Maruti Suzuki discontinued the Esteem because it has ended it's life cycle and started looking outdated with all the other cars evolving into a better shaped ones. Esteem was a great car with excellent 1298 cc, 4-cylinder petrol engine producing 84 BHP and 110 Nm of torque. Products end up giving their life when the cycle completes and those only which have been selling in very high numbers are retained by the company. Alto and Swift are examples of those cars which are under regular development due to their high sales figures every year.