1,373cc petrol generates 68 kW of power at 6,000 rpm with a torque of 130 Nm at 4,000 rpm and gives a mileage of 20.73 kmpl when coupled with manual transmission and 19.12 kmpl of mileage when coupled with automatic transmission.
1,248cc diesel SHVS produces a power of 66 kW at 4,000 rpm with a torque of 200 Nm at 1,750 rpm and offers 28.09 kmpl of mileage.
Competition Check: Ciaz’s biggest competitor, Honda City also comes with two engine options:
1,497cc, i-VTEC petrol - 119 PS of power with 145 Nm of torque, mileage between 17.4 to 18 kmpl.1,498cc i-DTEC diesel - 100 PS of power, 200 Nm of torque, mileage of 25.1 to 26 kmpl.
Hyundai Verna has two options in both petrol and diesel engines. 1.6L petrol - 123 PS, 1.6L CRDi - 128 PS power with a mileage of 23.9kmpl.
Ciaz features aggressive dual port headlight cluster housing projector headlamps at the base of the cluster and turn indicators on the top of the cluster. It also gets follow-me-home headlamps which keep the headlights on for a limited period of time after the car is off and locked.
The fog lights are round and are housed around black surroundings in the bumpers.
Maruti has graced the Ciaz with a very elegant look. The front of the car holds a grille with four vertical chrome strips which hold the Suzuki insignia. The air dam is held in the bumper and is done fully in black.
Keyless entry is available as a standard feature in all variants of the Ciaz.
Competition Check: Keyless entry feature is present in all except for the base variant of the City.Verna, on the other hand, features a smart key function with push-button start/stop.
Z+ variants of Ciaz come equipped with alloy wheels wrapped in 195/55 R16 tyres. Z variants get alloy wheels and the remaining models get steel rims wrapped in 185/65 R15 tyres. The ground clearance of Ciaz is 170mm.
Competition Check: 176/65 R15 tyres are used in City. The V variants get alloy wheels, the remaining ones are equipped with steel rims. The car, like the Hyundai’s offering, has a ground clearance of 165mm, 5mm less than that of Ciaz. Verna features R16 diamond cut 2 tone alloys in its top variant.
The dimensions of Ciaz are: 4,490mm x 1,730mm x 1,485mm (L x W x H). The ground clearance of the car is 170mm.The Ciaz features in 7 paint schemes: Pearl Snow White, Pearl Metallic Dignity Brown, Pearl Sangria Red, Metallic Silky Silver, Metallic Glistening Gray, Pearl Midnight Black and Metallic Clear Beige.
Competition Check: City is smaller than Ciaz in length and width but is taller by 5mm. The ground clearance of City and Verna is 165mm, 5mm less than the Ciaz.
The front wheels of Ciaz come equipped with disc brakes, whereas, the rear get drum brakes. Only the base variants of the car do not get ABS as standard.
Competition Check: City and Verna have ABS and EBD as standard features in all the variants. Both cars, like the Ciaz, house disc brakes at the front wheels and drum brakes at the rear.
Ciaz features wrap around tail lights with the reverse light and turn indicators placed inside the red cluster. The cluster also splits at the boot and touches the chrome slat on the boot lid.
Ciaz has a boot storage capacity of 510 litres.
Competition Check: The luggage storing space of City is same as that of Ciaz with a capacity of 510 litres. Verna has the smallest boot in the segment with only 480 litres of storage space.
The Z and Z+ variants of the Ciaz are equipped with rear parking sensors and camera. However, the V+ models only get parking sensors. The remaining variants do not get these safety features.
Competition Check: V variants of the City get a multi-view rear camera and rear parking sensors.Verna also features rear parking sensors and rear camera in all except the base variant to assist the driver.
Except for the base variant, all variants of the Ciaz get a 3-spoke power steering which houses multi-functional switches and is covered with leather upholstery. Its instrument cluster has two round-shaped analog meters that display RPM and vehicle's speed. It also houses a digital information display, which provides informatics like trip-meter, fuel consumption, outside temperature, driver's seat belt reminder and ignition key-in warning lamp.
The VXi+ and ZXi variants of Ciaz get 4-speed automatic transmission system. All the other models of the car house a 5-speed manual gearbox.
Competition Check: The SV and VX variants of City get an automatic transmission. All other petrol models come equipped with a 5-speed manual gearbox and the diesel variants house a 6-speed manual gearbox. The option of 5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic is available in Verna also.
All the variants in the Ciaz have been equipped with an audio unit featuring a CD player and ports for USB devices. In addition to these, there are 4 speakers and 2-tweeters. The top end trim is further given a touchscreen SmartPlay System that supports navigation and voice commands.
The top end Ciaz has a fully automatic climate control system and rest all variants feature manual air conditioning unit with rear AC vents.
Ciaz has ample of space to hold items of daily use like a glove box, two cup holders in the rear center armrest, drink holders, front passenger seatback pocket and roof mounted sunglass holder.
Ciaz gets rear AC vents as a standard feature in all its models. The top end Ciaz has a fully automatic climate control system and rest all variants feature a manual air conditioning unit.
Competition Check: City also gets rear AC vents as a standard feature in all its variants. Verna, on the other hand, does not feature rear AC vents.
The rear seats of the Ciaz do not fold to add to the boot capacity.
Competition Check: The rear seats of City can be collapsed in a 60:40 ratio to further increase the boot storage capacity of 510 litres.
Driver airbag is present in all variants of the Ciaz. Passenger airbags, seat belt Pre-Tensioner and Force Limiter is not available on the base variants.
Competition Check: Driver airbag is present in all variants of City, but passenger airbag is not present in its two base variants. Verna’s top-end variant comes equipped with 6 airbags.
Although the Ciaz has better space in between the seats and can seat 3 rear passengers more comfortably, tall passengers might find the headroom a little shy and feel more comfortable in the City.
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