Powerful car. Review on Maruti Suzuki Swift

Its time for me to post the initial review of my new Swift Vxi, which we got in April 2008. Here is my experience.

First the dealers. I checked with Apra, Pasco, and Compentent in Gurgaon. Apra and Competent told me point blank that there is a minimum of 1 month delivery time, corporate discount or not. Apra also told me that if I have a NRI account, the delivery time will shorten to 15 days. However, Pasco told me that in a corporate discount, they can shorten the time to 15 days - no NRI account needed.

Luckily, they actually delivered the car in 6 days time. The new car looks really good - all shiny and swanky. Swift has changed its taillight in the new version of Swift and put in more features in the vxi. I got a Blaunpunkt Hamburg HU and Kenwood door speakers - which are enough for me - but they increased the accessories cost to over 30k.

The driving experience in the new car is much better than the test drive ones.

-The car zooms ahead of everything and feels quite smooth to drive. It doesnt lose much power with the A/c on or with more people on board.

-The brakes are good and responsive - I didn't get ABS - they is anyway no rain in Gurgaon.

-The steering feels light as a feather. What a relief over the Matiz.

-The A/c is very effective - after a while, it feels cold in the front row.

-The space is adequate for a family of 4 - haven't tried out 5 people yet.

-The black upholstery doesn't look bad, as I thought before. However, it does make the car look small from inside. Add to it the small rear window.

I just got it serviced for the first time after 800 kms. My only worry is that there is a slight noise coming from the wheels - a 'tip tip' sound. During the service, the mechanic told me that it is because of the small stones stuck in the tyres. Hope that is the actual case.

Overall, a nice powerful experience with my Swift.