Maruti Suzuki Dzire Now Safer And BS6-Compliant

• Dzire petrol gets BS6 updates; diesel variants to be axed soon.
• Gets additional safety features to make it compliant with new safety norms.
• Petrol variants become dearer by up to Rs 15,000 depending on the trim level.
• Diesel variants get a price hike of Rs 6,000 depending on the trim level.

, the Dzire is the latest car from the manufacturer's stable to get BS6 updates and new safety features.

Only the petrol variants of the sub-4 metre sedan have received BS6 updates as the company will axe all diesel models post 1 April 2020. The BS6-compliant 1.2-litre K12B series engine produces 83PS of power and 113Nm of torque, which remain identical to the BS4 variants. It comes with a choice of 5-speed manual and AMT transmission options.

While the came with dual airbags and ABS as standard fit, it now gets additional safety features like driver and co-driver seatbelt warning, a high speed alert and rear parking sensors as standard to make it compliant with AIS 145 safety norms.

The updates have pushed the prices of the Dzire by around Rs 15,000 for the petrol variants and Rs 6,000 for the diesel variants. Have a look at the table below for the detailed pricing of the Dzire.

Note: Prices taken from manufacturer's website.

PETROL	Updated Dzire	Dzire
LXI	Rs 5.82 lakh	Rs 5.70 lakh
VXI	Rs 6.73 lakh	Rs 6.58 lakh
VXI AMT	Rs 7.20 lakh	Rs 7.05 lakh
ZXI	Rs 7.32 lakh	Rs 7.20 lakh
ZXI AMT	Rs 7.79 lakh	Rs 7.67 lakh
ZXI+	Rs 8.21 lakh	Rs 8.10 lakh
ZXI+ AMT	Rs 8.68 lakh	Rs 8.57 lakh
DIESEL
LDI	Rs 6.71 lakh	Rs 6.68 lakh
VDI	Rs 7.62 lakh	Rs 7.56 lakh
VDI AMT	Rs 8.09 lakh	Rs 8.03 lakh
ZDI	Rs 8.21 lakh	Rs 8.18 lakh
ZDI AMT	Rs 8.68 lakh	Rs 8.65 lakh
ZDI+	Rs 9.11 lakh	Rs 9.08 lakh
ZDI+ AMT	Rs 9.57 lakh	Rs 9.55 lakh

All prices ex-showroom Delhi.

Other petrol cars from Maruti that are yet to get BS6 updates are the, Hyundai Xcent, Tata Tigor and the Honda Amaze.

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