Dec 03, 2008 05:43 AM
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This is one review you will find really useful. the reason I say that is because a lot of people are confused between palio, vista and swift. having driven all 3 of them I can tell you what to buy and where the exact difference lies.
INTERIORS -
VISTA - cheap quality, the dashboard and door plastic quality is extremely cheap, even in the top end model. I wish tata should have used INDICA XETA dashboard which has a rich feel to it, really wonder why they did not consider this seriously. overall interiors don't give you a great feeling.
PALIO - better than vista, the dashboard is slightly inferior as compared to swift, but the door has good quality fabric on it, which gives you a rich feel, the swift does not have any door fabric on it.
SWIFT - the dashboard plastic quality is the best in class but in the LDI model they do not have any door fabric, the door are entirely plastic which is where the palio scores.
Overall winner - PALIO followed by Swift and then vista
SPACE -
VISTA - this has the most space amongst all the 3 cars in question, it is clearly a winner.
PALIO - this has decent space, legroom is neither cramped nor too spacious but it has adequate space
SWIFT - this is where this car takes a huge beating, legroom is extremely cramped.
overall winner- vista followed by palio and swift
ENGINE PERFORMANCE , gearshift and suspension
VISTA - The torque delivery is linear and smooth, but the vista does not drive well on bad roads because of poor suspension, no doubt it is a huge improvement over the indica.gearshift is not at all refined and u have trouble sorting out the ratios
PALIO - The torque delivery is more poweroriented and this is what makes this car special, the turbo kicks in at very low rpm levels and u really dont feel that u are driving a diesel car. suspension is good enough and because of overall strong build quality the palio with good suspension feels like a tank and u feel safe and secure. gearshift is average and you have to press the clutch completey to change gears. power is same even with AC on.
SWIFT - this car is a delight to drive, engine even though is the same but is extremely refined, this is where the car scores heavily, it has the smoothness of a petrol engine and the responsiveness as well, it does not feel like u are driving a diesel car.
overall winner - swift followed by palio and vista
WHICH ONE TO BUY
PALIO - my personal favorite would be Palio, this is a value for money car, at the price of a SWIFT LDI, the top end version of this car can be bought, it is a solidly built car, downside being low resale value and poor after sales service, but if you are not someone who changes his car frequently then this can go a long way. fuel efficiency is 19-20kpl
VISTA - if you are looking for space and your family members are well built this is the car to buy, interiors are inferior, fuel efficiency is ok not too great and it returns 15-16kpl
SWIFT - if you are fond of driving, this is the car to buy for it has an extremely refined engine and great resale value, it would actually sell within an hour if somebody wanted to sell it. the downside being the cramped leg room. when this car runs, u will even forget that this is a diesel car.
