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Gimme Fuel..Gimme Fire..Gimme thats what I Desire

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The Maruti Swift VDI Having been recently purchased by an office colleague, I was most eager to take a test drive of the new Swift VDI, currently priced at Rs 6.32 lakhs (on road-Delhi). There is a small park around the office, where four of us went off on a short drive. (Many additional features such as foam seats, leather upholstery etc have been included in the vehicle) Possibly the most amazing thing about this vehicle is that it doesn’t feel like a diesel vehicle at all. The pickup is just as smooth, with least of Noise Vibration Harshness (NVH) emanating from the engine. I happen to be lucky enough to get a Swift VDI as a taxi also to take me from the airport in Pune to Symbiosis Lavale Campus, and sense the love all over again, this time sitting in the backseat! However, if one does consider buying this vehicle, it is a little hard to figure out what colour to buy- the biggest challenge being that a particular colour is not available due to heavy demand. Personally, for