Maruti Suzuki has launched BS6 swift petrol and wagon R 1.2

Maruti Suzuki India has silently launched Bharat Stage-VI (BS6) compliant Swift petrol and Wagon R 1.2 in the market. It is  also compliant to the new stringent AIS-145 Safety Norms, which offers better crash protection and more standardised safety features like - dual airbags, ABS with EBD, rear parking sensor, seatbelt reminder, high-speed alert, among others.

Based on the updates, prices of both the BS6 compliant Maruti Suzuki Swift and Wagon R 1.2 petrol have been hiked. The BS6 compliant Maruti Suzuki Swift will now be priced in the range of Rs. 5.14 lakh to Rs. 8.89 lakh, while the prices of the Wagon R 1.2 petrol has gone up to Rs. 5.10 lakh to Rs. 5.91 lakh (all ex-showroom, Delhi).

Maruti Suzuki Swift and Wagon R 1.2 are powered by the same updated BS6 compliant 1.2-litre K12B petrol engine that is tuned to churn out 83 bhp and 115 Nm of peak torque. In fact, both the Swift petrol and the Wagon R 1.2 offer the same transmission options as well - a 5-speed manual gearbox and an optional AMT or Auto Gear Shift (AGS) unit. Maruti Suzuki India is among the first carmakers to introduce BS-6 compliant cars in India way before the official deadline of April 1, 2020.