Caught testing! The 2017 Maruti Dzire

nurni76 · 26th April 2017, 07:04

This is definitely a wonderful effort from Maruti. Looks like they wanted to differentiate the new swift and Dzire and hence created a different interior (Dashboard) from that of the new swift. Hope the new swift comes with the international dashboard layout. The faux wood look on the steering spoils it for me. This will now cross 20K in monthly sales for sure. Beware Tigor, Xcent et al. The leader is now coming with greater ammunition!

hondacity · 26th April 2017, 07:37

Why on earth they decided to reduce ground clearance to 163 mm? I am sure they must have their own analysis but 163 is too less for those rough road patches.

y2ksrs · 26th April 2017, 09:25

The car displayed to the media has Bridgestone Ecopia tyres!! Now is that a first for a Maruti? I hope the production cars also come with these tyres rather than the Maruti standard JK and Apollo ones.

DCEite · 26th April 2017, 09:51

Is there a Tweeter in there? I hope it comes with a similar ICE configuration and SQ as the Ignis!

romeomidhun · 26th April 2017, 10:08

One thing I don't understand is how come the Diesel model sheds 105KG, while Petrol model sheds only 85KG. If the reduction in weight is due to the change in the underlying platform and as there is no change in engine options, the weight reduction also should be uniform across the models.

Otherwise, the new platform may be capable of handling the additional weight of Diesel engine and components, without much modification or strengthening to it.

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Originally Posted by y2ksrs

The car displayed to the media has Bridgestone Ecopia tyres!! Now is that a first for a Maruti? I hope the production cars also come with these tyres rather than the Maruti standard JK and Apollo ones

The latest entrant: Ignis also came with Ecopia, at least for its media drive.

DeKay · 27th April 2017, 13:05

Noticed this misaligned plastic panel while watching the Autoportal video. I guess it's still too much to expect good build quality from Maruti.

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kpzen · 27th April 2017, 14:09

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Originally Posted by y2ksrs

The car displayed to the media has Bridgestone Ecopia tyres!! Now is that a first for a Maruti? I hope the production cars also come with these tyres rather than the Maruti standard JK and Apollo ones.

MS Ignis also comes with Bridgestone Ecopia tires.

Chetan_Rao · 27th April 2017, 16:41

It may just be camera angles, but the nearly-horizontal rear A/C vent seems like an ergonomic disaster!

car_crazy1400 · 27th April 2017, 18:50

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Originally Posted by y2ksrs

The car displayed to the media has Bridgestone Ecopia tyres!! Now is that a first for a Maruti? I hope the production cars also come with these tyres rather than the Maruti standard JK and Apollo ones.

AFAIK, Ecopia tires are low rolling resistance tires and will further help in stretching the fuel economy.

autorahul · 27th April 2017, 19:19

Official bookings have started at 11000. Anyone who has booked on the forum?

DCEite · 27th April 2017, 20:38

Mod Note: Please continue the discussion on the 2017 Dzire Preview thread. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by autorahul

Official bookings have started at 11000. Anyone who has booked on the forum?

Official bookings start from May 1st.

What started now are unofficial bookings.

26th April 2017, 07:04	#286
nurni76 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BLR/SEATTLE Posts: 907 Thanked: 360 Times View My Garage	This is definitely a wonderful effort from Maruti. Looks like they wanted to differentiate the new swift and Dzire and hence created a different interior (Dashboard) from that of the new swift. Hope the new swift comes with the international dashboard layout. The faux wood look on the steering spoils it for me. This will now cross 20K in monthly sales for sure. Beware Tigor, Xcent et al. The leader is now coming with greater ammunition!
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26th April 2017, 07:37	#287
hondacity BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 216 Thanked: 91 Times	Why on earth they decided to reduce ground clearance to 163 mm? I am sure they must have their own analysis but 163 is too less for those rough road patches.
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y2ksrs BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 277 Thanked: 185 Times	Re: Caught testing! The 2017 Maruti Dzire The car displayed to the media has Bridgestone Ecopia tyres!! Now is that a first for a Maruti? I hope the production cars also come with these tyres rather than the Maruti standard JK and Apollo ones.
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DeKay BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 670 Thanked: 1,033 Times	Re: Caught testing! The 2017 Maruti Dzire Noticed this misaligned plastic panel while watching the Autoportal video. I guess it's still too much to expect good build quality from Maruti.
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Chetan_Rao Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,887 Thanked: 24,057 Times	Re: Caught testing! The 2017 Maruti Dzire It may just be camera angles, but the nearly-horizontal rear A/C vent seems like an ergonomic disaster!
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autorahul BHPian Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: BLR, GGN Posts: 410 Thanked: 824 Times	Re: Caught testing! The 2017 Maruti Dzire Official bookings have started at 11000. Anyone who has booked on the forum?
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