Auto-giant Maruti Suzuki on Monday announced the price of its much-awaited compact sedan DZire, starting at Rs 6.79 lakh in India.
The fourth generation iteration of the popular car comes in four major variants—LXi, VXi, ZXi, and ZXi Plus—ranging from Rs 6.79 lakh to Rs 10.14 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), and will be the first Maruti Suzuki car to ever get a 5-star Global NCAP rating.
The heavily updated sedan, in looks and features, is now 3995mm long, 1735mm wide, and 1525mm tall, with a 2450mm wheelbase and 163mm of ground clearance.
The new DZire comes with six airbags, and has a 5-star global NCAP rating | Maruti Suzuki
Loaded with safety features that led to its impressive show as the NCAP crash tests, the new DZire comes with six airbags, 3-point seat belts for all seats, ABS with EBD, and hill-hold assist, along with a 360-degree camera.
What is the mileage of the new 2024 Maruti Suzuki DZire?
The entry-level sedan features the new Z-Series 1.2L three-cylinder engine that was introduced in the last Swift. Customers can choose between a 5-speed MT and the AMT transmissions. Maruti Suzuki claims a mileage of 24.79kmpl on the MT and 25.71kmpl on the AMT. The Petrol–CNG combo is expected to provide 33.73km per kg in mileage.
DZire will take on the Tata Tigor, Honda Amaze, and Hyundai Aura, and other industry offerings in the sub four-metre compact sedan category, and looks well poised to take the prime spot in the coming months.
The buzz around the car also brings focus back to the sedans, which have lost a lot of demand in the past few years to the likes of micro-SUVs and mini-SUVs led by Tata Nexon and Hyundai Verna.
