Comparison of Maruti Alto 1.5 D and Fiat Palio (178) 1.6 i

Attribute	Fiat Palio (178) 1.6 i ×	Maruti Alto 1.5 D ×
General
Make	Fiat	Maruti
Model	Palio	Alto
Generation	Palio (178)	Alto
Modification	1.6 i	1.5 D
Website	https://www.fiat.com/	https://www.marutisuzuki.com/
Number of doors	3	3
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Hatchback	Hatchback
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	5	5
Production from (year)	1996	2002
Production to (year)	2002	2014
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	173	-
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	12.1	-
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Front wheel drive
Position of engine	Front, transversely	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Diesel
Max. power (hp)	80	57
Max. torque (Nm)	128	95
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	4
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	1,581	1,527
Compression ratio	9.2	23
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,750	5,000
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	2,750	2,250
Cylinder bore (mm)	86.4	77
Piston stroke (mm)	67.4	82
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Diesel - Standard diesel injection (SDI)
Valve control	-	-
Fuel tank (l)	48	35
Chassis
ABS	-	+
Front wheel suspension	The depreciated rack	The depreciated rack
Rear wheel suspension	Trailing	Helical spring
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	Hydraulic Steering	-
Front brakes	Disc	Disc
Rear brakes	Drum	Drum
Tires size	175/70 R13	145/70 R13
Dimensions
Length (mm)	3,735	3,495
Width (mm)	1,614	1,495
Height (mm)	1,445	1,460
Wheelbase (mm)	2,360	2,360
Kerb weight (kg)	940	830
Minimum boot space (l)	280	175
Maximum boot space (l)	920	850
Front track (mm)	1,388	1,335
Rear track (mm)	1,378	1,305