Suzuki Alto was the first car of many Indians, the utilitarian approach and ideology behind the car led it to be one of the most sold vehicles in India. The car was often used as a taxi in hilly areas, and being continually used in snow and ice during the winters the vehicle gained the popular moniker of Lord Alto.
In a recent video we can see a 4×4 Mahindra Thar struggling to climb up a incline, even a 4×4 Jimny fails to climb up a incline, but a Suzuki Alto climbs up the incline with ease, Here is how-
How Could A Suzuki Alto Beat Jimny
If you see the video closely you would be able to see that the Thar, Jimny as well as the Suzuki Jeep that were travelling over the incline lost grip due to the stream of water that ran along the mountain. But the Thar struggled and seemingly got up the incline. The Jimny lost its grip completely and could not climb up the mountain, similar was the case with the Suzuki Jeep.
The Alto was seemingly being driven by a local, and the driver took a different approach to the incline. His approach helped him avoid the water that ran downwards with ease and he was able to mount his car up the mountain. But on a second Look we saw that the Alto also had snow chains that gave it the increased prowess to climb up the mountain with ease.
As the alto rose up the mountain the onlookers rejoiced and shouted “Lord Alto”, seemingly a hail to rejoice in the quality of such a utilitarian vehicle to make it up the mountain.
The Performance Specs of all the Vehicles
Mahindra Thar –
As of yet the Thar is available with 2 diesel engines as well as a petrol engine on offer. The petrol engine on offer are a 2184cc unit as well as a 1497cc unit. The petrol engine was around 1997cc engine. The 2184 diesel engine has a power output of around 130.07 bhp @3750rpmand the peak torque of the diesel engine was around 300Nm @ 1600-2800 rpm.
Suzuki Jimny
The Suzuki Jimny is powered by a K15b 1500cc engine that has a max power out put of around 104.8 PS of power @6000 rpm. The max torque of the car was around 134.2 @ 4000 rpm.
Suzuki Jeep – Suzuki Samurai
Although the car is not on sale only more but its still used in the mountains for sue to its 4×4 capabilities. The car was powered by the 1.3 16v engine. That produced 80 Ps of power @6000 rpm and a max torque figure of around 104 nm.
The Suzuki Alto
The older Suzuki Alto that was seen in the video was powered by a 3 cylinder 46.3 bhp producing engine that has a peak torque figure of around 62nm @ 3000 rpm. This was a 796 cc engine. Due to the Front wheel drive setup the weight of the engine pushes down on the front wheels giving them more grip. This allows the alto to drive up a mountain.
Snow Chains
Snow chains should be an integral part of your kit if you are travelling up the mountains with a FWD cars. These chains would allow you to have better grip on the inclines and drive with more ease. The light weight of the Alto along with the the addition of grip helped it climb up the incline with relative ease. Snow chains often help vehicles gain more grip regardless of whether they are 4×4 or not.
