Here's The Cutesy Li'l All-new Maruti Celerio in Life-like Illustration

Maruti Celerio has been in the Indian market for quite some time now, without any major update. However, the carmaker is now working on the new-gen model of the hatchback, which is expected to go on sale by early next year. The final-stage prototypes of the all-new Celerio were recently spotted on test, revealing a lot of details about its design. Based on the recent spy shots, our in-house digital artist – Shoeb R. Kalania has created a digital rendering of the upcoming all-new Maruti Celerio.

In comparison to the current-gen model, the new-gen Celerio in the rendering looks chic and would attract a lot of praises from the Indian audience for its design. On the front, it gets new upswept headlamps, chrome-finished radiator grille, and a revised bumper with vertically-stacked fog lamp housings and a lot of sharp creases. From the front-end, the new-gen Celerio looks inspired by its bigger siblings – Swift and Baleno.

Moving over to the sides, the new-gen Celerio will sport a revised silhouette that would accentuate its appeal around the audience. The tall-boy stance will be gone for a rather sportier one. Also, it is likely to come with a set of diamond-cut alloy wheels as seen on the test mule. Although, the low-end trims will continue to come with steel rims. On the insides, the new-gen Celerio will get a revised design for the interior. The dashboard layout will be new, and as revealed in the spy shots, it is inspired by the WagonR's.

In the new-gen iteration, the Celerio will be underpinned by the Maruti’s lightweight Heartect architecture. But, it will continue to source power from the existing 1.0L K10B 3-pot petrol motor. It is capable of putting out a rated power output of 67 PS at 6,000 rpm and max torque of 90 Nm at 3,500 rpm. The transmission options will comprise of a 5-speed MT and a 5-speed AMT. Maruti will also offer the option of a factory-fitted CNG on the new-gen model.  It is expected to go on sale at a starting price of around Rs. 4.50 lakh. Once launched, the all-new Celerio will rival the likes of Tata Tiago, Hyundai Santro and more.