Maruti Suzuki Ciaz

The Ciaz is Maruti Suzuki’s smart and sensible mid-sized sedan. A popular model, the Ciaz was updated in 2018 with revised styling, more features and a more powerful mild-hybrid petrol engine. 2019 brought with it a new 1.5-litre diesel engine. In all, the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz is available in petrol-manual, petrol-automatic and diesel-manual versions. The Ciaz is exclusively sold from Maruti Suzuki’s Nexa retail network.

While 2018’s styling enhancements have added some flash to the Ciaz’s smart design, the addition of features like cruise control have also helped make the car a more wholesome package. However, the incredible cabin space remains the highlight on the Ciaz.
The Ciaz’s new 105hp, 1.5-litre petrol engine is smooth and responsive, if also unexciting. Shifts on the standard-fit 5-speed manual gearbox are nice while the 4-speed torque converter automatic transmission comes across as somewhat lazy. Suzuki’s Smart Hybrid system gives the Ciaz petrol class-leading fuel economy figures.Hybrid tech also helps the Ciaz 1.3 diesel deliver class best economy. However, the engine feels sluggish at low city speeds, can get loud and simply feels last-gen. Maruti's all-new 95hp, 1.5 diesel is far nicer in comparison. Sure, the new engine isn't free from turbo lag at low speeds but the build of power is smoother. The highlight of the new diesel engine is refinement which is at par with the best in class.
Light controls and a pleasant ride quality also make the Ciaz easy to live with.

The Ciaz diesel is an option only worth considering for high mileage users while the petrol-automatic is a smart choice if you want the convenience of an automatic transmission above all else. However, our pick from the three engine-gearbox options on offer would be the petrol-manual. The fully-loaded Alpha trim gives a whole host of features for a reasonable price.