Jan 22, 2009 09:26 PM
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This review is not about specs, as just following techincal specs tend to mislead you away from the real experience of driving and travelling in a car. I have had the car for around 2 months now. Basically, I judge a car by 4 points - looks, comfort, performance, and price Looks: I just love the car. It reinforces the slightly quirky styling like the SX4(which too I own and love). I own the desert beige colour which again I just adore. Got the LX just for the colour as the other 2 variants were not available. The front and rear are adorable. The sides are not that perfect but acceptable. This is the first small car after Matiz that I loved from first look. Just for the record - I loved the concept shown at the delhi auto show even more. In the looks department a distant second would be Spark, followed by i10. Comfort: The front seats are comfortable enough and there is just adequate luggage space. Rear seats are a bit cramped, especially when the front seats are back for a tall driver. It takes care of most normal bumps and is fairly on par with others in the class. Performance: Decently powerful for city but may be a bit slow for long highway journeys(yet to check). Brakes and handling are good enough for city. Have yet to test on fast highways though Price: LX was around 3.7 - seems fair enough but 20-30 K lower would have killed every other car in the market in its range. Fuel consumption seems to be lower than the tall claims of 19-20 and is closer to 15-17 Conclusion: If you want a city car with character and individuality - just buy it.
