dezire-launch next month (Mar '08)-confirmed - Video on Pg 19 & pics on Pg 20

nitrous · 11th February 2008, 13:57

The Indigo CS is priced so well because of the "small car" advantage.
I dont think the dezire would be less than 4000mm in length.

Lalvaz · 11th February 2008, 14:06

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Originally Posted by deadman

To beat "New Indigo CS", Swift dezire have to keep price down below Rs 3.70 lac....then it will be real competitor for Indigo...

I dont think that price is the only consideration. The Dezire promises a better car, with better brand image, better quality, better aftersales and service. All those factors do count for something too.

Personally, I would love to buy the Dezire with a diesel engine. I think thats a potentially untapped market, inspite of the Indigo and Logan. Looks like Suzuki has another winner on its hands.

007 Bond · 11th February 2008, 14:08

According to me the most tricky thing for suzuki would be the pricing factor as dezire will not only compete with logan & indigo but will compete with swift also. as indigo cs pricing for petrol is bewn 3.75 to 3.95 for pune ex showroom petrol version & 4.14 to 4.42 diesel version, therein swift goes from 4.05 to 5.20 for petrol & 4.78 to 5.35 for diesel where as logan starts from 4.27 to 4.61 for petrol & 5.40 to 6.55 for diesel version.

ironicaly esteem current starts from 4.84 to 5.20 for petrol in pune. Hence if they keep the same costing of base model it will be costlier to cs by 1.09 lakhs, logan by rs 60,000.

lets see.. whom it kills.

snaronikar · 11th February 2008, 14:31

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Originally Posted by 007 Bond

According to me the most tricky thing for suzuki would be the pricing factor as dezire will not only compete with logan & indigo but will compete with swift also. as indigo cs pricing for petrol is bewn 3.75 to 3.95 for pune ex showroom petrol version & 4.14 to 4.42 diesel version, therein swift goes from 4.05 to 5.20 for petrol & 4.78 to 5.35 for diesel where as logan starts from 4.27 to 4.61 for petrol & 5.40 to 6.55 for diesel version.

ironicaly esteem current starts from 4.84 to 5.20 for petrol in pune. Hence if they keep the same costing of base model it will be costlier to cs by 1.09 lakhs, logan by rs 60,000.

lets see.. whom it kills.

I think you have mentioned the the swift desire prices above. But they cannot do this. Swift dezire will compete with swift hatch

. Then the swift hatch prices will have reduced drastically.

Lets wait and see. Ram has informed he will get some details by today evening.

saurabhb2000 · 11th February 2008, 16:08

All eyes are now on RAM. Guessing , waiting..

ram_hyundai · 11th February 2008, 16:55

all out there waiting anxiously for the details,i saw the car in flesh.it was almost the same car which was posted earlier.looks pretty ok in flesh but one thing i noticed was a new color-looking almost like the blue in verna called deep pearl blue.so expect few new colors.now comming to the points which can make a difference
fresh beige color for the seats
new front grill with 2 steel slats
new alloys like in the zxi swift
all specs same as zxi swift petrol except the boot.
it looks good from the back
and when we are talking of back-i noticed the badging when the presentation was running,guess it -zdi
yes it will be both petrol and diesel simultaneously launched.
now the variants-lxi,vxi,zxi-in petrol
ldi,vdi,zdi-in diesel.
expect a price hike of about 40-50k from the petrol siblings
more spacious inside at the back than a swift.inclination of seats are tooo good that i forgot i was in a swift.centre arm rest for the rear in zxi and zdi.
now the engine specs.
1.3 ltr petrol and 1.3 ltr diesel.the same as that of swift hatch.i saw in the zxi the 185/70/r14 tyres.170mm ground clearance,now the surprise-all these with just 30 kgs extra and the boot volume -400ltrs.
bit off topic no zdi swift launch scheduled .it will be available only in the sedan.

ram

deadman · 11th February 2008, 16:59

Thanks man.....any information on pricing ?

snaronikar · 11th February 2008, 17:18

Wow. Thats great bit of info. Thanks Ram. Ummm...they are going to launch Petrol and Diesel both simultaneously and any talk about cost of these two. There are lot of questions currently but will keep them with me as of now.

tez · 11th February 2008, 17:23

that good piece of information Ram. Prices awaited. does zdi have same features are zxi?

spindoc · 11th February 2008, 17:24

Ram - Thanks a ton for the info bro!

30 kgs more = hardly any performance drop from the hatch. And 400-litre boot compares quite well to the Indigo's (450 l). Add to that Maruti's perceived value and the Dezire looks like it can pull off a coup in the C-segment.

Just wondering - what have they done to increase rear-seat legroom?? have they altered the wheelbase? Were you able to take any snaps?

amit27 · 11th February 2008, 17:27

No ! M series engine too bad

ankit.jhamb · 11th February 2008, 17:27

thanks for the information ram.

maddy42 · 11th February 2008, 17:29

Well dont you think this car will compete with the swift hatch more than anything else. If people like the looks they would opt for a car like the swift with the same spec and also wit an A** . The pricing will not help it as we are getting Indigo for lots cheaper. So could you please let us know Exshowroom prices.

amtak · 11th February 2008, 17:30

I just got a call from my dealer. He too had his training today at Malad and saw the car. He said that the top of the line ZDi would be about 7 lakhs. Further, he said that the rear looks like a Beemer

deepakhon · 11th February 2008, 17:33

Good to know about the specs. Does this car come in the 4m bracket aka Indigo CS?

11th February 2008, 13:57	#31
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	The Indigo CS is priced so well because of the "small car" advantage. I dont think the dezire would be less than 4000mm in length.
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11th February 2008, 14:08	#33
007 Bond BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 272 Thanked: 212 Times	According to me the most tricky thing for suzuki would be the pricing factor as dezire will not only compete with logan & indigo but will compete with swift also. as indigo cs pricing for petrol is bewn 3.75 to 3.95 for pune ex showroom petrol version & 4.14 to 4.42 diesel version, therein swift goes from 4.05 to 5.20 for petrol & 4.78 to 5.35 for diesel where as logan starts from 4.27 to 4.61 for petrol & 5.40 to 6.55 for diesel version. ironicaly esteem current starts from 4.84 to 5.20 for petrol in pune. Hence if they keep the same costing of base model it will be costlier to cs by 1.09 lakhs, logan by rs 60,000. lets see.. whom it kills.
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11th February 2008, 16:08	#35
saurabhb2000 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 144 Thanked: 7 Times	All eyes are now on RAM. Guessing , waiting..
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11th February 2008, 16:55	#36
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,020 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	all out there waiting anxiously for the details,i saw the car in flesh.it was almost the same car which was posted earlier.looks pretty ok in flesh but one thing i noticed was a new color-looking almost like the blue in verna called deep pearl blue.so expect few new colors.now comming to the points which can make a difference fresh beige color for the seats new front grill with 2 steel slats new alloys like in the zxi swift all specs same as zxi swift petrol except the boot. it looks good from the back and when we are talking of back-i noticed the badging when the presentation was running,guess it -zdi yes it will be both petrol and diesel simultaneously launched. now the variants-lxi,vxi,zxi-in petrol ldi,vdi,zdi-in diesel. expect a price hike of about 40-50k from the petrol siblings more spacious inside at the back than a swift.inclination of seats are tooo good that i forgot i was in a swift.centre arm rest for the rear in zxi and zdi. now the engine specs. 1.3 ltr petrol and 1.3 ltr diesel.the same as that of swift hatch.i saw in the zxi the 185/70/r14 tyres.170mm ground clearance,now the surprise-all these with just 30 kgs extra and the boot volume -400ltrs. bit off topic no zdi swift launch scheduled .it will be available only in the sedan. ram
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11th February 2008, 16:59	#37
deadman BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: KA-20 Posts: 205 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	Thanks man.....any information on pricing ?
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11th February 2008, 17:18	#38
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Wow. Thats great bit of info. Thanks Ram. Ummm...they are going to launch Petrol and Diesel both simultaneously and any talk about cost of these two. There are lot of questions currently but will keep them with me as of now. Last edited by snaronikar : 11th February 2008 at 17:28.
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11th February 2008, 17:23	#39
tez BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: pune Posts: 381 Thanked: 16 Times	that good piece of information Ram. Prices awaited. does zdi have same features are zxi?
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11th February 2008, 17:24	#40
spindoc BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Madras Posts: 356 Thanked: 293 Times	Ram - Thanks a ton for the info bro! 30 kgs more = hardly any performance drop from the hatch. And 400-litre boot compares quite well to the Indigo's (450 l). Add to that Maruti's perceived value and the Dezire looks like it can pull off a coup in the C-segment. Just wondering - what have they done to increase rear-seat legroom?? have they altered the wheelbase? Were you able to take any snaps?
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11th February 2008, 17:27	#41
amit27 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Guragaon Posts: 173 Thanked: 0 Times	No ! M series engine too bad
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11th February 2008, 17:27	#42
ankit.jhamb BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: new delhi Posts: 573 Thanked: Once	thanks for the information ram.
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11th February 2008, 17:29	#43
maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,131 Thanked: 1,328 Times View My Garage	Well dont you think this car will compete with the swift hatch more than anything else. If people like the looks they would opt for a car like the swift with the same spec and also wit an A** . The pricing will not help it as we are getting Indigo for lots cheaper. So could you please let us know Exshowroom prices.
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11th February 2008, 17:30	#44
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,914 Thanked: 899 Times View My Garage	I just got a call from my dealer. He too had his training today at Malad and saw the car. He said that the top of the line ZDi would be about 7 lakhs. Further, he said that the rear looks like a Beemer
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11th February 2008, 17:33	#45
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	Good to know about the specs. Does this car come in the 4m bracket aka Indigo CS?
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