Suzuki Dzire (2025) Price & Specs

We’ve unearthed pricing for the new Suzuki Dzire ahead of this Indian-built small sedan’s official market launch in South Africa. Here’s how much it will cost in Mzansi…

Revealed in November 2024, the new Suzuki Dzire small sedan will soon hit the market in South Africa, featuring a fresh exterior design to further differentiate it from its popular Swift hatchback sibling as well as the latter’s new 3-cylinder petrol engine.

According to our information, the box-fresh range will again comprise a trio of derivatives, though the GL grade will interestingly make way for a new GL+ specification. The GA trim level, however, again looks set to serve as the entry point to the Dzire portfolio.

So, what will the 4th-generation Suzuki Dzire cost you in South Africa? Well, it’s our understanding that the Suzuki Dzire 1.2 GA 5MT will be priced from R224 900, making it R7 000 more expensive than the outgoing version (and matching the starting price of the Swift). The Dzire thus remains Mzansi’s 2nd cheapest sedan after only the Proton Saga, which currently comes in from R209 900 (though the Malaysian brand’s future in SA looks uncertain).

Meanwhile, the Suzuki Dzire 1.2 GL+ 5MT will kick off at R246 900, which likewise represents a R7 000 premium over its GL-badged predecessor. Finally, the Suzuki Dzire 1.2 GL+ CVT will top the range at R266 900, priced some R12 000 higher than the outgoing AMT-equipped GL-badged version.

The latest Dzire is sourced from Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar facility in India. It drops the outgoing model’s 61 kW/113 Nm naturally aspirated 1.2-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engine in favour of a likewise atmospheric 1.2-litre motor with 3 cylinders. This new “Z12E” engine offers the front wheels peak outputs of 60 kW and 112 Nm, just as it does in the new Swift.

In addition, while a 5-speed manual gearbox again does duty in the 3-pedal derivatives, the flagship (self-shifting) variant in the SA line-up ditches the old automated manual transmission (AMT) and switches to the continuously variable transmission (CVT) that debuted in the latest Swift.

The new Dzire is virtually identical in size to the outgoing version, again featuring a length of 3 995 mm, a wheelbase of 2 450 mm and a width of 1 735 mm. In fact, based on the Indian-market model, the only change is the addition of 10 mm to the listed height, taking this figure to 1 525 mm.

Inside, the new Dzire’s dashboard is clearly based on that of the latest Swift, though features a dual-tone finish (combining black and beige) and faux-wood textures.

We do know, however, that the new Dzire will ship standard in Mzansi with a full complement of 6 airbags (up from the outgoing model’s 2), electronic stability control, ABS (with EBD), hill-hold assist and rear parking sensors (the latter also new to the range). The GL+ grade will furthermore gain cruise control, along with a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system that incorporates wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Exterior paint colours expected to be offered in South Africa include Alluring Blue Pearl Metallic, Gallant Red Pearl Metallic, Nutmeg Brown Pearl Metallic, Arctic White Pearl, Splendid Silver Pearl Metallic, Magma Gray Metallic and Bluish Black Pearl.

The new small sedan has already been assessed by Global NCAP, scoring 5 stars for adult-occupant safety and 4 stars for child-occupant safety, setting what the organisation describes as a “significant safety benchmark”.

In 2024, as many as 2 617 units of the outgoing Dzire were registered in South Africa, making this diminutive model the local market’s 3rd best-selling sedan after the likewise Indian-built Volkswagen Polo Sedan and the locally made (but since-discontinued) Toyota Corolla Quest.