MARUTI 800 - ASTONISHING FACTS ABOUT INDIA'S MOST LOVED CAR

1. Retailed for under Rs. 50,000

The demand was so much that customers were willing to shell out more than Rs. 1 lakh for the car. Maruti 800 became a hot-seller at that time

2. first buyer of Maruti 800 never upgraded

Mr Harpal owned the car for nearly 27 years. He did not sell the Maruti 800 either did he upgrade to a new car.

3. first car of many celebrities

King Khan shahrukh and Sachin tendulkars were owners of this car when they started out their careers

4. car whose top speed exceeded

The speedo marking This edition of Maruti 800 could do a top speed of 144 km/h.

5. 3 lakh people have died in Maruti 800s 

As of reports till 2015 .over 3 lakh people lost their lives in the accidents involving Maruti 800.

6. Took decades to get dolp in market, Was first mooted in the 1950s, but took 3 decades to be productionized and finally launched in 1980s