Maruti unveils 'Swift' at Rs 3.87 lakh

Maruti Udyog (MUL) today has launched its new model 'Swift' in India, pricing the base model at Rs 3.87 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

According to a MUL release issued to the BSE, the company, which is 54.2% owned by Japan's Suzuki Motors, has priced vxi variant of the model at Rs 4.05 lakh while the zxi variant is at Rs 4.85 lakh.

The car, whose designing involved 25 Indian engineers, comes with a 1.3-litre petrol engine.

Jagdish Khattar, MD, Maruti Udyog said: "The Swift speaks the language of the new India, an India that is now more assertive, confident and self assured. Young Indians today want the most contemporary products and aspire of international lifestyles. The Swift has been designed and built to meet this aspiration".