EXTERIOR, INTERIOR DESIGN & BUILD QUALITY
The exterior design is very good. The elements like headlamps, front grill, real tail lamps, fog lamps, alloys & the sculpted bumper jell well with overall design. The interior design is also very good and well laid out and are easy to use. The overall build quality both interior & exterior is quite very good which is very much improved from previous car. The car has dimensions of 3765/1660/1520 mm (length/width/height), wheelbase of 2425mm, ground clearance is 165mm and weighs 1025kgs (1010kgs Automatic variant).
FEATURES, BUILT-IN STEREO & STORAGE SPACE
The car comes loaded with prominent features like Keyless entry with push button start, Electric folding side view mirrors with blinkers, Reverse sensors, 14 inch Diamond cut alloys, Rear AC vents, Cooled glove box, Leather wrapped Steering wheel with mounted audio and phone controls, Tilt streeing for rake, Driver seat height adjust, Rear wiper & defogger and Optional ABS & Dual front Airbags along with some standard set of features.
Instrumentation is easy to use and has dual trip meters, average speed, engine run time but lacks instantaneous fuel consumption.
The audio system has a prominent feature like 1 GB internal memory along with bluetooth, USB & Aux-in and CD player. The output is from 4 speakers & tweeters and the quality is quite good.
There are many storage spaces the prominent being 1 Ltr bottle holder on all doors and the boot space is 256 Lts.
The exterior design is very good. The elements like headlamps, front grill, real tail lamps, fog lamps, alloys & the sculpted bumper jell well with overall design. The interior design is also very good and well laid out and are easy to use. The overall build quality both interior & exterior is quite very good which is very much improved from previous car. The car has dimensions of 3765/1660/1520 mm (length/width/height), wheelbase of 2425mm, ground clearance is 165mm and weighs 1025kgs (1010kgs Automatic variant).
FEATURES, BUILT-IN STEREO & STORAGE SPACE
The car comes loaded with prominent features like Keyless entry with push button start, Electric folding side view mirrors with blinkers, Reverse sensors, 14 inch Diamond cut alloys, Rear AC vents, Cooled glove box, Leather wrapped Steering wheel with mounted audio and phone controls, Tilt streeing for rake, Driver seat height adjust, Rear wiper & defogger and Optional ABS & Dual front Airbags along with some standard set of features.
Instrumentation is easy to use and has dual trip meters, average speed, engine run time but lacks instantaneous fuel consumption.
The audio system has a prominent feature like 1 GB internal memory along with bluetooth, USB & Aux-in and CD player. The output is from 4 speakers & tweeters and the quality is quite good.
There are many storage spaces the prominent being 1 Ltr bottle holder on all doors and the boot space is 256 Lts.
ENGINE POWER, PERFORMANCE & MILEAGE
Powering the car is 3 engine options,
The 1.2L 4 cylinder Petrol producing power of 81.9 Bhp@6000rpm & torque of 114 NM@4000rpm to a 5 speed manual gear box with the company claimed fuel economy of 18.9 Kmpl. Top speed of 163 Kmph & 0-100 in around 12.8 Sec.
The 1.2L 4 cylinder Petrol producing power of 81.9 Bhp@6000rpm & torque of 114 NM@4000rpm to a 4 speed automatic gear box with the company claimed fuel economy of 16.7 Kmpl. Top speed 163 Kmph & 0-100 in around 12 Sec.
The 1.1L 3 cylinder Diesel producing power of 69 Bhp@6000rpm & torque of 160 NM@4000rpm to a 5 speed manual gear box with the company claimed fuel economy of 24 Kmpl.Top speed 157 Kmph & 0-100 in around 15.8 Sec.
The acceleration is very good in all, the diesel having very minimum to no turbo lag and the petrol automatic having slight edge in comparison to its own manual variant by out passing it in 0-100 speed and the overall performance in all is great which has very good power in city as well as highway helping overtaking etc with ease the diesel could have had little more power in highway and the gearbox in all works very well, the one petrol automatic does great having precise gear shifts.The overall fuel economy is very good and having a fuel capacity of 43 Lts.
Powering the car is 3 engine options,
The 1.2L 4 cylinder Petrol producing power of 81.9 Bhp@6000rpm & torque of 114 NM@4000rpm to a 5 speed manual gear box with the company claimed fuel economy of 18.9 Kmpl. Top speed of 163 Kmph & 0-100 in around 12.8 Sec.
The 1.2L 4 cylinder Petrol producing power of 81.9 Bhp@6000rpm & torque of 114 NM@4000rpm to a 4 speed automatic gear box with the company claimed fuel economy of 16.7 Kmpl. Top speed 163 Kmph & 0-100 in around 12 Sec.
The 1.1L 3 cylinder Diesel producing power of 69 Bhp@6000rpm & torque of 160 NM@4000rpm to a 5 speed manual gear box with the company claimed fuel economy of 24 Kmpl.Top speed 157 Kmph & 0-100 in around 15.8 Sec.
The acceleration is very good in all, the diesel having very minimum to no turbo lag and the petrol automatic having slight edge in comparison to its own manual variant by out passing it in 0-100 speed and the overall performance in all is great which has very good power in city as well as highway helping overtaking etc with ease the diesel could have had little more power in highway and the gearbox in all works very well, the one petrol automatic does great having precise gear shifts.The overall fuel economy is very good and having a fuel capacity of 43 Lts.
RIDE, HANDLING & BRAKING
To begin with the suspension at front is McPherson Structs & at rear is coupled Torsional Beam Axle setup and the tyres being 165/65 R14 steel or alloy wheels depending on variants. The ride quality is very good as to which the suspension setup is plush & damps well making for a very comfortable ride in city as well as highway. The handling overall is quite very good, In city it handles very well dealing with road conditions and in highway does pretty good and could be even better with wider tyres. The steering wheel is light in city and weighs up well in highway giving good confidence by offering good feedback also the straight line stability is very good. The breaks are setup in front disk & rear drum fashion they are very well setup and the response from this is excellent overall having good feel & feedback.
To begin with the suspension at front is McPherson Structs & at rear is coupled Torsional Beam Axle setup and the tyres being 165/65 R14 steel or alloy wheels depending on variants. The ride quality is very good as to which the suspension setup is plush & damps well making for a very comfortable ride in city as well as highway. The handling overall is quite very good, In city it handles very well dealing with road conditions and in highway does pretty good and could be even better with wider tyres. The steering wheel is light in city and weighs up well in highway giving good confidence by offering good feedback also the straight line stability is very good. The breaks are setup in front disk & rear drum fashion they are very well setup and the response from this is excellent overall having good feel & feedback.
VARIANTS & SHADES
There are 5 variants Era, Magna, Sportz, Asta & Asta (o) of both petrol as well as diesel. The LPG being Magna only and in 8 colour options the Phanton Black, Polar White, Wine Red, Star Dust, Golden Orange, Silky Beige, Twilight Blue and Sleek Silver shades.
There are 5 variants Era, Magna, Sportz, Asta & Asta (o) of both petrol as well as diesel. The LPG being Magna only and in 8 colour options the Phanton Black, Polar White, Wine Red, Star Dust, Golden Orange, Silky Beige, Twilight Blue and Sleek Silver shades.
PROS
*Good Design.
*Great Features.
*Good fuel economy.
*Good Ride & Handling.
*Good Value for money.
*Great Features.
*Good fuel economy.
*Good Ride & Handling.
*Good Value for money.
CONS
*Diesel could have had bit more top end punch.
*ABS & AirBags are offered as option.
*Could have had automatic climate control feature.
*ABS & AirBags are offered as option.
*Could have had automatic climate control feature.
OVERALL PRODUCT RATING° : 8.5/10.
°overall product rating refers to all the aspects including the price, performance, overall quality, features, etc., based on individual product.
°overall product rating refers to all the aspects including the price, performance, overall quality, features, etc., based on individual product.
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