Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire [2011-2015] User Reviews

Exterior Personally I like the looks of the new dzire as compared to the older version. Sharp looks from behind with traditional swift looks from the front gives a pleasant view. Although the edges could have been more sharper similar to SAIL sedan but overall the exterior looks good. Given the various choices of colour i feel Pacific Blue looks the best in this car although it is difficult to maintain this colour. Headlights are ok in terms of lighting but could have been better. Sadly most of the maruti cars does not have great head lamps in terms of lighting.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Feautures are good given the price. Easy to access audio controls through the steering mounted controls. AC is very powerful and may be the best in class. The colour mix of black and biege looks very good inside the car and gives a premium feel. The interior lighting also looks great especially when your are driving at night with console illumination on. Front is quite spacious but the rear is not that spacy. Great driving view in this car and you can see the entire road by using the driver seat adjustment. Music System is not that great, may be Maruti should bring in better Nippon models for this car.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Felt turbo lag while driving. People at the service station say since it is only 1200 kms driven car, the engine will open up after 5000 kms. Gear transmission is very smooth apart from first gear which feel tight sometimes (but not always..may be due to newness). Currently getting a mileage of 17 kmpl with 50% AC on. The car does great in control especially in city considering the size of the car. Diesel engine does make some noise but willing to live with it given its performance. Engine runs very smoothly and has been tuned perfectly. Rear view while parking is unsatisfactory and needs a reverse parking camera. The rear view mirror can be bigger.

Ride Quality & Handling Best ride feel as compared to other. Test driven i20 before booking this car. Better than Hyundai hatchback and Manza as well. Smooth transmission especially from 2nd gear. Handling is the best in this segment. You can easily zigzag within city traffic with the power steering. 5 stara in ride quality and handling. Braking with EBS is great and goes very well with the alloys wheels. 

Final Words As always, great VFM car from Maruti given the pricing. Must buy if you have a budget of 8 - 8.5 L (on road). Other versions are cheaper. People have complained about boot being smaller. I dont find a problem with my home - office - home daily travel.

Areas of improvement Build quality is not that great. Was banged slightly from behind by a Wagon R. Got a small crack in the bumper. Need to improve. However, the cost is replacement of the bumper is very less hence no worries. Dealer service  in Delhi NCR is not so great. Took my vehicle for service. Pathetic service (Motorcraft Sahibabad). Better get servicing done from a reputed dealer. 

One word of caution - This is not a great car for speeding on road, zipping etc, drive it with love and you will great driving comfort and maintenance.

Exterior It looks as sharp as ever.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Amazing comfort, no other car in this class offers the sophistication and quality of the Dzire's dash. The quality of materials used is 3 classes above, the music system is well integrated, and the speed sensing volume is a great addition. The climate control works great and keeps the cabin at a perfect temperature.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Amazing performance, some say the Amaze has better performance, but when put to the test the Dzire easily wins. The gearbox is slick, comes into hand easily and works very smoothly. There is some turbo lag when using higher gears but once you're past 1800 RPM it's smooth sailing to the redline. It easily sails to 180 KMPH and easily cruses at 130-140. The fuel economy is amazing, I cover over 700 KM on one tank of diesel.

Ride Quality & Handling The ride quality is suffiecient for a car in this class. It's not the best but it keeps most of the bumps out and stays very stable at high speeds. I prefer cars which are stable at high speed over low speeds. I cover over 72 KM on my daily office run and 60KM of it is on a highway. The handling has always been the sweet spot of the Swift/Dzire which remains the same in the new version. It easily takes corners which stumbles many other cars. It also aspires confidence to push the car!

Final Words Overall it's the perfect car for Indians. The reason being it's the best of both worlds. Its spacious yet small, it's powerful yet frugal on the diesel, it's good in the city as well on the highway. The interior is for 3 classes above and oozes of sophistication. It's boot and tail are slightly quirky but it hasn't stopped it from becoming India's top selling sedan.

Areas of improvement The boot could be improved. The turbo should be tuned to kick in at lower RPM's. Otherwise no complains.