I am a doctor at chandigarh with around 1500 km driving daily. I had spent nearly a month to decide which car-- SWIFT DZIRE, IKON DUROTORQ or HONDA JAZZ. I booked Dzire-- waiting period was verbally 2 months and officially 6 months. Then a few drawbacks were told-- Fiat is stopping collaboration for diesel engines, so te technical superiority will no longer be there. Tyres are thin to improve mileage, but bubbles at 80-90 speed. If you watch carefully, if three people sit at rear, you will see that rear nearly touches the ground-- so not a good suspension. When I cancelled the booking, I was offered a new car for 30000 premium. So just a hype.
Ford is a decent vehicle with minimum problems till now at 400km in 6 days. Dealer(SALUJA, Chandigarh) was good, got an MP3 palyer, extended warranty and ready to go. MAsculine, Good pickup, stability, speed, sturdy(Really heavy iron sheets used)and very effective AC. People say chepest sedan----- OK but really value for money. Also perhaps resale is less--- but first enjoy the vehicle.
Jazz is marvellous, but costly for me. If anyone sees the car-- even that is value for money. Shorter than IKON by 2 cm
But as far I am concerned, I think it was a right decision. Moreover company offers 1.5 lakh km warranty as extended platform-- how much more anyone will drive
I will update fuel economy. I think it will be 18-20+ with AC in cityGood fuel economyAC very chilling