The all new Maruti Swift Dzire at Rs 4.79 lakh

Maruti Swift Dzire compact sedan was launched on Wednesday in New Delhi in all seven variants -- including the 1.2 L petrol in four variants and a 1.3 L Swift Dzire diesel in three variants.

Maruti Swift Dzire price starts at Rs 4,79,000 for the base petrol variant.

Shinzo Nakanishi, the company's MD and CEO pulled off the covers from the dazzling car and announced that these prices are introductory and will be raised later.

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New Dzire prices:

Maruti Swift Dzire LXi - Rs 479,000

Maruti Swift Dzire Vxi - Rs 532,000

Maruti Swift Dzire Vxi Auto - Rs 654,000

Maruti Swift Dzire ZXi - Rs 619,000

Maruti Swift Dzire LDi - Rs 580,000

Maruti Swift Dzire VDi - Rs 631,000

Maruti Swift Dzire ZDi - Rs 709,000 (Ex-showroom Delhi)

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He also mentioned that the car will get a new name in future and that the outgoing Swift Dzire sedan will be continued only as a taxi-segment car.

New Maruti Swift Dzire carries forward the superior air around it to the next level with its compact form shortened by 165 mm from the previous version.

The well proportioned notchback body style offers a good blend of smartly designed interiors and striking exteriors.

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The club shaped headlamps on new Swift Dzire are distinct from the rest even from the Maruti Swift hatchback, which was expected to be based on the Maruti Swift design cues, but is more or less retained as before with tweaked new looks to endow the car with a softer touch at the same time exuding the inner strength of the car.

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The fog lamps sitting on either side of the prominent grille are well in tandem with the tweaked new headlamps while the new alloy wheels also look quite apt with the rest of the new lustrous exteriors.

The turn indicators integrated side rear view mirrors are also new in the 2012 Swift Dzire version while the makeover is carried to the now shortened rear end to offer a lesser boot 316 litre.

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The compact form of the Swift Dzire sedan is only on the exteriors while the interiors are, to be honest, quite spacious with a longer wheelbase of 2430 mm measuring alteast 40 mm longer just to add a tad extra stability to avoid getting off-balance on slippery roads.

The width of the car is also increased by 5mm to 1695 mm from the outgoing model to offer wider berth for plusher accommodation for the passengers aboard.

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The new Maruti Swift Dzire is also taller by 25 mm at 1555 mm for easy entry of the passengers and more headroom within the car leaving no scope for the passengers to complain on comfort levels.

The compact form of the sedan helps in squeezing the turn radius down to 4.8 m which is of an ample help on extremely curvy roads even on the hair pin bends making the sedan apt for mountain ranges made easier with the impressive ground clearance of 170 mm.

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To avoid the unanticipated accidents and to offer more stability to the car, the compact sedan is offered with a rally based suspension system to impress the consumers of the spirited drive the car is capable of travelling smoothly down the tipsy curvy roads seamlessly challenging the hurdles like the speed bumps without spoiling the overall balance of the car.

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The Swift Dzire CS cream-colored interiors screams of nothing but comfort inviting the passengers to come onboard with high fabric seat covers and experience the premium feel of the sacred aesthetic interiors in the car.

The black combination only on the door insides and spreading all the way up to the multi-layered dashboard with water-fall console equipped with cup holders over the glove box with the sole idea to improve passenger comfort, and the tilt power steering with chrome inserts is in complete contrast with the rest of the car interiors is just to keep the consumers hooked on their favourite car giving every reason for the owner to swell with pride.

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But, Maruti India has taken enough measures to maintain a quieter cabin throughout the drive with the sound dampener and sealant system to suppress the disturbing sound even if the car is laden with passengers bringing down to 3 decibels while the new hydraulic engine only to maintain the calm even on the fast paced drives.

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The wooden finish alternated with the silver accents in just about the right places along the central console of the car brings a crisp basic look to the car without suppressing the overall charm.

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The onboard entertainment system is unparallel to have the passengers gripped with attention right from the usual chatter offered on the FM radio to the most favourite music tunes playing on the CD player with the controls on the power steering as well on the central console with the help of the digital tuner with DSP with the output displayed on the LCD touch screen and the quality of music amplified with the 6 conventionally placed speakers for the continuous flow of music.

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The central console is also provided with the USB port and iPod connectivity to replete the charge of iPods or mobiles on the car.

With 150 new features added to the new Maruti Swift Dzire, the compact sedan is now a more enticing option to meet all the consumer demands inside out ready to match the customers' expectations with glistening outfit in seven color options of Pacific Blue, Glistening Grey, Bright Red, Arctic White, Silky Silver, Midnight Black and Clear Beige.

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The manufacturer has made the utmost effort to emphasise on the fact that the new Maruti car is not just for a look and feel, the performance of the car is just as good powered by a 1.2 L petrol engine now combined with the VVT technology to make it fuel efficient with a promising 19.1 kmpl mileage but without compromising on the performance of the car pumping out 87 PS peak power @ 6000 rpm and 114 Nm peak torque @ 4000 rpm.

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All the variants are coupled with a sound 5 speed manual transmission however, the mid petrol variant is also mated to a 4 speed automatic transmission.

The refined 1.3 L multijet diesel engine sourced from Fiat offered with the turbocharger and intercooler takes the mileage to the phenomenal level at 23.4 kmpl delivering a peak power of 75 PS at 4000 rpm and 190 Nm at 2000 rpm.

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Front dual SRS airbags, ELR seatbelts, AntiLock Braking System, Brake Assist, Electronic Brake Distribution and an Engine Drag Control system are the safety features that adorn the new Dzire models.

So, the wait is over for all your desires as customers can now rush to showrooms to grab their Dzire.