5.0 Exterior | 5.0 Comfort | 4.0 Performance |
5.0 Fuel Economy | 4.0 Value for Money |
Exterior
Almost all the companies are spoiling the exteriors of the car by making them facelift,here datsun has shown a great job with no facelift.Instead of making it the same they made it masculine.Chrome is not used too much its used only where it looks nice atleast not like Beat etc.Headlights n backlights both look nice.Wipers used are active and low maintainance .Quility of metal used is a bit low.Door noise is irritating.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)
The best part is its handbreak wich is similar to what ford gave in endeveour.good space to sit.quality of fiber used is not upto the mark.no place where you can lock important stuff like car papers though one can keep it in shelf given.DIGITAL METER is also disappointing,it does not shows the proper calculations of mileage n distance to empty. Another problem is the light which should ideally remain on till all the doors are open but it works only for driver's door.All other things are fine
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox
Engine is responsive , good pickup n stable breaking. Steering is also better if compared with i10 n wagonR. Tuesday i bought the car and thursday i went from jaipur to delhi. At the speed of 70kmph i could run 22kmpl .Mileage in city is around 14kmpl . All with AC.
Ride Quality & Handling
Ride is nice and one can trust its break though it does not have ABS.Its a light car ,850 kgs i believe but it does not let u feel.While driving you get the same feeling one gets in driving Swift.Suspensions are not that good as you can feel where it bumps.
Final Words
Prior to this i had Maruti Esteem n m satisfied with my decision of selling it off n purchasing Datsun . I did not buy i10 or WagonR coz i wanted to buy a muscile car not Bajaj sunny :p.
Areas of improvement
Pick up, Mileage, Styling, Front grill, Boot, Handling, breaking,wipers «- good.Door open indicator, sun shields are very small, Digital meter, storage issues, seat covers