The Suzuki Mehran is a small car manufactured and marketed by Pak Suzuki Motors, a subsidiary of Suzuki

Suzuki

is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...

 in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It is generally a rebadged first generation Suzuki Alto

Suzuki Alto

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.

The car generally lacks essential features which are standard in other cars, such as airbags, rear windshield

Windshield

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 defogger

Defogger

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 and rear seat belts. Front seat belts had also been introduced in the recent years. As of 2006, the Pakistani-assembled Suzuki Mehran is sold equipped with a CNG

Compressed natural gas

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 tank and is one of the few cars in the world which still uses a carburetor

Carburetor

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-based engines.

However, despite all the shortcomings and serious quality criticisms, the Suzuki Mehran is Pakistan's highest selling car due to the lack of alternatives available owing to the monopolistic nature of Pakistan's auto industry and restrictions imposed on imports by the government of Pakistan.

Dimensions

• Body Type: 5-Door Hatchback
• Overall Length: 3300 mm (129.9 in)
• Overall Width: 1405 mm (55.3 in)
• Overall Height: 1410 mm (55.5 in)
• Wheelbase: 2175 mm (85.6 in)
• Tread Front: 1215 mm (47.8 in)
• Tread Rear: 1200 mm (47.2 in)
• Min. Turning Radius: 4.4 m (14.4 ft)

Engine

• Type: 4-stroke cycle, water-Cooled, SOHC
• No. of cylinders: Inline-3
• Top Speed 140 km/h
• 0 to 100 20 seconds
• Mileage 20 km on highway
• Mileage 16 km in city
• Piston Displacement: 796 cc
• Bore x Stroke: 68.5 mm x 72.0 mm
• Max. Output (kW / rpm): 29.4/5,500
• Max. Torque (Nm / rpm): 59.0/3,000

Transmission

• Transmission type: Manual, fully synchromesh

• No. of gears: 4-forward, 1 reverse

Chasis

• Steering: Rack & Pinion
• Suspension Front: Strut, Coil spring
• Suspension Rear: Leaf Spring
• Brakes Front: Disc
• Brakes Rear: Drum
• Tyre: 145/70 SR 12

External links

• PakSuzuki Mehran Official Website
• PakSuzuki Mehran Official Website (web archive)
• Mehran 800 Technical Specifications (web archive)