KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The 4th generation Maruti Dzire will not be available as the Tour S anytime soon
- The 3rd generation Tour -S will continue, as it is now
- 4th generation will launch on 11th November, 2024.
Maruti Suzuki Tour S, the commercial version of the Maruti Dzire, will not receive the 4th-generation Dzire anytime soon, as confirmed by the Head of Sales and Marketing. The 3rd-generation model will continue in the Tour S, and it will be updated in a few years. Let us learn more details about this news, in the meantime, make sure to join 91Wheels Whatsapp Channel to never miss out on automoive updates.
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Maruti Suzuki Tour S
Last year, around 1.6 lakh units of the Maruti Dzire were sold, of which approximately 60,000 units were of the Tour S, according to Partho Banerjee, Head of Sales and Marketing of the company. The Tour S is available only with a factory-fitted CNG option, featuring the 1.2L K-Series Dual Jet VVT engine that produces 88 hp and 113 Nm of torque, paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox.
Talking about the fuel efficiency, the petrol engine achieves only 23.15 kmpl, while the CNG version delivers 32.12 km/kg, making it ideal for commercial purposes.
On the features front, the Tour S is essentially the base variant, with features kept to a minimum. It only offers AC and powered windows, with everything else being basic.
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Verdict
With the Tour S continuing to use the 3rd generation Dzire, Maruti plans to position the latest 4th generation Dzire separately as a more premium product. Additionally, it no longer resembles the Swift, on which it was originally based. This is another significant step by the automaker to differentiate their best-selling product.
