Waiting for news and pictures on the Maruti Zen Estilo? Good. 
So the new maruti Zen Estilo is here. I haven't seen it on the streets yet, but there is a lot of curiosity building up about it. So let us take a look at the Estilo once again. Update with more info on features and price: Build quality - okay. The car doesn't feel very solid. However, this is just an initial impression. The Estilo is definitely a good looking car though. The design is that of the 5-year old Suzuki MR Wagon, and this car truly is not a successor to the sprightly Maruti Zen. However, the overall feel is that of a sophisticated japanese car. The Zen Estilo has a cheerier interior than most cars with an abundance of beige colour, and serves to make it look a bit spacious. You get a driver's side airbag and ABS on the top-end Zen Estilo at a price of Rs 30,000 extra. The low end Zen Estilo LX comes to you from Maruti at an ex-showroom price of 3,26,000 in Mumbai. That version of the Estilo will have black bumpers and no power-steering, power windows or central locking. The Maruti Zen Estilo VXi, the top-end version, has all that plus remote entry, rear defogger, tachmometer and ABS.
The Zen Estilo engine: The Estilo has the proven engine of the Maruti Wagon R under its bonnet. We are talking 1061 cc, 64 bjp, 8.45 kgm at 3500 rpm. The engine does its duty well on the Maruti Wagon R, and it is expected to be an even better performer on the smaller and lighter Zen Estilo. Styling of the Zen Estilo: Nothing great, but its modern enough. Much more modern that the Wagon R, definitely, and better looking than the Santro Xing too. It looks a bit like a Daewoo Matiz - but remember that the Matiz was one of the best looking small cars ever produced in the world. Interiors of the Zen Estilo: Dual tone. Lots of beige. That's nice. The facia looks reasonably modern - I personally like it a lot. 
Space: You will get a lot of headroom, maybe not as much as in the Wagon R - but then maybe no one needs that much headroom. If you are broad shouldered or on the plumper side, you may feel a bit cramped though. Acceleration and top speed of the Zen Estilo: A 0-60 timing of 6 seconds or a bit more, thats quite decent for a car in this class. It will be a little bit faster that way than the Wagon R. Colours for the Zen Estilo: Purple Fusion, Champagne Beige, Virgin Blue and Olive Green. More colours expected at launch. 
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The finish is superb, hope dark yellow colour for new zen will be something great which will suit this elegant car...