Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

Four years after it launched the entry-level sedan Swift DZire, the country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India is bringing a shortened version of the car that will hit the market next month. Although the model will qualify for the excise duty of 10 per cent enjoyed by small cars, it is unlikely that the new version of DZire will be priced lesser than the existing one, which ranges between Rs 4.94 lakh and Rs 7.29 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The company has not yet finalised the pricing of the new DZire, which will be available in both petrol and diesel options. While the petrol version will be powered by a 1.2 litre engine, the diesel one will have a 1.3 litre engine. An automatic transmission variant will also be available in the petrol version.