SX4 Diesel in India

I have booked a Dzire they have told to wait for 1 month so what should i do wait till SX4 arives or buy this one Dzire and i know both are from diffrent catagory but the thing is that i want diesel so i am going for Dzire ZDi.

if you have time better wait for the SX4 diesel which will come in next month probably. Its more better a buy thann the dzire in terms of space. Engine will be better if they have the 1.6L instead of 1.3L in it. You may want to check it with the dealer.

yes i would like to know if there is a diesel version of the SX4 coming soon in India! I drive a petrol version and would love to get hold of the diesel version as well. I don't see anything official about the diesel version other than blog posts!

Anoop

Hi

The sx4 diesel will have a 1.3lt multijetengine with a vvt to increase output

can you share your source for this info if possible? if there is a link to the same please post it

Hi

Here is some info

"Maruti had promised that 2009 was going to be the year of increasing its presence in the diesel end of the market and had plans to push its premium sedan SX4 into the diesel category. But the company is running into delays in procuring the diesel engine from Fiat.
Fiat is already a supplier for Suzuki's SX4 range in Europe with a 1.9 litre engine.
In India, Maruti is keen on a 1.6 litre engine to help keep the price tag relatively lower but currently Fiat has licensed Suzuki to make only the 1.3 litre unit in India, not the 1.6 or 1.9 for that matter.

Maruti was keen on launching the diesel SX4 since Honda's new City came in to the market in October last year.

But Fiat did not want a clash with its new Linea that came into India this January. Fiat is expected to first launch a more powerful diesel Linea and that’s why the SX4 gets pushed to 2010.
This may not be great for Maruti as the SX4 has been steadily losing share with the Honda City now outselling the SX4. In the last six months, Honda sold 15,000 Cities while Maruti sold just 8000 SX4s.
Maruti is hoping the diesel SX4 revives the model's fortunes as it currently also gets cannibalised by the Swift Dzire.

Maruti is sticking to its volumes strategy and the new SX4 will only add to that but by ensuring that the engines are made in India, Maruti is also keeping one eye firmly on the margins."

So, no SX4 Diesel this year?

Source http://profit.ndtv.com/2009/08/04114300/Launch-of-Maruti-SX4-diesel-fa.html

Thanks for the update buddy.

Hi,

I have heard that Maruti is launching a new version of SX4. I am not refering to the diesel version but an upgraded new design.. like Honda took out New City.

Any body got any confirmed info on this

Maruti Suzuki dealerships in Bangalore are offering hefty discounts to the tune of Rs 62.5 lac and mouthwatering freebies to clear the SX4 stock.  When I wanted Azure Grey colour, one of the dealership expressed in the negative.  When I said that I could wait till they get that particular colour for me, they expressed that their inability and I was given the option of choosing the available colour at the dealership.  They informed me that Maruti Suzuki was clearing the stock hence massive discounts/freebies.  It seems, the present SX4 engine complies with BS III emission norms and Maruti Suzuki might bring a new variant that complies with BS IV emission norms from 2010.  All these uncertainties made me go in favour of Fiat Linea 1.4 l petrol Emotion Pack Medium Grey, which complies with BS IV emission standards.  I booked and am awaiting delivery of the car.

congratulations ravi.

u have made a good choice.

linea is much better than sx4.