Three years after the Suzuki Ciaz was introduced in India, the handsome sedan has been given a facelift, bringing with it a thoroughly revised look and a new mild petrol-electric hybrid powertrain option.
The 1.5 litre Smart Hybrid replaces the 1.4 litre petrol model, and utilises a new K15 four-cylinder engine making 103 hp at 6,000 rpm and 138 Nm of torque at 4,400 rpm. Those figures are up by 13% and 6% respectively over the old K14 mill. Paired to the new engine is Suzuki’s next-generation Smart Hybrid system, now equipped with a compact lithium-ion battery.
The system provides automatic engine start/stop, brake energy recuperation and a torque boost under acceleration, and helps deliver a fuel consumption figure 21.56 km per litre with a five-speed manual gearbox; a four-speed automatic is also offered. The existing 88 hp/200 Nm 1.3 litre DDiS Smart Hybrid diesel remains, making the Ciaz lineup a hybrid-only affair.
On the outside, the front fascia has been redesigned with new LED projector headlights and daytime running lights joined together by a wider grille, while the chrome-trimmed air intakes have become more assertive and are fitted with LED fog lights. At the rear, there are LED tail lights and some more chrome trim, and the whole thing is finished off with new 16-inch two-tone alloy wheels.
Inside, you’ll find new matte blonde birch wood effect trim set off with satin chrome accents, plus a 4.2 inch colour multi-info LCD display and eco illumination in the instrument cluster which dynamically changes colour depending on the driving pattern, likely similar to what you’d find on a Honda City and Jazz.
The facelift also introduces a number of new features, including cruise control and automatic headlights with self levelling. In terms of safety, dual airbags and ABS with EBD have now been made standard, while stability control and hill start assist are offered on models with an automatic transmission.
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Honda City rear, even interior central stack looks like City
Ciao nice to the diminutive Suzuki Kizashi.
Yup. 1st thing that came to me when looking at back is City rear lights.
At least City lights are so good that Suzuki has copied it. Does anybody even copy Proton’s designs?
Lol, too obsessed with proton
Mazda big wau grill, x6 oversized gen2 body, waja rear lamp outer shape on vios dugung, iriz dashboard design in chevvies and many more…
Honda City rear lamp
Yup. Agreed.
If Proton did not fight with Suzuki, we will have this superb car as a Proton Ciaz.
At the end of the day Suzuki is sold in 200 over countries. Geely is sold mainly only in China
Woww nice owh suzuki ciaz. Can give good fight to vios n city. But p1 punya hal la ni…
Jepunis won’t give new car as donor car. You dream kah? Kahkahkah
“dual airbags and ABS with EBD & while stability control and hill start assist are optional”
How about NO to Jepunis unsafe junks?
70hp and 82Nm torque lesser than the civic 1.5 turbo.
I don’t want to comment much but you guys know that this is suzuki is underpowered.
1st of all, this Suzy have a 1.5 litre Smart Hybrid that makes 103 hp & 138 Nm of torque.
This go head to head with a City/Vios/Mazda2. Comparing with a 1.5 liter turbo is like comparing U with Mike Tyson.
seriously? you’re comparing a B segment econo-sedan with a flagship C segment sedan?
Comparing a 1.5L Turbo Civic against a mild-hybrid 1-rank lower Ciaz is also well…. let’s just say “I don’t want to comment much”
A base petrol 1.5l Honda city produce 121hp and 145nm which is still the highest output (1.5L b-segment sedan) let alone the city hybrid and civic turbo(different segment) a base city can smoke the Ciaz hybrid easily.
Suzuki main market is India and Indonesia. Over there the cars are being used to go from A to B. That’s all. And not racing. Ppl in India don’t buy Hondas for a reason.
Suzuki dzire turbodiesel ddis pawns city with 74 hp 190 nm lol. It is everywhere in delhi. Not for top end speed but for city driving, its acceleration is wayyyyy better than city
Exterior & Interior look nice.. Suitable for City-Driving..
I sit in one of these Ciaz back in BKK recently. It’s really a nice car, inside and out. Feel more superior quality than Vios or City
Ciaz is C segment. It should be compared to Civic & Altis, which it loses to them by a mile looking at their 2700mm wheelbase (+50mm longer)