On Monday, India-based car maker Maruti Suzuki said that it would launch a new compact car with ‘SUV like characteristics’ in the upcoming Auto Expo. The car would be named “ConceptFutureS”. It added, “We have aimed to redefine our compact car design language with the ConceptFutureS”. “The increasing demand for UVs and their bold architecture inspired our design team to study a new character for compact cars”, said C.V. Raman, senior executive director (Engineering), Maruti Suzuki India Limited. “ConceptFutureS could mark a distinctive shift in how compact cars are shaped and designed in India in the future”, said Mr. Raman.