Honda Amaze vs Maruti Swift Dzire

Honda’s first diesel motor-equipped offering here goes up against India’s best-selling compact saloon, the Maruti Dzire.

Published on May 27, 2013 10:13:00 PM

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The Dzire may look slightly odd with the chopped boot and Honda may have the upper hand in terms of design with the good looking Amaze, but one needs only to look at the Dzire’s sales figures (14,000 cars a month) to realise how popular this sub-four-metre Maruti is. 

Now, if you’re thinking that it’s the Dzire’s success that spurred Honda into coming up with its own sub-four-metre saloon, know that work on the Amaze started way back when Maruti was still selling the old, fat-bottomed Dzire. 
 
Nonetheless, both saloons are designed to take full advantage of the Indian government’s small car tax benefits and we pit them against each other to see which one will benefit you the most.
At Rs 7.6 lakh, this top-end Amaze VX i-DTEC costs Rs 9000 more than the Dzire ZDi’s Rs 7.51 lakh. The question is whether the new Honda saloon is amazing enough to topple the leader.
 
 
Design and styling

The Dzire may look slightly odd with the chopped boot and Honda may have the upper hand in terms of design with the good looking Amaze, but one needs only to look at the Dzire’s sales figures (14,000 cars a month) to realise how popular this sub-four-metre Maruti is. 

Now, if you’re thinking that it’s the Dzire’s success that spurred Honda into coming up with its own sub-four-metre saloon, know that work on the Amaze started way back when Maruti was still selling the old, fat-bottomed Dzire. 
 
Nonetheless, both saloons are designed to take full advantage of the Indian government’s small car tax benefits and we pit them against each other to see which one will benefit you the most.
At Rs 7.6 lakh, this top-end Amaze VX i-DTEC costs Rs 9000 more than the Dzire ZDi’s Rs 7.51 lakh. The question is whether the new Honda saloon is amazing enough to topple the leader.
 
 
Performance

The Dzire may look slightly odd with the chopped boot and Honda may have the upper hand in terms of design with the good looking Amaze, but one needs only to look at the Dzire’s sales figures (14,000 cars a month) to realise how popular this sub-four-metre Maruti is. 

Now, if you’re thinking that it’s the Dzire’s success that spurred Honda into coming up with its own sub-four-metre saloon, know that work on the Amaze started way back when Maruti was still selling the old, fat-bottomed Dzire. 
 
Nonetheless, both saloons are designed to take full advantage of the Indian government’s small car tax benefits and we pit them against each other to see which one will benefit you the most.
At Rs 7.6 lakh, this top-end Amaze VX i-DTEC costs Rs 9000 more than the Dzire ZDi’s Rs 7.51 lakh. The question is whether the new Honda saloon is amazing enough to topple the leader.
 
 

The Dzire may look slightly odd with the chopped boot and Honda may have the upper hand in terms of design with the good looking Amaze, but one needs only to look at the Dzire’s sales figures (14,000 cars a month) to realise how popular this sub-four-metre Maruti is. 

Now, if you’re thinking that it’s the Dzire’s success that spurred Honda into coming up with its own sub-four-metre saloon, know that work on the Amaze started way back when Maruti was still selling the old, fat-bottomed Dzire. 
 
Nonetheless, both saloons are designed to take full advantage of the Indian government’s small car tax benefits and we pit them against each other to see which one will benefit you the most.
At Rs 7.6 lakh, this top-end Amaze VX i-DTEC costs Rs 9000 more than the Dzire ZDi’s Rs 7.51 lakh. The question is whether the new Honda saloon is amazing enough to topple the leader.
 
 
Ride and handling

The Dzire may look slightly odd with the chopped boot and Honda may have the upper hand in terms of design with the good looking Amaze, but one needs only to look at the Dzire’s sales figures (14,000 cars a month) to realise how popular this sub-four-metre Maruti is. 

Now, if you’re thinking that it’s the Dzire’s success that spurred Honda into coming up with its own sub-four-metre saloon, know that work on the Amaze started way back when Maruti was still selling the old, fat-bottomed Dzire. 
 
Nonetheless, both saloons are designed to take full advantage of the Indian government’s small car tax benefits and we pit them against each other to see which one will benefit you the most.
At Rs 7.6 lakh, this top-end Amaze VX i-DTEC costs Rs 9000 more than the Dzire ZDi’s Rs 7.51 lakh. The question is whether the new Honda saloon is amazing enough to topple the leader.
 
 
Verdict and specifications

The Dzire may look slightly odd with the chopped boot and Honda may have the upper hand in terms of design with the good looking Amaze, but one needs only to look at the Dzire’s sales figures (14,000 cars a month) to realise how popular this sub-four-metre Maruti is. 

Now, if you’re thinking that it’s the Dzire’s success that spurred Honda into coming up with its own sub-four-metre saloon, know that work on the Amaze started way back when Maruti was still selling the old, fat-bottomed Dzire. 
 
Nonetheless, both saloons are designed to take full advantage of the Indian government’s small car tax benefits and we pit them against each other to see which one will benefit you the most.
At Rs 7.6 lakh, this top-end Amaze VX i-DTEC costs Rs 9000 more than the Dzire ZDi’s Rs 7.51 lakh. The question is whether the new Honda saloon is amazing enough to topple the leader.
 
 

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