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Maruti Suzuki has raised prices across the Dzire lineup with CNG variants getting hit hardest. If you're shopping for one of India's best-selling sedans right now, this matters because the base petrol variant is the only one left untouched. Every other trim now costs more than it did last month. The increase isn't uniform across the range. Most petrol variants have gone up by Rs 5,000 while the VXi CNG and ZXi CNG trims have seen a sharper Rs 7,500 hike.
The entry-level LXi petrol manual stays exactly where it was, at Rs 6.26 lakh (ex-showroom) which suggests that Maruti Suzuki is deliberately protecting its cheapest variant from the price revision while passing the increase onto buyers further up the range. With this change, the Dzire sedan
now spans Rs 6.26 lakh to Rs 9.36 lakh, ex-showroom, across the lineup.
Why Is Maruti Suzuki Raising Prices on Its Best-Selling Car?
Maruti Suzuki Dzire isn't a niche product that the brand can afford to overprice. It was the company's highest-selling car in CY25, outselling even some of its own SUVs. That makes the timing worth noting: this hike follows a similar price revision on the Swift, the hatchback the Dzire is mechanically based on and suggests Maruti is adjusting its compact car pricing more broadly rather than targeting the Dzire specifically. Rising input costs are typically behind these kinds of staggered hikes though the carmaker has not given a specific reason for this one.
Does This Change How the Dzire Compares to Rivals?
Not dramatically, but it's still worth factoring in if you're cross-shopping. The Dzire's main rival, the Hyundai Aura, hasn't seen a comparable price move recently, so this hike narrows whatever price gap existed between the two. It's also worth knowing that a refreshed Tata Tigor, the Dzire's other direct competitor, is expected to launch in the coming weeks based on recently leaked design patents which could shift the competitive picture again soon. If you were already close to booking a Dzire, there's no indication prices are coming back down. So waiting for a better deal elsewhere may cost you more time than money.
