Losing weight is always a delight. And car makers are increasingly looking to create this delight by making vehicles lighter and offer a higher mileage to buyers. The weight reduction, being necessitated by the increasing use of new features and components, in some cases is to the tune of ten per cent and brings additional mileage.
Take the case of the new Dzire, launched by Maruti Suzuki today. It is ten per cent lighter than the outgoing Dzire. The weight reduction of 105kgs is a result of new platform and use of high tensile steel, among other things. The diesel