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YASH SAXENA

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I have been driving a Ciaz diesel for 10 years. It is a super comfortable sedan with top-notch mileage till now. I now want to buy a new-age car with good mileage and features. My budget is under Rs 13 lakhs. Most of my driving is within the city, with a daily run of 30km. Please suggest.

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Since you are coming from a Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, you should consider the Maruti Suzuki Dzire. It is a smaller sedan than the Ciaz, but it offers a good balance of comfort, features, and efficiency.
The Dzire is available with a 1.2-litre petrol engine that can be had with either a 5-speed manual or 5-speed AMT automatic gearbox. The Dzire petrol has a claimed mileage of 24.79kpl with the manual and 25.71kpl with the automatic.
The Dzire is also quite spacious for a compact sedan, and it offers a good amount of features, including a 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a sunroof, auto climate control, and more. The sedan has even received a 5-star crash safety rating from Bharat NCAP as well as Global NCAP.
Being a Maruti car, the Dzire is also reliable and will have a good resale value. Maruti Dzire prices range from Rs 6.26 lakh to Rs 9.31 lakh (ex-showroom).
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Chetan Makhija

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A virtus or Slavia might be better options even the 1.0 turbo petrol would be good enough for city usage. As a Dzire won't be a right choice considering the habit of being driven/driving a Ciaz

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prakashp

•3w

BS6 Diesel (DPF issues) or CNG(long queues) are not worth the time. Go with Victoris or Grand Vitara and being Maruti, mileage will not be an issue although the diesel

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Karthik

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I’ve been driving a Ciaz for the past 9 years, and it’s been an excellent car. While exploring options to replace it, I eventually narrowed it down to the Kia Seltos, reasonably priced, good mileage, and impressive interiors.

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Mahesh

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You can add 50-60000 additional and buy honda elevate base variant

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Manasjyoti Deka

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Swift Dzire will be a big downgrade from a luxury sedan segment to a cheaper sedan and also its way low on power with 3-cyl engine. You can also opt for Virtus if you want to stay in the same sedan segment or else there are lots of option in SUV category you can go for that also. Just my opinion choice is yours which one you want to buy

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Imran

•3w

It's a downgrade with less power and only 3 cylinder engine. Hardly useful

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