By: Joshua David Luther; Photography: Afsar Baig
Apr 24 2017

Maruti Suzuki, India's most sold car brand
has unveiled their latest offering, the Dzire sedan to the press in an
exclusive event hosted at New Delhi. It's no more the Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire, rather it is just the Maruti Suzuki Dzire. The new Maruti Suzuki Dzire gets more
premium looks and features a bold new design philosophy built around their HEARTECT
platform. This is a 5th generation B-Segment platform which is light and strong
for enhanced performance and safety.
2017
Maruti Suzuki Dzire Launch Date
Maruti will launch the new 2017 Dzire on
May 16, 2017 in New Delhi. The Dzire compact sedan is the latest offering in
this segment which witnessed quite a few launches like the Hyundai Xcent which
was launched for a starting price of Rs. 5.38 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) and the
Tata Tigor which has been launched for a more affordable price tag of Rs. 4.70
lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
2017
Maruti Suzuki Dzire Engines Option
Maruti Suzuki is offering the same 1.2L VVT
petrol and the 1.3L DDiS diesel engines on the new 2017 Dzire sedan. While the
1.2L petrol engine puts out 83.12bhp at 6000rpm and 115Nm of torque at 4000rpm,
the diesel 1.3L diesel engine 73.95bhp at 4000rpm and 190Nm at 2000rpm. The
previous model of the Dzire sedan returns fuel efficiency figures of 26.59kmpl
for the diesel engine while the petrol version returns 20.85kmpl, the new
vehicle will have mileage figures close to the above stated figures. The new
2017 Maruti Suzuki Dzire will come with AGS automatic transmission options for
both the diesel and the petrol versions.

2017
Maruti Suzuki Dzire Features
The new 2017 Maruti Suzuki Dzire gets a
host of new features and technology, on offer are features like LED projector
headlamps, LED DRLs, rear LED lamps, large infotainment touch screen display
with bluetooth, AUX and USB connectivity, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and
MirrorLink support, rear AC vents, push button start stop, automatic climate
control, electrically adjustable and retractable ORVMs, steering mounted
controls, voice commands, flat bottom steering wheel, parking sensors, rear
centre armrest with cup holders, automatic headlamps, auto power driver window,
height adjustable drive seat and much more.
2017
Maruti Suzuki Dzire Dimensions and Space
In terms of dimensions the new Maruti
Suzuki Dzire is 3995mm long, 1515mm tall and 1735mm wide. The 2017 Dzire
compact sedan gets longer wheelbase than the previous version, the new
wheelbase stands at 2450mm. Maruti has also decreased the vehicles height by
40mm the seat height as well has increased by 21mm and the tandem distance
between front and rear seats also have been increased. The new 2017 Maruti
Suzuki Dzire is also wider than the previous version by 40mm while the rear
shoulder room gets an increase of 30mm the front passenger shoulder room has
been increased by 20mm. Maruti has also
increased boot space of the new 2017 Dzire compact sedan, the new boot space
stands at 376 litres as opposed to the previous 316 litres. The ground
clearance has also seen a drop from the previous version and the vehicles
clearance now stands at 163mm as opposed to the previous 170mm.
Dimension
|
Measure
|
Length
|
3995mm
|
Height
|
1515mm
|
Width
|
1735mm
|
Ground Clearance
|
163mm
|
Wheelbase
|
2450mm
|
Boot Space
|
376 litres
|

2017
Maruti Suzuki Dzire Safety Features
The new 2017 Dzire compact sedan gets
safety features which have been implemented keeping an eye on the future of
policy change in the country. The new 5th generation HEARTECT platform also
improves the rigidity, strength and crash safety of the new Dzire. Maruti has
also ensured pedestrian, driver and passenger safety compliance is met on the
new Dzire sedan. The compliance is for front offset impact, side impact and
pedestrian impact. The norms are not yet regularised in India, however Maruti
Suzuki has introduced them before hand on the new Dzire in a bid to ensure the
safety of their patrons. Apart from these Maruti has also included features
like -- dual airbags, ABS, EBD and ISOFIX mounts as standard fitment across all
variants.
2017
Maruti Suzuki Dzire Variants & Expected Price
Petrol
|
Variant
|
Expected Price (ex Delhi)
|
Lxi
|
Rs. 5.3 lakh
|
Vxi/ Vxi AGS
|
Rs. 6 lakh/ Rs. 6.5
lakh
|
Zxi/ Zxi AGS
|
Rs. 6.7 lakh/ Rs. 7.3
lakh
|
Zxi+/ Zxi+ AGS
|
Rs. 7.6 lakh/ Rs. 8.1
lakh
|
Diesel
|
Variant
|
Expected Price (ex Delhi)
|
Ldi
|
Rs. 6.2 lakh
|
Vdi/ Vdi AGS
|
Rs. 7.2 lakh/ Rs. 7.7
lakh
|
Zdi/ Zdi AGS
|
Rs. 8 lakh/ Rs. 8.5
lakh
|
Zdi+/ Zdi+ AGS
|
Rs. 8.7 lakh/ Rs. 9.2
lakh
|
2017
Maruti Suzuki Dzire Colour Options
Maruti is offering the new 2017 Dzire
compact sedan in 6 different colour options -- Oxford Blue, Sherwood Brown,
Gallant Red, Magma Grey, Silky Silver and Arctic White.