Overall a good car (Completed 4200 Kms)

I had test driven both cars Swift VDI and Palio SDX

Swift VDI:

Pros:

• Modern Instrumentation
• Silent Engine

Cons:

• Door Ratling Sounds
• High seating making the ride unconfortable as if can feel the body wobbling
• Low back visibility
• No back wiper or Defogger makes life miserable during rains and misty winters (Definetely needs a camera installed on the bumper)

Palio SDX:

Pros:

• Low seating makes the driving confortable and no body wobbling
• Handles the worst roads very well.
• Good rear view with back wiper and defogger.
• Good build quality with doors closing with thud sound.

Cons:

• Engine Noisy compared to Swift
• No seat bealt reminder
• Outdated interiors
• Outdate instrumentation

Completed 4,200 Kms in 4 months and mileage is around 14 KM/ litre in hyderabad heavy traffic. I opted for the car for its

• Engine from the inventor of multijet technology
•  good road handling capabilities and solid build quality.

One good part of this vehicle (which I had never felt on any other vehicle,Try this):

When you stop at a traffic signal or a traffice jam on climbing (hilly road), while resuming again

1. continue your foot on the brake
2. in first gear
3. start releasing clutch slowly until you start feeling the engine slightly jerky or feeling to move forward.
4. then release brake completely and you will notice that you car haven't move an inch backward
5. then accelerate normally to move farward without slipping back.

 

Good Space and Road Handling and Ride ComfortOutdated interiors