Class Compact car | Production 2014–present | |
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Assembly Manesar, India (Maruti Suzuki)Chongqing, China (Changan Suzuki)Rayong, Thailand (2015–present)Bekasi, Indonesia (2016–present) | ||
The Suzuki Ciaz (also known as Suzuki Alivio) is a compact car produced by Suzuki, developed to replace the Suzuki SX4 Sedan in Asian and Latin American markets. Almost 4 days after its expected launch at the Manila Auto Show in April 2016, Suzuki Philippines has officially joined the lucrative B-segment with the new Ciaz. It is offered in the choice of 3 variants; GL M/T (with a 5-speed manual transmission), GL A/T (with a 4-speed automatic transmission) and the highest trim being GLX A/T (with a 4-speed automatic transmission).
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Specifications
The Suzuki Ciaz is available in both diesel and petrol variants. It is being offered with a 1.4 litre K-Series petrol engine and a 1.6 litre VVT exclusively for the Chinese market and Fiat's 1.3 litre diesel engine. The diesel shvs model delivers gas mileage above 28.09 km/L while the petrol version's mileage is 20.73 km/L according to ARAI. The power (BHP) rating will be 91.18 (Petrol) and 88.76 (Diesel). The torque (NM) will be 130 (Petrol) and 200 (Diesel). The Car's petrol version will also have an automatic transmission option, the same currently used in the SX4 Automatic.
It comes with features like projector headlamps, new 16 inch alloy wheels, key-less entry, window blinds, a touchscreen infotainment system, rear parking camera, automatic climate control, ABS with EBD and two airbags, rear AC vents, push button stop-start system, etc. The Chinese Version of Ciaz has sunroof as an extra feature.
Dimensions
Suzuki Ciaz is 4,490 mm in length, 1,730 mm in width, 1,485 mm in height, making it the biggest c segment sedan. The ground clearance of the sedan is 170 mm and wheelbase is 2650mm. The boot space of 510-litres and is the largest in its class.
Safety features
The Suzuki Ciaz comes with ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) and EBD (Electronic Brake-force Distribution) on all variants. It comes with Driver side airbag on mid variants while Dual Airbags on Z and Z+ variants. The car also gets a reverse parking sensors with rear camera. The car was also tested by ASEAN NCAP and got a 4-star rating.