The best-selling sedan in the country — the Maruti Suzuki Dzire — recently underwent a generation change, bringing a slew of features and an all-new design. In this story, we shed light on the Maruti Suzuki Dzire pros and cons.
Let’s begin with the Maruti Dzire pros first!
After a series of disappointing results from Maruti Suzuki, the new Dzire has now received a 5 star safety rating from Global NCAP. We expect it should boost confidence of prospective buyers while also bettering the notion around safety at large.
The Dzire's new 1.2-litre Z-series petrol engine offers a claimed mileage of 24.79kmpl with the manual and 25.71kmpl with the AMT. Furthermore, the Dzire is also available with a factory-fitted CNG option, offering a claimed mileage of 33.73kmpkg.
With the new Dzire, Maruti Suzuki has also boosted the appeal of the sub-compact sedan. We can see the changes in the way it has been designed, engineered and positioned in the market. It looks fresh and more importantly, distinct from the Swift, its hatchback sibling.
The new Maruti Suzuki Dzire also comes packed with features, and to our surprise, also packs a few segment-first ones. Its key features include LED headlights with DRLs, LED fog lights, 15-inch machined alloy wheels, 360-degree parking camera, cruise control, electric sunroof and tyre pressure monitoring system.
With the pros put aside, let’s shed some light on the Maruti Suzuki Dzire cons.
The Maruti Suzuki Dzire offers the smallest boot in its segment, holding a capacity of 382 litres. Its rival sedans like the Honda Amaze, Tata Tigor and Hyundai Aura offer luggage carrying capacity north of 400 litres. Furthermore, the Dzire also doesn’t offer 60:40 split seats for the second row, further taking a toll on overall practicality.
Maruti Suzuki offers the Dzire with a 1.2-litre petrol engine that comes mated to either a 5-speed manual or a 5-speed automated manual transmission (AMT). However, the AMT can not come close to the smoothness and ease-of-use of a proper automatic transmission, like the CVT found in the Honda Amaze.
While the Dzire comes packed with features, it still misses on certain features, some of which are essential at the price it’s being offered at. These features include front armrest, auto-dimming inside-rear-view mirror, rain-sensing wipers and advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS).