New avatars of Maruti Swift, Dzire and Ertiga to hit Indian roads by 2017
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At a time, when India’s car market isn’t making the most of it, Maruti Suzuki is keeping no stones unturned to push itssales. It is introducing its popular cars Swift, Swift Dzire and Ertiga in a completely new avatar.These avatars signal to a new hauled up exterior and the engine. Similarly, Ertiga will get a mid-cycle facelift with new engine options.
However, these new versions won’t be available in the market before 2017. Codenamed YSD, you have to wait for the new Dzire and Swift till FY -18, when the Maruti brings in new cars with an annual potential of 4.5 lakh units. However, for Ertiga one needs to wait till the end of 2017 or beginning of 2018.
So what new these new versions would bring? Well, the present 1.3 litre diesel engine of Swift and Dzire will have anupgraded engine and that would be Suzuki’s 1.5 litre diesel engine (codenamed E15A), apart from the revamping the get up of the car. Also, the existing 1.3 litre diesel engine will get an affordable mild-hybrid technology coined SHVS - Smart Hybrid Vehicle by Suzuki. In lines with the development, the compact MPV Ertiga gets new 1.4 litre petrol engine (K14C) and the 1.5-litre diesel engine.
A strategy adapted by many Original Equipments Manufacturers across the world, Maruti Suzuki plans to make the three car models share most of the parts.
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