Maruti Suzuki puts a brand new 1.5-litre engine in the latest Ciaz, and that’s not it.
MARUTI LAUNCHED THE Ciaz in 2014 and later put it under their ‘NEXA’ brand, meant to be an umbrella for their premium, forward looking products. At the time, I found the concept of Maruti calling out to the rich kids meme-worthy. Four years on, there have been other premium-ish offerings under the banner, which is sort of becoming a thing, and the Ciaz is back with an interesting facelift. Much like other carmakers recently — Ford comes to mind — Maruti has gone for a refresh and thrown a brand-new petrol motor into the mix. Let me repeat that for you: Maruti has a new motor.
Compose yourself. For the uninitiated, Maruti generally makes do with a 1.0/1.2-litre petrol and a 1.3-litre diesel for most of their prodigious selection cars, and uses them until it is legally impossible to do so. This new 1.5-litre (1,463cc) naturally-aspirated petrol motor is a departure. The paper figures, however, aren’t. The brochure said 138Nm and 103bhp. This is a lot of sleep-deprivation for a hundred-horsepower uncle sedan, I thought. Six phone calls from a hassled public relations rep, and I was ready to ride, only 30 minutes late.
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