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Maruti SuzukiMaruti 800

1983–2014 India City car 32 production years
Production1983–2014
Recorded originIndia
ClassCity car
Background

The Maruti Suzuki 800 is a city car that was manufactured by Maruti Suzuki in India from 1983 to 2014. The first generation (SS80) was based on the 1979 Suzuki Alto and had an 800 cc F8B engine, hence the moniker. The second generation (SB308) was based on the 1984 Suzuki Alto, which utilised the same F8B engine. Widely regarded as the most influential automobile in India, about 2.87 million 800s were produced during its course of which 2.66 million were sold in India itself.

Text adapted from “Maruti 800” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

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Production chronology1983–2014

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Wikipedia lead ↗32 years