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Maruti Swift Dzire Launched, Reviewed and Purchased

Written by admin on Monday, 31 of March , 2008 at 6:13 am

Hello Everyone!!!MUL Launched its entry level sedan replacing its old workhorse Maruti Esteem last week.For past two months I have been doing surveys for a small car to buy. I had shortlisted Maruti Swift (Diesel Version) out of all the options. I was ready to buy the Swift VDi version which was costing me around Rs. 5.04 Lac (ex showroom, Chandigarh price). Then I was told that there was a waiting for 3-5 months for that car and to top it all they were not even taking in and new bookings for the car.The car was demanding a premium of around Rs. 20,000 if you want next day delivery. I was not at all ready to spend extra 20,000. While I was talking to the GM of a local maruti delarship, he told me that MUL is launcing Swift DZire next month. I told him that I am aware about the car and I have seen the pictures. Quite frankly, I did not like what i saw in pre-launch pictures of the Swift Dzire. But that guy said he has seen the car in person and told me that it looked pretty great, infact he went on to say that the back of Dzire looks like Mercedes S-Class (which definitely isn’t the case). But, he insisted on me to wait for Dzire before buying Swift. I did not have any choice as the Swift VDi was not available and I was not ready to pay any premium.

Last week, Maruti Dzire was launched, I watched the live webcast of the launch on their office website (http://www.marutidzire.com). After looking at their website, I liked the car. But, most the times cars look better in pictures shot by professionals than actual. So, the very next day I went to a local dealership to look at the car. Dzire looked even better in person than on their website. I took the test Drive and liked it. The back of the car is very attractive. It has a chrome strip running in the center. Bootspace is around 460 liters. Price of the car was pretty decent. The Diesel Version costs between 5.39 lac to 6.70 lac. The petrol version costs between 4.52 lac to 5.92 lac. Features offered in the top end model and great like ABS and EBD, Airbags, automatic Climate control, sterning mounted audio controls, tilt steering, height adjustable seats. None of the cars in this price range offers features like these and even some the cars above this price range do not offer features like these.

I took the test drive. Lets look at some of the positive things offered by Swift Dzire:

Engine
Dzire comes in 1300cc Multijet diesel engine and in a 1.3-litre petrol variant. Diesel engine is same that was in Swift. Its an award winning engine which uses technology from FIAT.

Looks & Styling
The sedan is a replica of the hatchback with a boot attached along. The chunky C-pillar is moved towards the back and rear quarter glass has grown in size. Maruti has extended the rear doors and hence the seats are pushed to the back to give more legroom for the rear passengers. Front seats are comfy and very supportive.

Interiors
Interiors have been refreshed. Integreated single din stereo which plays MP3, WMA, audio CDs and radio is a welcoem change. The Speedometer and tachometer looks good with crome surrounds and are white-lit which looks cool at night. Steering has been borrowed from SX4, top end variant comes with steering mounted stereo controls like SX4. As usual, top of the line variants comes with ABS and twin airbags.

Pricing:
Petrol
Swift Dzire Lxi 452274.55
Swift Dzire Vxi 500061.74
Swift Dzire Zxi 592649.92

Diesel:
Swift Dzire Ldi 541876.31
Swift Dzire Vdi 587672.36
Swift Dzire Zdi 672296.33

All prices are ex. showroom Chandigarh.

I was interested in buying the diesel version of the car. I finally decided on the Vdi model which is priced at around 5.94 lac. Vdi has an double din integreate MP3 player, a display on the dashboard which gives you time and the temperature, superior upholstery, body colored door handles, black A & B pillars, keyless entry, central locking, front and rear power windows when compared to Ldi version. For me this justified for the extra 50,000 in price.

The top model of the car ZDi offers features like ABS, twin air bags, steering mounted audio controls, automatic climate control, alloy wheels, 185X70X14 tires. All these features are very useful and worth paying for, but I didnt wanted to into a price bracket of around 7 lac. When you go into that segment, you start looking at other options which might not have the similar set of features but have better brand names like Honda City etc.

Overall, Dzire offers you a very good value for your money. And since its a Maruti, you don’t have to worry about things like spare parts, service centers and resale value.

So, I booked Swift DZire VDi. A friend of mine Navneet Sharma and Aman Chagotra also liked the car. They have been planning to buy a new car for last year. They finally zeroed in on Dzire.  From the initial survey i found out that if I book the car now I will get a delivery in around 1-2 months. But I found out a newly opened dealership which promised me to deliver the car within a week. If all goes well, I will get the car by this week. Thanks to Mr. Navneet for helping me get the car as quickly as possible.

Here are a few pictures for you:

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