Just Beat it! Diesel style!

 

Beat for me has been a winner with its out of the box designs and sports car look and feel. But according to my frinds experiences, I had chosen to steer clear of the petrol. But the diesel was a different ballgame. I was looking at a diesel hatch for a really long time.Almost gave in to Fabia but felt I wanted something different and new. The beat diesel came and gave it to me. I happened to receive an sms taking about the launch of the car. I went in to the showroom for them to have a look at my Opel Corsa (which is my favourite and I won't sell it car).

 Asked for a TD and voila they had a car for me to TD. Started the engine and was waiting for the noise to sink in. There wasn't any! Drove it further instantly felt the turbo and boy I got hooked. Showed the car to my wife and parents and they liked it too. Not that they had any choice but for to like it.

Exterior Smooth curves. ,I quite like the satin roof rails. The back door handle is a plus.The car is tall from the front unmistakebly Chevy. The tall grill screams chevy with its big badge bulging from the center.The are parts of the car I quite dont like: The small boot door. The funny rear bumper bulges from the rear inviting others to kiss it? But one can't design a car on your own yet! 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Low but adequate seats. The buckets were nicely shaped unlike my Innova and WagonR. The dash has good space, the interior is lit well and pleasent in green. ample of pockets and spaces for the cans and bottles and the newspaper.Tall dashboard (a dampner I feel)

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Zippy engine.Tubo kicks in around 2000rpm. Travel in the city is a breeze. Drove it out from Nasik to Mumbai and back.Took it to Navi Mumbai to JNPT and then to Vasai. Did about 800kms in 2 days. On the expressway, sped to around 145kmph top speed and gave an FE of approx 20kmpl with 100% ac 90-10 highway-city usage. Slick gearshifts. The EPS works amazingly well. My wife is happy with the car too.Airconditioning is adequate. But the thing I miss most is the temperature guage. This is my first car without an engine temperature guage.

I have yet to check the FE on full tank to full tank basis.

Ride Quality & Handling The beat just grips the road and creases out the bumps easily. The suspension is soft but solid at the same time. A down side is that I feel that the steering does not centre out after negotiating a curve or turn.I am going to check with other users on the same.

Final Words Good car to own and but. There may be users differing . But this one fits my bill perfectly and the Chevy promise says that i am to spend less than Rs 17,500/- in 3 years or 45,000 kms. What can I say? Happy with the buy!

Areas of improvement Temperature guage is a must.Am happy with the car as of now.

Good FE, gr8 steering,lovely gearshiftLess spacious rearseat and tiny bootspce