
The new Swift DZire is all set to hit our market, but this time it has a new intention. The earlier car was a full size three box sedan with the sole objective of being a practical and spacious vehicle. The new car has a different motive, it is aimed at being quite literally an object of ‘DZire’. Indians love a three box sedan, it adds to the prestige factor of owning a bigger, more premium and more expensive vehicle. However, while the new DZire is a three box sedan which ticks the prestige box, Maruti has kept the length of the vehicle under 4000mm which entitles it to small car excise duty cuts. As a result the new Swift DZire is just Rs. 30,000 more expensive than its hatchback sibling per variant.

So, you get a three box sedan for the price of a premium hatchback, the recipe seems to be spot on. Except, it isn’t quite so. The trouble is, while the car measures in under four meters to claim a lower price tag, there isn’t much space left for a boot. The end result is a boot space of just 316 litres. The trouble with that is, premium hatchbacks slotting in under the same price bracket offer similar boot space. Also, The new Swift DZire falls slap bang in the middle of the price bracket for sedans at the budget end of the market, and all of them offer more boot space that the new DZire. This means practicality is no more the forte of the new Swift DZire, but where it does score is on the prestige factor and for that reason alone the car will rack up the sales figures.

Here is a comparo of the boot space the new Swift DZire offers in relation to that of some of the premium hatchbacks within the same price bracket,
DZire V/S Hatchback : Boot space comparo
Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire
(Boot Space - litres)
Hatchback competitior
(Boot Space - litres)
316
Hyundai i20
295
Toyota Etios Liva
251
Honda Jazz
366
Fiat Punto
280
Volkswagen Polo
280
Skoda Fabia
315
Ford Figo
284
DZire V/S Budget sedans and MUV comparo
Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire
(Boot Space - litres)
Budget sedan/MUV competitior
(Boot Space - litres)
316
Tata Indigo eCS
380
Premier Rio
490
Chevrolet Aveo
400
Hyundai Accent
380
Mahindra Verito
510
Toyota Etios
595
Nissan Sunny
490


