Maruti Ciaz… Most fuel efficient car in its segment…

Maruti, a brand which almost every one of us has been listening since our childhood. It has always been a familiar brand and someone in each family has been a proud owner of the Maruti 800.

Everyone will agree to the fact that we have driven or have been driven in a Maruti 800 atleast once.

Maruti has never disappointed its buyers, which is why even today where the German and Italian automobile companies are coming up with their unique models, Maruti still holds a special place in our heart.

And here we mention again a beautiful and a practical car from Maruti that is the Ciaz. Maruti has always focused on the comfort and practicality in the car. Ciaz is also something which is comfortable plus practical in almost every way.

Maruti Ciaz made its debut in India in 2014. A very practical car and a strong competitor in its segment. Now in 2019, Maruti came up with 1.5 liter petrol engine and a major facelift with some added features.

Maruti decided to give Ciaz the tag of Nexa in 2019, which according to me is a real justice to the car.

It comes with 14 variants covering a huge range. Starting right from 8.19 lakhs and going straight up to 14 lakhs.

As I always do, let’s consider Ciaz alpha diesel as a standard model, which has each and every feature offered with the car.

Maruti knows it very well how to cope up with the technologies and design concepts in the market, thus almost every car (except few) from Maruti being so appealing. And when coming to Ciaz, its something more than just appealing which can’t be stated in words.

In its major facelift, Maruti has covered the car with LEDs all over… haha, just kidding! But, believe me, it has got two elements almost everywhere possible… one is the treatment of LEDs in its headlamps as well as tail lamps and the second one is the chrome garnishing.

Coming to the front end,

the pre facelift version of Ciaz also had projector set-up in its top spec model; what changed in the facelift is the design of headlamp. There is no more the split design in the headlight and the projectors are not just the normal projectors, but have got LED treatment in it.

The facelift version has now got LED DRLs, which give this car a perfect aggressive front. What adds to the macho front of this car is the upgraded grill it gets.

Unlike the earlier parallel lining grill, this grill has got a zebra pattern grill with piano black touch which gives it a bold look.

The fog lamps this time also got LEDs in it,

which now makes driving at night more enjoyable and easy.

No major changes are noticeable when you see the side posture of the car. Chrome door handles and chrome lining all over the windows gives it a premium look.

The design of the 16 inch alloys has been changed a bit. The alloys now get precision cut design, which gives this car a fresher look altogether.

As I said, there are LEDs all over the car. The tail lamps of the car also get LED treatment in them.

So after looking at the tail lamp, you might be thinking that they are after-market tail lamps, but no, this is what Ciaz has to offer its buyers at the rear end. Sober looking, yet attractive and youthful LED tail lamps. They are just fabulous.

After the major upgrades by Maruti at the exterior and the engine section, now comes the interior where as such no major upgradations are seen.

It comes with the very common Nexa touch screen infotainment system with smart android, apple car play and Bluetooth connectivity. Ciaz now gets cruise control, and the 4 inch MID now shows power and torque ratio, which was basically introduced in Baleno.

Interior is where Ciaz lacks behind its competitors… in the market where Ciaz’s competitors like Honda City and Hyundai Verna come with sunroof and wireless charging, Ciaz still continuous with the same old wired charging pattern and also the top spec of this car doesn’t come with sun-roof.

But where this car sets its competitors on fire, is the mileage that its 1.5 liter petrol engine returns. Hold your breathe, because this power packed sedan provides its driver with a mileage of 17-18 km/l in city and it reaches to 22-23 km/l on the highways which is really appreciable for a C-segment Sedan.

Safety features

Maruti has not yet come up with 6 airbags in any of its cars, but it gets dual airbags, ABS, EBD, reverse parking sensor and reverse parking camera in its top spec model.

Also Maruti gets beep function which gives a single beep when your car crosses 80 km/hr and then beeps continuously when you cross the speed of 120 km/hr, which is a good gesture by Maruti for the safety of its customers.

So, if you want a C-segment budget Sedan which should provide you a good mileage and also hold a macho look then Ciaz is something you can definitely opt for, keeping your eyes closed.