2017 Maruti Suzuki Dzire Launched; Prices Begin At ₹ Five.45 Lakh
Highlights
The two thousand seventeen Maruti Suzuki Dzire has eventually gone on sale in India and there is no doubt that it has been one of the most anticipated car launches for this year. The Dzire is priced in India beginning from ₹ Five.45 lakh for the petrol variant and ₹ 6.45 lakh for the diesel variant (both ex-showroom, Delhi). The car has been available for booking at dealerships for a token of ₹ 11,000 and the company has already garnered over 33,000 bookings in the last eleven days. The fresh Dzire primarily comes on four variants, in both petrol and diesel trim options – LXi/LDi, VXi/VDi, ZXi/ZDi, and ZXi+/ZDi+ and is based on the entirely fresh HEARTECT platform. In fact, the company has invested about ₹ 1,000 crore in the development of the new-gen Maruti Suzuki Dzire.
Now, the price of the car is fairly close to what we had expected. We have been bringing you all the updates of the fresh Dzire live from launch and there’s a lot more that’s fresh on the car than what meets the eye. The all-new Maruti Suzuki Dzire is lighter, feature loaded and more sedan-like in the all-new avatar and ditches the ‘Swift’ prefix from its nameplate. As one of India’s top-selling models, the Dzire already has a host of milestones to its credit and the third generation model is expected to keep the momentum going for Maruti Suzuki in terms of volumes.
Fresh Maruti Suzuki Dzire Prices in India
Unveiled last month, the two thousand seventeen Maruti Suzuki Dzire is a downright fresh model. And we have already told you a lot about the car. The styling is derived from the fresh generation Swift hatchback and gets a massive trapezoidal grille and a raked A-pillar for a more sedan-like stance. The C-pillar also merges more seamlessly into the boot and the car looks a lot more proportionate this time. The fresh Dzire gets projector headlamps with LED DRLs, LED tail lights with a signature light for a distinctive touch, however, this is only available in the top-end VXi/ZXi trim. There are also three fresh colours on suggest with the two thousand seventeen Dzire – Oxford Blue, Gallant Crimson and Sherwood Brown, and fancier 15-inch diamond cut alloy wheels.
The fresh Dzire comes with chrome grille, projector headlamps, and DRLs
With respect to dimensions, the fresh Maruti Dzire measures three thousand nine hundred ninety five mm in length, one thousand seven hundred thirty five mm in width and one thousand five hundred fifteen mm in height, and has a wheelbase of two thousand four hundred fifty mm. The sedan is broader by twenty mm, while the wheelbase has also grown by twenty mm over its predecessor. The ground clearance stands at one hundred sixty three mm and has been lowered by seven mm. Meantime, the height is shorter by forty mm. That said, the two thousand seventeen Dzire sports a thicker boot at three hundred seventy nine litres and improved knee room as well. The fresh HEARTECT platform is lighter and stronger than the older version with the use of high tensile steel in the construction and has helped lose up to eighty five kg on the petrol and up to one hundred five kg on the diesel variants.
Fresh Maruti Suzuki Dzire Dimensions
Inwards, Maruti Suzuki has made way for a plush looking cabin on the fresh Dzire. The car comes with leather-wrapped steering, flat-bottom steering wheel and auto climate control. The two-tone colour combination looks premium and is complemented with features like engine thrust start-stop button, rear AC vents and a touchscreen infotainment system that supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay as well as MirrorLink. The fresh Dzire also comes with dual front airbags, Six pack with EBD and Brake Assist as standard on all trims, which is welcoming. The rear seats also get ISOFIX child anchorages.
Under the rubber hood, it’s the same powertrain but is a lot more efficient now. The 1.2-litre K-Series 4-pot petrol is tuned for eighty two bhp at six thousand rpm and one hundred thirteen Nm of peak torque at four thousand two hundred rpm. The 1.3-litre DDiS diesel, on the other forearm, makes seventy four bhp at four thousand rpm and one hundred ninety Nm of peak torque at two thousand rpm. Both engines come paired with a 5-speed manual and Automated Manual Transmission options. The engines now come back an ARAI certified fuel economy of twenty two kmpl on the petrol and 28.48 kmpl on the diesel version. Both efficiency figures are the best in the segment.
