It is 2023, and high time for manufacturers to provide at least the basic standard safety features across the models. And zeroing in on that s the Maruti with its Dzire. The Maruti Dzire in 2023 is now rolling out with ESP (Electronic Stability Program) as standard across all variants. Recently, Swift and other Maruti Suzuki started rolling out similar updates.
Maruti Dzire: What's New?
The updated Dzire sedan now offers an electronic stability program (ESP) as standard across all variants. Earlier, ESP was bundled with hill-hold control in the automated manual transmission (AMT) variants only. Where the ESP is now standard across variants, hill-hold control still remains exclusive to the AMT variants only.
Pricing For 2023
The updated price list of the Maruti Dzire is tabled below
| Variant | Old Price | Difference | New Price |
| LXI Manual | Rs. 6,24,000 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 6,44,000 |
| VXI Manual | Rs. 7,28,000 | Rs. 8,750 | Rs. 7,36,750 |
| ZXI Manual | Rs. 7,96,000 | Rs. 8,750 | Rs. 8,04,750 |
| ZXI Plus Manual | Rs. 8,67,500 | Rs. 8,750 | Rs. 8,76,250 |
| VXI Automatic | Rs. 7,78,000 | Rs. 13,750 | Rs. 7,91,750 |
| ZXI Automatic | Rs. 8,46,000 | Rs. 13,700 | Rs. 8,59,700 |
| ZXI Plus Automatic | Rs. 9,17,500 | Rs. 13,750 | Rs. 9,31,250 |
| VXI Manual CNG | Rs. 8,23,000 | Rs. 8,750 | Rs. 8,31,750 |
| ZXI Manual CNG | Rs. 8,91,000 | Rs. 8,750 | Rs. 8,99,750 |
Maruti Suzuki hiked the prices of the Dzire sedan by up to Rs. 20,000 in January 2023. The Dzire 2023 prices now start from Rs. 6.44 lakh and up to Rs. 9.31 lakh (ex-showroom). It directly rivals the like of the Tata Tigor, Honda Amaze, and the Hyundai Aura
Engine
The Dzire comes with a 1.2L normal petrol engine with both a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed automated manual transmission (AMT). The max power & torque of the Maruti Dzire is 88.50bhp@6000rpm & 113Nm@4400rpm respectively. It is interesting to note that Maruti Suzuki already put diesel engines to rest from its entire lineup back in 2020.
VERDICT- 2023 is the year you've been waiting for. If The Auto Expo 2023 wasn't enough, there are a ton of launches lined up as well. Recently, the facelifted Honda City 2023 made its way as well. The safety boost that cars are getting is definitely a welcome move. Plus. the RDE norms and the 6-airbag mandate will be enforced this year as well if everything goes as planned. Rest assured, you will see a lot of updates in the coming days as well.
