Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced the launch of Maruti Suzuki DZire with auto gear shift technology. With this DZire becomes the first diesel car - and the fourth model in Maruti Suzuki's portfolio - to be offered with AGS technology. DZire with AGS will deliver a fuel efficiency of 26.59 Km/l, same as that of the manual transmission.

Maruti Suzuki DZire has been a category leader since its launch and has further strengthened the Company's presence in the sedan segment. The AGS transmission will be available in the top end ZDi variant of DZire and will be priced at INR 0.839 million, ex-showroom, Delhi. (ZDi Manual Transmission ex-showroom Delhi price INR 7.90.).

The clutch-less or two-pedal technology makes driving very comfortable in the heavy city traffic conditions. Customers are free from changing gears and can enjoy the convenience of automatic driving at an affordable cost without compromising on the fuel efficiency.