Suzuki Splash Owner's Manual

About The Splash

The Splash is a city car developed in 2008 by both the Suzuki Motor Corporation and Opel (the vehicles carrying the Opel badge were named ‘Agila’). The first unveiling took place at the Paris Motor Show as a concept car in 2006 and from there, numerous versions and models were created for various international markets.

For the European market the Splash sits just under the Suzuki Swift in terms of size, it used the same structure just with a slightly shorter wheelbase.

There were three engines available the 1-liter 3-cylinder, a 4-cylinder 1.2-liter and a 1.3-litre turbodiesel. In the UK, the Splash was marketed as the Opel Agila, and in the UK, the Vauxhall Agila. In Japan, only the 1.2-liter engine became available from 20th October 2008 onwards.

In India, Suzuki named the Splash the ‘Maruti Suzuki Ritz’ due to the fact that Ford had already used the name. Sales were successful, with 200,000 units sold in the first 37 months. There were 10 different specifications, 5 petrol engines, and 5 diesel, the former starting at a 1.2-liter engine producing 84 hp. The diesel engines were extremely efficient thanks to the 1.3-liter turbodiesel engine built by Fiat. 2012 saw a facelift that predominantly featured an upgrade in technology rather than styling.

The name changed again for the Chinese market, taking the name badge Changhe Spla which was a 1.4-liter engine. 2014 saw the end of the Suzuki Splash in the European market, this was largely due to Suzuki producing the 2nd generation Ignis that had extremely similar attributes. The Splash lasted two more years in Indonesia until its cancellation in 2016, and then later production in India ended in February 2017