Maruti Esteem is a rebadged Suzuki Swift produced in India by Maruti Udyog. This car was first introduced on Indian roads in 1990 as the Maruti 1000 with a 1000 cc engine. After 1 year of production its name changed to Esteem and was equipped with a better engine.
The Maruti Esteem model is available with a 1.3 L (1298 cc) petrol engine or a 1.5 L (1527 cc) Diesel engine and is offered in five different variants:
- LX base model
- LXi
- VXi
- D Diesel base model
- Di Diesel
The 1.3 L (74 mm (2.9 in) bore by 75.5 mm (3 in) stroke) 16-valve SOHC engine has a compression ratio of 9.0:1 and makes 85 hp (63.4 kW) at 6000 rpm and 105 Nm (77.4 ft.lbf) of torque at 3000 rpm. The Peugeot-sourced TUD5 1.5 L (77 mm (3 in) bore by 82 mm (3.2 in) stroke) 8-valve engine has a compression ratio of 23.0:1 and makes 57 hp (42.5 kW) at 5000 rpm and 96 Nm (70.8 ft.lbf) of torque at 2500 rpm.
All models are equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission.
In January of 2005, the Esteem sold for between Rs420,000 and 520,000. The Diesel models are more expensive than the petrol models.
External links
- ESTEEM is the official website for Maruti Esteem
