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The Swift DZire looks identical to the hatchback from the front save for a chrome grille. From the side you can see that the car has been completely redesigned from the second pillar onwards (behind the front door). The rear door is an all new design and bigger than that of the hatchback, with greater glass area. This ensures that the rear doesn’t feel as cramped as the hatchback. At the rear the car gets a boot, with a raised trunk lid. which can swallow around 440 litres of luggage. It gets a chrome strip across the lid above the number plate.
The overall design isn’t as appealing as the Swift hatchback but just like the Indigo (which was developed on the Indica), we expect it to grow on us over a period of time.
Maruti haven’t changed much on the interiors, which are identical to the hatchback. So you’ll get the same modern and classy looking dashboard. The top model also gets stereo mounted audio controls along with a stereo integrated into a dash. The stereo is intuitive to operate and delivers decent sound quality as well.
As Maruti hasn’t extended the car’s wheelbase you get roughly the same legroom all around. That’s disappointing, especially compared to the Logan and Indigo. Engineers have increased the width of the seats and have also inclined the rear backrest over the hatchback, which we feel is a tad too much, ensuring that passengers slouch rather than sit upright. And the bigger rear door with the larger glass area ensures that you won’t feel as claustrophobic as you do in the Swift hatchback at the rear. But, while you can sit three in the rear, the limited legroom ensures that you’d wish it wasn’t you sitting there for long journeys. The wide rear door and the high-set seats mean that getting in and out of the car isn’t a chore.
The DZire uses the same engines as the Swift. Weighing only around 30kgs over the regular Swift ensures that performance is similar to the smaller hatchback. The steering offers good levels of feel and combined with the slick gearbox and the smooth clutch makes driving this car an enjoyable experience no matter what is powering it, diesel or petrol. But unlike the Logan which can be driven over bad roads with considerable aplomb, you’ll have to slow down the DZire on less than perfect surfaces unless you enjoy being rattled.
Though the DZire disappoints is in the rear passenger legroom, the boot is adequate and you can also expect the car to deliver on fuel efficiency which won’t be far off from the Swift hatchback. This ensures that after the SX4 the DZire is another winner from Maruti
The overall design isn’t as appealing as the Swift hatchback but just like the Indigo (which was developed on the Indica), we expect it to grow on us over a period of time.
Maruti haven’t changed much on the interiors, which are identical to the hatchback. So you’ll get the same modern and classy looking dashboard. The top model also gets stereo mounted audio controls along with a stereo integrated into a dash. The stereo is intuitive to operate and delivers decent sound quality as well.
As Maruti hasn’t extended the car’s wheelbase you get roughly the same legroom all around. That’s disappointing, especially compared to the Logan and Indigo. Engineers have increased the width of the seats and have also inclined the rear backrest over the hatchback, which we feel is a tad too much, ensuring that passengers slouch rather than sit upright. And the bigger rear door with the larger glass area ensures that you won’t feel as claustrophobic as you do in the Swift hatchback at the rear. But, while you can sit three in the rear, the limited legroom ensures that you’d wish it wasn’t you sitting there for long journeys. The wide rear door and the high-set seats mean that getting in and out of the car isn’t a chore.
The DZire uses the same engines as the Swift. Weighing only around 30kgs over the regular Swift ensures that performance is similar to the smaller hatchback. The steering offers good levels of feel and combined with the slick gearbox and the smooth clutch makes driving this car an enjoyable experience no matter what is powering it, diesel or petrol. But unlike the Logan which can be driven over bad roads with considerable aplomb, you’ll have to slow down the DZire on less than perfect surfaces unless you enjoy being rattled.
Though the DZire disappoints is in the rear passenger legroom, the boot is adequate and you can also expect the car to deliver on fuel efficiency which won’t be far off from the Swift hatchback. This ensures that after the SX4 the DZire is another winner from Maruti
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