[svel]

Business Standard predicted numbers on price looks more realistic. I feel the price to be somewhere near to these numbers.

"We expect the Dzire to be priced quite competitively, maybe a little above Rs 5 lakh for the entry-level petrol LXi, going all the way upto almost Rs 7 lakh for the top-end diesel, the ZDi."

Source:
Hindsight

[ram_hyundai]

The prices would be out by tuesday.We recieved our TD car today in white with red and black stickering of demo car.
ram

[abhinav.gupta88]

Show us the pics please Dude

[ram_hyundai]

I am not supposed to Buddie.Fellow t-bhpian trrk had seen them at the yard.I am expecting govigov to be here on Monday to see them.
ram

[trrk]

Hi,

> Fellow t-bhpian trrk had seen them at the yard.

A small correction here! I saw the golden VDi in the yard.

Though I am not very partial to the Swift, the Dzire indeed was good looking to my eyes.

[ram_hyundai]

Hey rajesh,
I have a white one at the yard today.Looks good to the eyes.
ram

[kochicar]

Dealer's sales executive took me to their yard in NH-17 Bye-pass today and i had my first glimpse of Dzire. It was a silver ZDI. Four glass panels (including rear) had the year imprint as 07 instead of expected 08. Mfg. date printed near radiator was 18 Jan. It was parked near the gate at the moment and looks like anyone can walk inside and have a look there !!!

Initial impressions.
+ve
Boot is pretty big and looks cute. (Reminds me about Fiat Petra)
Front Grills are different. But acceptable.
Back seats are awesome. Not congested like swift.

-ve
PDI was not done in that unit. So its not fair to comment on what i saw on quality mark.
However front door made a naughty thud when door glass was down. But it behaved well when glass was up.

[ram_hyundai]

If the PDI was not done it would have been in a dirty condition.I feel the car would be neat and spotless by 26th,lol.The launch at Delhi is on 26th and individual state launches on 27th.These cars were there at gurgaon factory since dec 07.So the glass imprints of 07.
ram

[amit]

Has Maruti finally managed to sort out the EPS in the Dzire or the car still darts left and right as per it's 'Dzire'?

[diabloo]

This is a minor issue in the context of launch of a new car. IMO, who will drive a car with their hands off?

Originally Posted by amit

Has Maruti finally managed to sort out the EPS in the Dzire or the car still darts left and right as per it's 'Dzire'?

[SumitB]

Originally Posted by kochicar

+ve
Back seats are awesome. Not congested like swift.

Did you try the back seats out to make that comment? I ask because the latest episode of The Car & Bike Show on NDTV commented that the back seat is cramped as compared to the Swift. They had the car and were passing on their initial comments on it.

[CaliforniaKnight]

the car really looks and imitates the Nissan Tiida with the boot...
should be another hit from the MSIL stable..lets wait and see.

[diabloo]

Maruti new launches:

1. 800 (1983) - HIT
2. Omni (1984) - HIT
3. Gypsy (1985) - HIT
4. 1000 (1990) - HIT
5. Zen (1993) - HIT
6. Esteem (1994) - HIT
7. WagonR (1999 )- HIT
8. Baleno (1999) - FLOP
9. Alto (2000) - HIT
10. Versa (2001) - FLOP
11. GV (2003) - FLOP
12. Swift (2005) - HIT
13. Estilo (2006) - ~
14. SX4 (2007) - ~
15. DZire (2008) - ?

Originally Posted by CaliforniaKnight

should be another hit from the MSIL stable..lets wait and see.

[ram_hyundai]

Oh diablo,you have got all spot on,Baleno deserved to be a hit from that list.SX4 is almost a hit from the sales chart from the date of launch.
ram

[sameer551]

Ahh...Baleno became more popular after company stopped its production