GREAT CAR IN THIS SEGMENT

Exterior ARE GOOD AND APPEAR MUSCULAR DUE TO THE WHEEL ARCHS, ALLOY WHEELS ADD TO THE LOOKS. REAR LOOKS ARE COMPARITIVLY OK BUT COULD BE IMPROVED. FRONT LOOKS FABULOUS.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) QUALITY OF PLASTICS IS OK BUT COULD BE BETTER, THE SPACE ON OFFER IS AMAZING WITH GOOD LEG ROOM FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR SEATS. BUT SPACE BECOMES A BIT OF CONCERN WHEN 3 ADULTS OCCUPY THE REAR SEAT. BOOT SPACE IS AMAZING WHICH WAS ONE OF A MAJOR FACTOR FOR ME TO BUY THIS CAR. SEATS ARE COMFORTABLE AND BODY ROLL IS VERY MINIMUM AT CORNERS. FEATURES OFFERED ARE EXCELLENT AT THE PRICE OFFERED. ONLY DRAW BACK IS NO POWER WINDOWS AT THE REAR EVEN IN TITANIUM. GOOD LUMBAR SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVER SEAT (SINCE I DRIVE ALWAYS) DONT KNOW ABOUT OTHER.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox PERFORMANCE AS FAR AS PICKUP IS CONCERNED IS ON THE LOWER SIDE (COMPARING TO TATA VISTA, MANZA WHICH I OWN ) MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF SOHC ENGINE WHEREAS THE OTHER IS DOHC ENGINE. CITY DRIVING DOES NOT SHOW THE DIFFERENCE BUT ON HIGHWAYS YOU FEEL THE LACK OF POWER WHEN YOU TRY TO OVERTAKE. FULE ECONOMY I AM GETTING OF 15KMPL AVG WITH AC ALL THE TIME WHEREAS MY DRIVING IS 50% CITY AND 50% HIGHWAY IN MANGALORE. DEALER SAYS THAT AFTER FIRST SERVICE ECO IS GOING TO IMPROVE. BUT I DONT WANT TO COMPROMISE ON THE PICKUP. MY VISTA IS GIVING ME 18 KMPL(50K+ KMS RUN) WHEREAS MY MANZA IS GIVING ME 17 KMPL(45K KMS RUN BUT WITH A LOT OF TURBO LAG). IN FIGO THE TURBO LAG IS BARE MINIMUM. GEARBOX I FEEL IS OK. NO PROBLEM IN GEAR SHIFTS AND GEAR RATIO IS PRETTY GOOD WHICH MUST BE COMPENSATING TURBO LAG IF ANY.

Ride Quality & Handling EXCELLENT RIDE QUALITY AND HANDLING BETTER THAN BOTH MY OTHER CARS. SUSPENSION SEEMS TO BE A BIT HARD BUT IS BEST TO ME AS I ALWAYS HAVE SOME OR THE OTHER LUGGAGE IN MY BOOT. BODY ROLL IS NEGLIGIBLE. ABS DOES ITS WORK FINE.

Final Words AS FAR AS MY PURCHASE GOES I HAD WALKED OUT TO A MARUTHI SHOWROOM TO PURCHASE SWIFT DZIRE BUT DUE TO THE DONT CARE ATTITUDE OF PEOPLE AT THE SHOWROOM I WALKED INTO FORD THE NEXT SHOWROOM INLINE AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS PRESENTED AND BOOKED THE VEHICLE THEN AND THERE AFTER GOING FOR A TEST DRIVE.

Areas of improvement HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE IMPROVED AS NIGHT DRIVING BECOMES A BIT HAZARDOUS IN UNKNOWN ROADS. REAR POWER WINDOWS NEED TO BE ADDED (MADE MY DECISSION ON PURCHASE A BIT DIFFICULT WITHOUT P/W AT REAR).

GOOD SPACE, GOOD FUEL ECONOMY, BOOT, FEATURES OFFERED AT THIS PRICE, GOOD INTERIORSNO POWER WINDOWS AT REAR EVEN IN THE HIGH END, HEADLIGHTS NOT UP TO THE MARK, GROUND CLEARENCE