India, Nov. 9 -- The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza has had a change of heart to meet BS6 emission regulations. From a diesel-only model, it has now become a petrol-only model. It now comes with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine, which has also markedly altered its character. The diesel Brezza had relatively high levels of NVH, although that never hurt its sales numbers. Perhaps, because it offered feel and feedback in abundance. This trait of the Brezza, however, has been dramatically altered in the petrol model - it is now far quieter and more refined than before.
As a naturally aspirated petrol car, power delivery is now very linear, and there is no low-end lag like before. Power builds conservatively in the mid-r...