December 2022 - Maruti Suzuki Dzire Petrol, CNG Variants Explained - Which One To Buy?

Updated: This update of the Maruti Suzuki Dzire petrol and CNG variants explained article includes the latest prices of the Dzire sedan. We also provide buying recommendations and match the budget and needs of car buyers with the value for money and a pleasant long-term ownership experience.

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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Maruti Suzuki Dzire Petrol?

The pros or advantages of 2022 Maruti Suzuki Dzire petrol are:

• Phenomenal fuel efficiency with all 3 powertrains
• Choice of 3 engine-transmission options: petrol-manual, petrol-automatic and CNG-manual
• Top variant feature list is fairly long and includes LED projector headlamps, LED DRLs, cruise control, rear AC vents, rear armrest, machined alloy wheels, power mirrors, auto AC, steering-mounted controls, touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple Carplay, keyless entry with push-button start-stop
• Maruti Suzuki’s wide sales and service network makes it easy to find original and OEM-spec spares and competent mechanics
• Maruti’s cars tend to hold their value residual value in the used car market
• Dzire is the widest car in its segment and has the widest tyres in the top 2 variants

The 2022 Maruti Suzuki Arena Dzire petrol has the following shortcomings or problems:

• No diesel and CNG-automatic powertrain options available
• Missing features like front armrest, padded door armrest, adjustable rear headrests
• Too common on our roads makes it a bad choice for buyers who want their cars to stand out on the road
• Cab image may turn off some buyers
• Some features like LED DRLs, LED projector headlamps and rear camera remain exclusive to the top variant
• Dzire has the smallest boot in its segment; 42L smaller than Honda Amaze, the segment leader

What Is The Price Of Maruti Suzuki Arena Dzire Petrol Variants?

The Dzire petrol is available in 4 variants, 3 of which even offer an automatic transmission. The Dzire petrol-manual range starts at Rs. 6.24 lakh with the LXI variant and tops out at Rs. 8.68 lakh with the ZXI Plus trim. The Dzire petrol-automatic variants cost between Rs. 7.78 lakh and Rs. 9.18 lakh (ex-showroom). With all of these 3 automatic variants, you’re paying exactly Rs. 50,000 more over the comparable petrol-manual variants for the convenience of an automatic transmission.

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The Maruti Dzire is also available with CNG bi-fuel option in 2 of its mid variants. The VXI CNG costs Rs. 8.23 lakh while the ZXI CNG costs Rs. 8.91 lakh. These prices are Rs. 95,000 higher than the petrol-only variants. Considering the December fuel prices in Delhi, you’ll have to drive the car for about 55,000km to recover this higher upfront cost. We suggest Dzire CNG buyers to consider the CNG bi-fuel model only if you intend to drive the car for more than 60,000km during the ownership.

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New Maruti Suzuki Dzire LXI - Base Model Features & Review

The base LXI variant of the Maruti Suzuki Dzire sedan only comes with the 1.2L normal petrol engine and a manual transmission. It costs Rs. 6.24 lakh (ex-showroom). The most notable features of the new Dzire’s LXI base model are:

• Manual AC
• Tilt steering
• Idle start/stop
• Internally-adjustable outside mirrors
• Black door handles and outside mirrors
• 14-inch steel wheels
• LED tail lamps
• Bottle holders

Considering the ex-showroom price, the base variant doesn’t get several must-have features like:

• Remote central locking
• Power windows
• Music system
• Day/night inside mirror
• Body-coloured mirrors and door handles
• Wheel covers
• Power mirrors
• Front adjustable headrests

Therefore, for a decent ownership experience, we can’t recommend buying the LXI variant even to the budget-conscious buyers. You should consider stretching your budget and upgrading to one of the variants.

2022 Arena Dzire LXI vs VXI Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The 2022 Dzire VXI is available with petrol-manual, petrol-automatic and CNG-manual powertrain combination. The petrol-manual costs Rs. 7.28 lakh, which is Rs. 1.04 lakh more than the LXI variant. The Dzire VXI petrol-automatic costs Rs. 7.78 lakh, which is Rs. 50,000 more than the VXI petrol-manual. For the VXI CNG bi-fuel, you’ll have to pay another Rs. 95,000 over the petrol-manual as it costs Rs. 8.23 lakh (ex-showroom). The VXI variant gets the following additional notable features over the base LXI variant:

• Height-adjustable driver seat
• Remote central locking
• Steering-mounted controls
• Music system
• Boot light
• Rear AC vents
• Rear armrest with cup holders
• Front adjustable headrests
• All power windows
• Power mirrors with power folding
• Wheel covers
• Body-coloured door handles and outside mirrors
• Tachometer
• Day/night inside mirror

Even with the VXI variant, you might miss the following features:

• Auto AC
• Rear defogger
• LED DRLs
• LED or projector headlamps
• Rear camera
• Front fog lamps

The VXI variant doesn’t completely justify the Rs. 1.04 lakh higher asking price with the features. However, almost all of its additional features are must-have. So, we’ll suggest budget buyers to compromise a bit on value and stretch the budget to accommodate at least the VXI variant. It’ll offer a far better ownership experience than the more affordable LXI variant.

New Maruti Suzuki Dzire Petrol VXI vs ZXI Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The Dzire ZXI is also available with the 3 powertrain combinations. It costs Rs. 7.96 lakh with the petrol-manual, Rs. 8.46 lakh with the petrol-automatic and Rs. 8.91 lakh with the CNG-manual. These prices are Rs. 68,000 more than the lower VXI trim with comparable powertrains. The new Dzire’s ZXI variant gets the following notable additional features over VXI:

• Auto AC
• 7-inch touchscreen
• Wired Android Auto
• Wired Apple Carplay
• 2x tweeters
• Leather on steering wheel
• Keyless entry with push-button start/stop
• 15-inch alloy wheels with wider tyres
• Rear defogger
• Front fog lamps

Considering the asking price of the ZXI variant, you might miss features like:

• LED or projector headlamps
• LED DRLs
• Rear camera
• Auto folding outside mirrors

The ZXI variant completely justifies the asking price with additional features over the base LXI and VXI variants. Moreover, most of its features are a must-have. So, we highly recommend VXI buyers to buy the ZXI variant if it fits within your budget. For most Dzire buyers, the fairly-loaded ZXI variant will offer a pleasant ownership experience. Since it is also a value-for-money variant, it earns our top recommendation.

Maruti Suzuki Dzire Petrol ZXI vs ZXI Plus Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The Maruti Dzire’s ZXI Plus top model costs Rs. 8.68 lakh with the petrol-manual and Rs. 9.18 lakh with the petrol-automatic. This variant is Rs. 71,500 more expensive than the lower ZXI variant and is not available with the CNG bi-fuel option. It gets the following notable additional features over the ZXI trim:

• Cruise control
• Rear camera
• LED projector headlamps
• LED DRLs
• Auto headlamps
• Auto-folding outside mirrors
• Coloured MID
• Machined alloy wheels

The top spec ZXI Plus variant reserves a good number of good-to-have features for itself. While it also justifies the incremental cost over all of the lower variants, it doesn’t add enough must-have features to warrant an upgrade. So, you can buy the ZXI Plus if you want some of its features in your car. It’s a value upgrade, but the lower ZXI variant remains our top pick among Dzire’s variants.

Which Variant Of The Maruti Suzuki Dzire Petrol Should You Buy?

The base LXI variant is too basic to offer a decent ownership experience. So, we’ll suggest Dzire buyers to compromise a bit on value and buy at least the VXI variant, which offers a good number of must-have features. If you have a bigger budget, then the ZXI is our top recommendation. It offers a lot of must-have features with a few good-to-have features while offering a better value for money than the lower VXI variant. The ZXI Plus variant also offers good value for money but it mostly adds good-to-have features. So, you can consider buying it if you want those features. This recommendation is valid for Dzire petrol-manual as well as petrol-automatic buyers.

Similarly, for CNG-manual buyers, we’re lucky that Maruti Suzuki offer the bi-fuel option in two of the most well-loaded and value variants, which have a balanced feature set. Here, again, the VXI is suitable for budget buyers but if you can stretch your budget, then ZXI is a better choice and our top recommendation.

What Are The Engine Specifications Of The Maruti Suzuki Dzire Petrol?

Just like its rival B2-segment sedans, the Dzire also has a 1.2L petrol engine but among non-turbo petrol engine sedans, it has a unique combination of best-in-class power with acceptable torque output at mid-RPMs. The Amaze also has 90PS of power output but it has a lower 110Nm torque, which also peaks 400rpm higher than Dzire’s engine. Therefore, the Dzire, will offer good drivability with higher peak power output closer to the redline.

The Tigor also stands out in terms of drivability as its 113Nm torque peaks at a lower 3300rpm. However, nothing can beat the Aura turbo’s power and torque combination. The 1.0L turbo petrol engine of the Aura makes 100PS of power and 172Nm of torque from as low as 1500rpm.

One area where the Dzire has a clean lead over its rivals is in terms of mileage figures. The Dzire’s claimed fuel 23.26kmpl with the manual and 24.12kmpl are significantly ahead of its rivals, which only go as high as 20.5kmpl.

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Among CNG bi-fuel B2-segment sedans also, the Dzire has the best-in-class mileage figure of 21.12kmpkg. With this figure, it will cost Rs. 2.43 to cover each kilometre at December CNG fuel prices in Delhi. Considering the December petrol and CNG prices in delhi, you’ll recover the Rs. 95,000 higher cost of the CNG model in about 55,000km of driving. So, you should consider the Dzire CNG only if you intend to drive the car for more than 60,000km. We are considering a higher driving range for this recommendation as the CNG cars also have other drawbacks such as a smaller usable boot space and lower range per full tank of CNG.

You can use our Fuel Cost Calculator to see how much any petrol, diesel or CNG car will cost to run based on the latest fuel price in your city.

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What Are The Dimensions Of The Maruti Suzuki Dzire?

The new Dzire is about as long and tall as the rest of the B2 sedans but it’s the widest in its class, which should provide more shoulder room when travelling with 3 passengers in the rear seat. The Dzire, though, has the smallest boot space among its peers but its higher variants get the widest tyre.

Find out how you can get the best mileage or fuel efficiency from your car:

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What Are The Colour Options Of The Maruti Suzuki Dzire?

The 2022 Dzire is available in the following 6 colour options:

• Brown
• Silver
• Red
• White
• Dark blue
• Grey

Note: Here is a quick look at our length-based segmentation of cars to give you an idea of how we are classifying cars based on their size.