MSIL discontinues old swift. EDIT : New Swift LAUNCHED!

girishglg · 14th July 2011, 12:37

There seems to be a lot of pent up demand for the ZDi Swift as we see so many enquiries. Generally it seems like MSIL dishes out a mid trim VDi / VXi which caters to the masses and the top variant is patronized by just a handful (read ZXi).

This time at least MSIL has to make it worthwhile to buy one in terms of loading up the specs since the competition is offering much more value and options (i20, Beat) to choose from among their variants.

Also they should note that the competition is much tougher this time around from the time they launched the Version 1 Swift 5-6 years ago and customer aspirations have gone several notches higher (steering mounted controls, MID, HVAC, start stop button, sunroof etc). What say...

p'arth · 14th July 2011, 12:58

To stay competitive ZDI variant will be hygiene i.e. the minimum MS should do - I would recommend to go a step ahead and have a ZDI (O) as well

ashok_lat · 14th July 2011, 13:04

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Originally Posted by beejay

Did they tell you the price? What are the new colors?

The lady who called me seems to have less idea about the product. She told me that the existing red wont be there there will be some Bleaching Red/Blazing red(I am not sure about what she told) and medium grey. The aprox price of ZDI variant will be 7.6 Lacs

yogeshnaik · 14th July 2011, 13:11

It is very nice that Maruti has come up with a change. I was expecting some changes in the Swift dimensions since the Tata Motors launched their Vista. This has taken some share of Swift's market. The A-pillars does not hinder driver's view from the cabin. Fingers crossed to wait and watch what Maruti does now.
Any expected release date? Attached is the picture which was forwarded to me.

psbali · 14th July 2011, 13:31

New colors are Blazing Red, Torque Blue & Glistening Grey. Black, Silver and White will be carried over.

arup.misra · 14th July 2011, 14:19

Spoke to a known contact at Maruti Dealer, according to him the bookings for new Swift has started and his dealership has already got 300 bookings so far. The car is to be launched in Aug and deliveries to commence late Sep. Dealers are also gearing up to extend further discounts on the old Swift to clear inventory and those waiting for Swift VDi will be given a chance to upgrade to the new Swift with some freebies.

beejay · 14th July 2011, 14:30

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Originally Posted by psbali

New colors are Blazing Red, Torque Blue & Glistening Grey. Black, Silver and White will be carried over.

Is glistening grey the one in the picture above?

Also, since you seem to have inside sources, is the petrol gonna be launched first, then diesel later on? Thanks.

psbali · 15th July 2011, 01:08

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Originally Posted by beejay

Is glistening grey the one in the picture above?

Also, since you seem to have inside sources, is the petrol gonna be launched first, then diesel later on? Thanks.

well that i cannot confirm. as the list of colors is all i got

though both petrol and diesel models are gonna be launched simultaneously.

cheers.

deetjohn · 15th July 2011, 07:40

Yes, I made some enquiries and it is true. The new Swift will be launched only in the 3rd week of August. So expect to see the vehicles on road by Sept.

No idea why they are delaying the launch. Hope a huge armada of Swifts is being made in the factory waiting to greet the customers on queue.

designersf · 15th July 2011, 09:35

I just came to know that the boot's capacity of the new Swift is just 200~ litres! What do we make of that! That's tiny I say

. Due to this, they must make 60:40 split standard on all versions

psbali · 15th July 2011, 11:42

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Originally Posted by designersf

I just came to know that the boot's capacity of the new Swift is just 200~ litres! What do we make of that! That's tiny I say

. Due to this, they must make 60:40 split standard on all versions

Well you win some you lose some.. for me seating space is more important as I do a lot of short highway trips where my driver drives the car and I am sitting at the back.. After I get my new swift most of the Pune-Mumbai trips will be made in it so I am happy that they will be providing extra space at the back. But yeah 60:40 needs to be the norm. No doubt about that.

P.S.Grewal · 15th July 2011, 12:35

Just now received a call from Dealer where my VDI(abs) was booked. He offer me an option to upgrade from VDI to ZDI. I asked him to give me a tentative price of the upcoming model. He said that there will be a 15 to 70 K increase in the new model from the existing models. So as per him ZDI will be 70k costly from the existing VDI. And there will be no optional ABS from now onwards in the VDI model. So incase I opt for ZDI I will be shifted from the VDI Que to ZDI, which might be a bit shorter. And I might get my new swift sooner than expected. I agreed for ZDI .

swiftnfurious · 15th July 2011, 14:24

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Originally Posted by P.S.Grewal

And there will be no optional ABS from now onwards in the VDI model.

Why is it so? VXi always had an optional ABS even when ZXi had ABS. So going by that logic, VDi should continue to have ABS option. Probably he wanted to make sure you upgrade to ZDi and hence misled you.

ScorpMan · 15th July 2011, 15:31

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Originally Posted by P.S.Grewal

Just now received a call from Dealer where my VDI(abs) was booked. He offer me an option to upgrade from VDI to ZDI. I asked him to give me a tentative price of the upcoming model. He said that there will be a 15 to 70 K increase in the new model from the existing models. So as per him ZDI will be 70k costly from the existing VDI. And there will be no optional ABS from now onwards in the VDI model. So incase I opt for ZDI I will be shifted from the VDI Que to ZDI, which might be a bit shorter. And I might get my new swift sooner than expected. I agreed for ZDI .

Thanks for the info. Did u asked your dealer about the features available on the ZDI apart from ABS & AirBags?

fuel_addict · 15th July 2011, 16:45

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Originally Posted by P.S.Grewal

Just now received a call from Dealer where my VDI(abs) was booked. He offer me an option to upgrade from VDI to ZDI. I asked him to give me a tentative price of the upcoming model. He said that there will be a 15 to 70 K increase in the new model from the existing models. So as per him ZDI will be 70k costly from the existing VDI. And there will be no optional ABS from now onwards in the VDI model. So incase I opt for ZDI I will be shifted from the VDI Que to ZDI, which might be a bit shorter. And I might get my new swift sooner than expected. I agreed for ZDI .

Your post further reconfirms that a ZDi variant would be launched. Good news indeed. 70K over the VDi means the OTR price of ZDi will be under 7L (in Mumbai).

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Originally Posted by swiftnfurious

Why is it so? VXi always had an optional ABS even when ZXi had ABS. So going by that logic, VDi should continue to have ABS option. Probably he wanted to make sure you upgrade to ZDi and hence misled you.

Exactly my thoughts. Makes no sense leaving ABS out on the VDi. Going by that logic, even VXi should be without ABS. Looks like the strategy is to push sales of the ZXi/ZDi. Or the dealer is misleading him.

There is a 2011 Swift community on Facebook which also talks about VDi with no ABS option.

14th July 2011, 12:37	#136
girishglg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: KA-05 Posts: 1,164 Thanked: 558 Times View My Garage	Re: MSIL discontinues old swift, begins production for all new model for August launc There seems to be a lot of pent up demand for the ZDi Swift as we see so many enquiries. Generally it seems like MSIL dishes out a mid trim VDi / VXi which caters to the masses and the top variant is patronized by just a handful (read ZXi). This time at least MSIL has to make it worthwhile to buy one in terms of loading up the specs since the competition is offering much more value and options (i20, Beat) to choose from among their variants. Also they should note that the competition is much tougher this time around from the time they launched the Version 1 Swift 5-6 years ago and customer aspirations have gone several notches higher (steering mounted controls, MID, HVAC, start stop button, sunroof etc). What say...
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14th July 2011, 12:58	#137
p'arth BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 257 Thanked: 90 Times	Re: MSIL discontinues old swift, begins production for all new model for August launc To stay competitive ZDI variant will be hygiene i.e. the minimum MS should do - I would recommend to go a step ahead and have a ZDI (O) as well
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14th July 2011, 13:11	#139
yogeshnaik BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 347 Thanked: 216 Times	Re: MSIL discontinues old swift, begins production for all new model for August launc It is very nice that Maruti has come up with a change. I was expecting some changes in the Swift dimensions since the Tata Motors launched their Vista. This has taken some share of Swift's market. The A-pillars does not hinder driver's view from the cabin. Fingers crossed to wait and watch what Maruti does now. Any expected release date? Attached is the picture which was forwarded to me. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by yogeshnaik : 14th July 2011 at 13:20.
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14th July 2011, 13:31	#140
psbali BHPian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: PNQ - PUNE Posts: 316 Thanked: 360 Times	Re: MSIL discontinues old swift, begins production for all new model for August launc New colors are Blazing Red, Torque Blue & Glistening Grey. Black, Silver and White will be carried over.
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14th July 2011, 14:19	#141
arup.misra BHPian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 651 Thanked: 303 Times	Re: MSIL discontinues old swift, begins production for all new model for August launc Spoke to a known contact at Maruti Dealer, according to him the bookings for new Swift has started and his dealership has already got 300 bookings so far. The car is to be launched in Aug and deliveries to commence late Sep. Dealers are also gearing up to extend further discounts on the old Swift to clear inventory and those waiting for Swift VDi will be given a chance to upgrade to the new Swift with some freebies.
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15th July 2011, 07:40	#144
deetjohn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kochi Posts: 4,530 Thanked: 10,583 Times View My Garage	Re: MSIL discontinues old swift, begins production for all new model for August launc Yes, I made some enquiries and it is true. The new Swift will be launched only in the 3rd week of August. So expect to see the vehicles on road by Sept. No idea why they are delaying the launch. Hope a huge armada of Swifts is being made in the factory waiting to greet the customers on queue.
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15th July 2011, 09:35	#145
designersf BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 603 Thanked: 80 Times	Re: MSIL discontinues old swift, begins production for all new model for August launc I just came to know that the boot's capacity of the new Swift is just 200~ litres! What do we make of that! That's tiny I say . Due to this, they must make 60:40 split standard on all versions
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15th July 2011, 12:35	#147
P.S.Grewal BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ludhiana Posts: 35 Thanked: 2 Times	Re: MSIL discontinues old swift, begins production for all new model for August launc Just now received a call from Dealer where my VDI(abs) was booked. He offer me an option to upgrade from VDI to ZDI. I asked him to give me a tentative price of the upcoming model. He said that there will be a 15 to 70 K increase in the new model from the existing models. So as per him ZDI will be 70k costly from the existing VDI. And there will be no optional ABS from now onwards in the VDI model. So incase I opt for ZDI I will be shifted from the VDI Que to ZDI, which might be a bit shorter. And I might get my new swift sooner than expected. I agreed for ZDI .
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