 103g/km, rising to 122g/km (manual/auto).
While the Alto looks like good-value for money, the Hyundai i10 comes with more kit and is a little cheaper compared with the Alto.
Sales start Sunday 1st March.