The name Maruti Suzuki reminds of a brand that has decade old strongly laid history in the Indian automotive market. Factors like afford-ability, reliability, and efficiency came as standard with the cars from this Indian carmaker's production line. The Swift Dzire based on Swift hatchback platform has been a popular choice in the 4-meter sedan segment in the country. In one of instances, the Swift Dzire sedan has reportedly topped the sales charts in May this year out-beating the highest selling Alto hatchback with about 18,953 Dzire units being sold.
The popular Swift Dzire sedan is comes with Petrol and diesel options. Blessed with Variable Valve Timing (VVT) technology the petrol variant of Swift Dzire gets a 1197cc, K-12 engine. The unique mechanism initiates timely valve opening and closing that result in better power and efficiency, thereby helping with smooth acceleration and a quicker response. The petrol version generates about 87 Ps of maximum power with 114 Nm of torque, whereas the diesel variant generates about 75 Ps of power with 190 Nm of torque. The diesel variant is powered by 1248cc, D13A engine that delivers the most refined and evolved engine in this segment. The diesel version also gets an an inter-cooled turbo charger that delivers maximum efficiency and superior performance.
Sometime recently Maruti Suzuki had also launched the limited edition of Swift Dzire that is available as Swift Dzire LDiX trim. The limited edition had been launched in diesel variant and was offered at a lucrative price tag of about Rs 6.86 lakhs (on-road New Delhi). Technologically the car has retained the existing 1248cc, D13A diesel engine. The limited edition LDiX is being offered with additional features like remote central locking, double-DIN stereo system with four speakers, power windows, vanity mirror under passenger side sun visor, front fog lamps and body colored wing mirrors with integrated turn indicators. The car looks stylish and different from its older siblings due to the presence of body color mud flaps, and high grade stainless steel door sill guard.
The exiting version of Dzire sedan is offered at a starting price of Rs. 4,85,162 (Ex-showroom Delhi). Looking at it from an overall perspective, the Swift Dzire sedan is known to deliver stable, comfortable and enjoyable drive experience owing to MacPherson strut with coil spring suspension for front wheels and Torsion-beam with coil spring suspension for the rear wheels. Safety is also given primary importance by the Indian car-maker Maruti Suzuki that has loaded the sedan with the features like Airbags, Anti Lock braking system (ABS) and Brake Assist System (BAS).
