A Quick Review of all new Maruti Suzuki DZIRE-2017

Country's Largest car manufactures Maruti Suzuki recently launches the much awaiting third generation Dzire. The 2017 model is now a league above its predecessor in terms of Design,Interior and so on.There is a quick review on this supreme leader of the subcontinent sedan space.


Exterior-

Lets start with exterior of this sedan.Straight away, the new Dzire is most certainly the prettiest one yet compared to previous models.From the wider and lower dimensions of the new car, to the squat stance, the new car looks a lot more proportionate than ever before. The wide grille combined with the chrome accents, accentuates this wide stance and the LED headlamps and daytime running lights add to the design up front, making it look very current.

One of the biggest problems with the older car was the fact that it looked too much like the Swift hatch.The new redesigned look more  purposeful and sedan like feeling.

Maruti gives a set of 15-inch wheels; steel ones on the lower variants and diamond cut alloys on the higher spec. A set of 16-inch wheels would have certainly looked cooler but Maruti has taken a conscious decision to not go that route and choose a more comfort oriented wheel and tyre combination.

Talking about the rear view of car,addition of the chrome strip on the tail gate is also a good touch and does well to interlink the tail lamps. The tail lamps are LED units and are standard on all models, which too is a good move – both for the way they look and the added visual light that they emit.

Interior-

Comes to Interior of a car,the car gives a feeling of premium sedans from inside.There is more leg-space and head-space both on front and rear seat as compared to the previous ones.The front seats are 20 mm more apart which gives the passengers an airier feel. The rear seats are 30 mm wider and this had been accomplished both by a wider platform and a reworked seat design. The front seats are comfortable and even after driving a long distance journey its gives no sign of tiredness to its driver.The rear seats too are nicer than the older ones and give more lumbar and under-thigh support. You also get a rear AC vent and a fold down central console with some cup holders.

The dashboard itself reminds us of the older Dzire and is well layered with dark grey up top and a beige bottom. The dashboard itself has a wood panel divider that is now much much nicer to touch and has great dark-wood style texture as compared to previous generations. The AC vents get a silver surround that perfectly match the silver on the crisp and clear instrument cluster and the flat bottom steering wheel with the wood inserts ties everything up well.
The centre of attraction in the Dzire though has to be the gloss black central console, which as always, is prone to finger print marks and dust. The console has a touchscreen infotainment unit that I personally have grown quite fond of. The touchscreen unit has Apple CarPlay and Andorid Auto as standard and also houses inbuilt navigation.
The new Dzire also gets climate control on the top spec Z and Z+ models.

Engine Specification-

The Dzire gets both the petrol and the diesel engine that was in the last generation and also gets a 5-speed manual or a 5-speed AMT automatic.The petrol engine makes 82 bhp or peak power and 113 Nm of peak torque. The more popular diesel on the other hand makes 74 bhp of peak power but 190 Nm of torque.

Safety Features-

In terms of safety features, Maruti have gone that extra step and have made two airbags and ABS standard on all variants. The platform that underpins the Dzire also meets all future crash norms which include offset and pedestrian safety. And you get Isofix mountings as standard for your toddlers child seat too,So unlike the previous-gen Dzire, there are no 'Option' trims on offer and the car primarily comes in four variants, for both the petrol and diesel models - Lxi/LDi, VXi/VDi, ZXi/ZDi, and ZXi+/ZDi+.


At last,The new Dzire then is just a great all round package. It looks nice, especially compared to the older versions, is packed full of gadgets, has the petrol and diesel engines and the manual or AMT option too and is well priced. The sub 4-meter subcompact sedan segment might be slumping but the Dzire is definitely going to set sales charts on fire.

The new Dzire is priced in the range of Rs. 5.45 lakh to Rs. 9.41 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

My Ratings__ 

• Comfort - 5/5 stars
• Looks     - 5/5 stars
• Safety     - 3.5/5 stars ( more will be getting if it comes with side and rear seat airbags as Ford gives the 6 airbags in its Aspire which is in same price range).
• Value for Money-  4.5/5 stars.