New Delhi. An affordable sedan was being awaited in the Indian market for a long time. Although many cars are being sold in this segment, Maruti Dezire is the most popular among them. People were waiting for the update of this car for many years, meanwhile the company launched Dezire (Maruti Dzire Facelift) in a new avatar in India on 11 November. This car has been introduced in its segment with many such features due to which it is making headlines.
The most important thing is that the new Dezire (2024 Maruti Dzire) is the first car of the company which has achieved the best rating in the Global NCAP crash test. Apart from this, it is the first car in its segment which is coming with many features like sunroof and 360 degree camera.
Company's first steel car
Although Maruti cars are known for better engines and mileage, but in terms of safety, the performance of the company's cars has not been anything special. Many of Maruti's cars have not even been able to get a 3-star rating in crash tests, due to which the company has faced criticism from experts many times for poor safety.
However, in the new Dezire the company has removed all the old shortcomings. Before the launch of the new Dezire, Global NCAP conducted a crash test in which the car scored much better. The car has achieved 5-star rating in adult protection and 4-star rating in child protection in crash test. In this test, Dzire has scored 31.24 out of 34 for adult protection and 39.20 out of 42 for child protection. The car claims good safety for the driver and passengers, while the side impact test also showed good results.
The starting ex-showroom price of the new Maruti Dezire has been kept at Rs 6.79 lakh.
New Maruti Dezire gets a new avatar
The design of the new Maruti Dezire is completely different from the old model. It has a large grille at the front with rectangular LED headlights, redesigned fog lamps, and a chrome strip at the rear with Y-shaped LED taillights. The top variant of the vehicle gets 15-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels and LED taillights with DRLs. The wheelbase of this sedan is 2,450 mm and ground clearance is 163 mm.
How is the powertrain?
The new Dzire has a 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder Z-series petrol engine, which generates 82hp power and 112Nm torque. It is offered in 5-speed manual and AMT gearbox options.
2024 Maruti Dezire can be purchased in both petrol and CNG versions.
Interior features are also great
The interiors include features like a new dual-tone dashboard, a 9-inch touchscreen infotainment system (with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto support), semi-digital instrument cluster and a single-pane electric sunroof. Apart from this, facilities like rear AC vents, rear center armrest and 360-degree camera are also provided.
The petrol variants of 2024 Maruti Dezire have a claimed mileage of 24.79 km/l in manual gearbox (MT) models and 25.71 km/l in automatic gearbox (AT) models, while in the CNG version this car offers a mileage of 33.73 km/l. Will do.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 12, 2024, 19:43 IST