Maruti Suzuki has discontinued the base variants of the Alto and S-Presso.
The discontinued variants featured a single driver airbag, which includes the STD and LXi variants of the Alto, and the STD, LXi and VXi variants of the S-Presso. The Alto’s STD(O) trim, which was previously available with dual airbags, has also been discontinued.
Maruti Suzuki has done this to comply with regulations introduced by the government in January 2022 that mandates that all cars be fitted with dual airbags. The Alto’s new base variant is the LXi(O), which, at ₹ 4.08 lakh, costs ₹ 83,000 more than the previous entry-level trim — the STD variant.
