Finding The Best Diesel Sedan

Maruti Suzuki has recently launched the Ciaz powered by their brand new diesel engine. Can this major upgrade make the Ciaz the best of the lot. We find out

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There was a big hue and dry some time back on the context of diesel engines in India. The new BSVI norms kick in next year and this apparently is going to have a profound effect on the cost of diesel engines and on diesel-powered vehicles. Hence it has been coined to be the end of the road for diesel engines. However can that really be true? Can India do away with diesels? Well, the answer is a big no! Here is proof! A few days back there was news that Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest automaker is doing away with their diesel engine. ll, sure they are going to discontinue the d and tested Fiat-sourced 1.3-litre Multijet engine which powers most of the cars. The son behind it is that converting this ene to BSVI levels, the cost would have been irritant. So what did they do? Well, they have been working for long on their very own diesel engine and now they have it inform the 1.5-litre 225. This new engine then will spearhead Maruti Suzuki cars into the BSVI era. The company has already plonked it in two of their new cars, the Ertiga and the Ciaz. This time round we decided to take the Ciaz powered by this new diesel engine and compare it to its closest rivals, the Verna and the City. But is the engine good enough to propel the Ciaz to victory? Read on! EXTERIORS