Desire for Dzire

Its ride is easy,Awesome Value for money..........mine is aSwift Dzire Vxi

DZire offers customers the prestige associated with a sedan, while retaining the famed performance of the Swift hatch back.

1. Pickup: Was very good, and the response from the Engine was superb, no noise and it was quite smooth, the performance i felt was almost the same as the Swift petrol. And there was a minimal or negligible drop in performance after the AC is 
switched on.

2. Brakes: Very precise and accurate, i heard there was some issue with the brakes in Dzire, i didnt experienced it, may be as and when i clock more Kms, i may come to know, but at present the brakes are fantastic.

3. Gear Shift: Was very smooth and the gears slotted in very well, the only problem i encountered was that the 5th & the Reverse gears were a bit hard, will it get solved after running more Kms, or do i need to bring it into the dealers notice, please 
advise??

4. Stability & Ride Quality: At the speed of 80 Kmph(is the max is stretched it, as it is in running in period) the vehicle was very much planted and felt very stable, and on the patchy roads of Mumbai, the suspension handled the potholes with aplomb, so 
satisfied on that front.

5. AC: Cooled the Cabin very quickly, the Fan Speed was on 2, and after sometime, i lowered the fan speed to 1.

6. Rear seat Comfort: The angle of inclination for the back seat is different on the Dzire as compared to swift, so it gives a bit more thigh support and the rear seat felt quite comfortable, though the legroom is same as the swift, wished they would have 
increased the wheelbase to create more legroom at the rear.

Styling of the Vehicle (Exterior & Interior):
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1. Exterior: The best part of the Vehicle is the Rear styling, it is awesome and looks very good, i love the peeled off look of the tails lamps and raised part of the boot, earlier when i saw the pictures, i thought it is ugly ) (personal opinion).

The chrome grill in the front looks great and gives the vehicle a feeling of a high segment vehicle (personal opinion).

All in all the Exterior styling is great and looks pleasing to my eyes, wished they would have changed the front part also just to give it a distintinctive look from the swift.

Fog Lamps are a Nice touch, Kelyess entry is a very good feature.

2. Interior: It is the same as swift, the difference is that it has a Integrated Stereo system with 2 Speakers in front and 2 in the rear tray which houses the high mounted stop lamp.

The instrument Cluster is white lit & Chrome surroundings look pleasing to the eyes. Bottle holder pocket in the rear doors, cup holders etc. are the useful touches which they have provided.

The Steering Wheel is Small and Sporty and gives a good feeback and is precise as far the steering feedback is concerned. The Dashboard looks nice, it is same as the swift, wish they could have used the dashboard space well and also the glove could have been a bit spacious, it seems to be small.

The Center Armrest is a very useful feature which they have provided, when there are only twon occupants then it is very useful, and if there are three occupants in the rear then you can fold it up and the best part it dosent protrude for the third person in the middle, like it does in the SX4 (no offence meant for the SX4 owners).

Mileage(petrol):
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city(without A/C):-17kmpl

city(with AC):-14kmpl

Highway(without A/C):-20kmpl

Highway(with AC):-18Kmpl

Summing it Up:
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All in all a great value for money vehicle within this price range and the feature which it provides. some good service backup from tried and test maruti, i own a maruti 800 already, so on the service point of view i can say that.

Accessories which i installed:
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1. Steering wheel cover.
2. Floor Mat set.


Some of the Cons are mentioned below, which felt can be improved: (Personal opinion)
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1. Quality of plasitcs on the Dashboard, Interior door trims & the Front Grill, you can press it by hand and it feels flexible.

2. Gear Shift 5th & Reverse is not smooth, may be it gets smoother as i clock more Kms.

3. Rear Visibility is limited due to the high boot (Planning to get the reverse parking sensors installed), experts please suggest the make if any specific, also while installing does the installation tampers the wiring, as it may have the warranty void, please
suggest.

Good Value for money,most bang for the bucklooks like a swift hatchback in front and SX4 in back