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Maruti Suzuki India, country’s leading automaker is readying the new Ciaz mid-sized sedan which will be retailed through nexa dealerships. Speculated to launch in India, the Indo-Japanese carmaker has bag full of launches which could surpise the Indian audiences. The leading automajor kicked off the year 2017 on the positive note with the launch of Ignis and Baleno RS. Continuing the momentum, the car maker is looking to introduce the Ciaz facelift anytime soon which has been spotted with no badging at the rear yet again. In a bid to make the sedan more premium, the auto manufacturer is looking to go Nexa way for the upcoming Ciaz sedan. Also Read: Suzuki Swift 2017 showcased at Geneva Motor Show; Maruti Swift India launch Auto Expo 2018
On the exterior front, the facelifted version of Ciaz is expected to carry all-new front grille, smoked headlights, revamped bumpers, smoked headlamps, sunroof and much more. However, the overall dimension of the sedan will remain the same. On the inside, the facelifted model could carry new comfort and safety equipments along with features such as SmartPlay touchscreen system with Apple CarPlay, reverse parking camera, push start and stop, leather seats and navigation system that would be borrowed from the current model.
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz 2017 Side Profile
Under the skin, the new Maruti Ciaz 2017 is expected to carry same 1.3-litre DDiS 200 SHVS diesel engine along with all-new 1.5-litre M15 petrol unit. The new petrol mill can develop 100bhp of max power against the peak torque of 133Nm while the oil burner can easily produce 88.5 bhp of power with 200Nm of peak torque. Both the engines will be mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and 4-speed AMT unit. Also Read: Maruti Suzuki Ignis crosses 10,000 sales mark since launch; attracts waiting period of 2-3 months
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz 2017 rear section with no variant badging
In terms of mileage, the diesel variant will remain unchanged thus it will be equally fuel efficient as that of current one which will return fuel economy of 28.09 kmpl. On the other hand, the petrol variants with manual and automatic transmission car return mileage of 20.73 kmpl and 19.12 kmpl respectively. See More: Maruti Suzuki’s Vitara Brezza records another milestone; sells over 100,000 units
As far as the price point goes, we expect that facelifted version of Ciaz will see a minimal hike of INR 50,000 wherein the base variant is expected to be priced near about INR 9 lakh while top end variant could see a price tag of INR 11.5 lakh (ex-showroom).
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