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Misubishi New Swift 2012 Dzire CS Review

Maruti Swift Dzire is a compact sedan that will break cover in February 2012. One can say that this upcoming Maruti car is the younger sister of Maruti Swift Dzire sedan which was launched back in 2008. Both the cars look almost similar with miniscule differences like dimensions and few exterior features. This will be Maruti’s first effort to cut cost of production of its sedan car by shortening its length. However, company executive says that the selling price would not be less than the Swift Dzire model because the car-maker has introduced 150 new features to make up the price of new Dzire CS.

Maruti Swift Dzire CS is codenamed as Swift 3.99 as the length of this new car is less than 4 meter. Maruti has thought about this compact version so as to keep the SX4 and Dzire segment well apart from each other considering that they have the same powertrain and similar features and customers prefer SX4 when compared to Dzire CS. This is not for the first time that a car manufacturer has reduced the length of its sedan car. Earlier Tata Motors had crushed its sedan-Tata Indigo to give birth to Indigo CS. It is also planning to manufacture Tata Manza CS. Even Mahindra & Mahindra is at its heels to boil down its Verito sedan and come up with a cheaper Verito CS. So there are many competitors in line. Actually government of India spares cars below 4 metre to pay heavy excise duty. While cars above 4 metre attracts 22% excise duty, small cars (below 4 metre) are charged only 10% duty.

Maruti Swift Dzire CS will be packed with the same engine as Maruti Swift hatchback and Swift Dzire sedan which itself is based on Swift’s platform. The car will be available with petrol and diesel version. 3 petrol and 2 diesel variants will be available with the new sedan making a total of six models in its fleet namely LXi, VXi, ZXi, LDi, VDi and ZDi. Maruti Swift Dzire CS petrol will be the tried and tested K series engine i.e. 1.2 litre engine with a displacement of 1197 cc. This petrol engine is twinned to a 5 speed manual transmission and the mid-variant VXi is offered with a four-speed automatic transmission. The engine is compliant to BS IV emission norms. This K 12 super machine is able to blow out power output as much as 86 bhp at 6000 rpm and a torque of 114 Nm at 4000 rpm. The K-Series petrol engine gains from the Variable Valve Timing and this has resulted in a rise of power by 2 bhp as compared to the older sedan. Since diesel cars are more in demand in India, Maruti will bring out this compact sedan in diesel variant also. A 1.3 litre DOHC (Double Over Head Camshaft) diesel engine with a displacement of 1248 cc will be fitted in the new diesel car in India. This DDiS engine will be bestowed with superior CRDI fuel injection system with turbocharger and intercooler combination that offers efficient combustion and higher torque of 190 Nm at 2000 rpm. This advanced diesel engine will produce an impressive peak power of 74 bhp at 4000 rpm.

The current Dzire is 4160mm long. However, the overall length of this compact sedan car which now looks more of a notchback is 3995 mm. The design and development of the new Swift Dzire is being done completely in-house by Maruti as this model will only be sold in the Indian market. The Swift Dzire Compact sedan is built on the new Swift platform which was launched in August 2011. Since the new Swift platform is bigger than its predecessor, the quest for Maruti engineers was to fix a boot that fits under the four-metre length, which was actually a troublesome task. This resulted in significantly reduction in boot space in the new car. The boot space now boils down to 316 litres. However, since the new Swift has 40mm longer wheelbase, the wheelbase of Maruti Swift Dzire CS is 2430 mm as compared to the wheelbase of outgoing car which is 2390 mm. The squarish boot lid will imitate the Swift Dzire Kizashi. The new compact sedan is said to be wider and have roomier interiors now. The space for rear seats has been increased considerably seeing the longer wheelbase now.

Swift Dzire compact sedan will adorn some changes like a completely new grille. A slatted grille is neither seen on Swift hatchback nor Swift Dzire sedan. The headlamps are bigger and better looking with completely new tail lamps, larger rear door; the new bumpers incorporate wider air dam grille and new fog lamp enclosures. Most of the rear is tweaked; however the styling is done neatly. The small rear quarter glass has a more conventional fall to it. While all these are exterior changes, the new car in India will also boast of its enhanced interior space, the beige plastics on the dual-tone dashboard and door pads, light colored upholstery, adjustable headrests and armrest in the centre of rear seat.

Create Date : 01 กุมภาพันธ์ 2555

Last Update : 1 กุมภาพันธ์ 2555 20:14:28 น.

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