Maruti Suzuki will launch the Kizashi on the 28th Jan 2011
Maruti Suzuki will launch the Kizashi on the 28th of January, 2011. This will be the company’s first foray into the D-segment market which has been dominated by the likes of Honda and Skoda. The Maruti Kizashi will be priced around Rs. 16 lakhs and will be powered by a 2400cc DOHC inline four-cylinder engine producing the maximum poer of 185 bhp at 6500 Rpm with minimum torqueof 235Nm at 4000rpm. The Kizashi will be a CBU and depending on the success of the car in India, Maruti will consider local assembly.
The Kizashi features All Wheel Drive, 18-inch alloy wheels, Electronic Stability Program, 8-airbags, optional Rockford Fosgate 425 watts speakers and 6-speed Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). The Kizashi might not feature the Maruti badge at all and will be branded as a Suzuki only.