Maruti Suzuki formerly known as Maruti Udyog Limited was established in February, 1981. It produced its first lot in the year 1983. Maruti Suzuki has two manufacturing facilities. They anually produce around 14,50,000 units. Maruti Suzuki recently came up with a mid-sized sedan. Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, also known as Suzuki Alivio, code named YL1. It comes in 7 colors.
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz was launched on 6th oct, 2014 and was first showcased in 2014 Delhi Auto Expo. With a base price of 6.99 lacs which goes up to 9.80 lacs depending upon the variants it turns out to be a simple yet beautiful car. Petrol engine is a 1.4 liter K-series motor capable of producing 92bhp and 130Nm. Diesel engine is 1.3 litre multijet diesel which also powers swift and Ertiga.
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz comes with packed features including EBS? brake assist, 7″ touchscreen ICE, headlight-on reminder, speed volume compensation and many more. Besides this it is light weight sedan with beautiful body features. Ciaz comes with alot of chrome surface and 16-inch alloy on top end variant looks . Reliable and efficient engine making it the most powerful sedan in its class. Also the suspension setup is highly suitable for Indian roads. On top of all this Maruti Suzuki’s after-sales service is just feather on the hat. Now stressing over the Pros and Cons of the magnificent Ciaz.
Advantages of of Maruti Suzuki Ciaz
Pros No. 1: The way Ciaz is designed makes it dominating, giving it a class unto itself. Lightweight and mid-sized. With clean styling it is the widest sedan in its class.
Pros No. 2: Comes with a suspension thats tuned for comfort, highly suitable for Indian roads. Hardly any fuss in the cabin even if the car ends up in a pothole or a puddle.
Pros No. 3: It scores at fuel effeciency being 26.21kmpl a little more than its rival Honda City(26kmpl).
Pros No. 4: Maruti Suzuki Ciaz has a big 510 Litre boot which can accomodate almost everything, from airport to a holiday trip.
Pros No. 5: Diesel and petrol, both, have segment topping ARAI fuel effeciency ratings.
Other Benefits
Ciaz is fully loaded comes with various features including ABS, brake assist, 7″ touchscreen ICE, rear sunshade, headlight on reminder, speed volume compensation, projector light, navigation system, leather seats, keyless entry and go and many more.
Disadvantages of Maruti Suzuki Ciaz
Con no. 1: The price quotation is pretty high. The base price being 6.99 lacs going upto 9.80 lacs depending upon the variants is something demanding attention. Honda City, Volkswagen Vento, Skoda Rapid and Nissan Sunny fall in the same price range.
Con No. 2: Diesel engine turbo lags when fully laden and can’t match the performance of Verna and rapid.
Con No. 3: 1.4 litre petrol has least power rating in the league. Way far from City i-VTEC and Vento TSI.
Con No. 4: Mid-sized and lightweight lacks the solidity and sheering of European rivals. -As far its rear is concerned, it is strange, that it is hard to miss the striking similarity with Honda City
