Maruti Alto 800 Vs Hyundai Eon

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Maruti Alto 800 entered the entry level hatchback market which features brilliantly engineered vehicle Hyundai Eon; did the Japanese auto major rendered enough features to Maruti Alto 800 to make it stand tall against competition? Let’s see, Maruti Alto 800 has adapted styling cues from Alto plus other vehicles the overall amalgamation seems to evoke a positive response. But still when you compare it with Eon, Alto 800 looks bland. Hyundai Eon is a stunner and head turner with the fluidic sculpture technology and can make any vehicle look drab in comparison. When it comes to hatchbacks one expect that they can easily accommodate four people but then astonishingly Hyundai Eon’s is capacious enough to accommodate five adults and Alto 800 though exceeds in space when it comes to its precursors still has not that ample space to offer. Eon bells and whistles too are latest and make one feel sitting in a posh vehicle plus the boot space scores one more brownie point with 215-litres over 177-litres in Alto 800. As for the power-train running these vehicles, both features 3 pot 800cc petrol engine of Eon coughs out 55bhp/75Nm whereas 796cc petrol mill found under the hoods of Alto 800 offers 47.5bhp/69Nm. Looking at the power figures Hyundai Eon wins the score but in real world driving Alto 800 is more polished and offers 22.7kmpl over 22.1kmpl mileage figure of Eon.