NEW DELHI, Jan 7: Car maker Maruti Suzuki today launched a Auto Gear Shift (AGS) technology in diesel version of entry-level sedan DZire pricing Rs 8.39 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
DZire becomes the first diesel car – and the fourth model in Maruti Suzuki’s portfolio – to be offered with AGS technology, said the company.
The company introduced this AGS technology in India with Celerio. The company currently offers it in Alto K10 and WagonR.
The AGS transmission will be available in the top end ZDi variant of DZire and will be priced at Rs 8.39 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi. (ZDi Manual Transmission ex-show .Delhi price Rs 7.90lakh) DZire with AGS will deliver a fuel efficiency of 26.59 Km/l, same as that of the manual transmission.
“Auto Gear Shift, a two-pedal technology enables customers to drive with comfort and convenience, especially in congested city conditions.
This convenience is available to them at an attractive price, without any compromise on fuel efficiency,”said R S Kalsi, Executive Director Maruti Suzuki India Limited in a statement.
The new variant will continue to be powered by the 1.3-litre DDiS diesel engine that develops 74bhp along with 190Nm of torque. Interestingly, the DZire’s AGS variant delivers a mileage of 26.59 Km/l, which is the same as that of the variant with manual transmission.
Till date, The company has sold over 1.15 million units of DZire making it the only sedan in India to cross a million units sales mark,it added. (UNI)
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