a fine car for smooth city roads only

I bought a sportz about 4 months back and have done about 3000 kms so far. I drove an alto before that. My initial infatuation for this pretty little stuff is giving way to some guarded optimism. No one will queston the fact that the biege interiors look beautiful but it is one difficult thing to maintain. I think the standard dark tops with areas of biege as in i20 is easier to maintain.  

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox.

A powerful engine for this small car means a good performance as far as pickup and speed is concerned. However in city driving you are rarely able to really use this feature. Kolkata roads are very poorly built and speed breakers and potholes abound thanks to our red brigade. There is excessive tyre noise on these roads and the bumpy unsettled  drive actually makes you go slower. Sit in the back seat and you will tell the driver to go slow to avoid being thrown out of your seat in sone roads. I often see the much lower powered punto and fabia overtake me on these stretches. With power comes a responsibility, the need for good handling to really enjoy this power. I think my alto is much better in stability over successive humps than the i 10.

 The gearbox is precise and i felt really good after the vague gearshift of alto. However the first and rear gears do not slot in easily and clutch tightening at service has only partially solved this problem. The fuel indicator is also erratic. In the initial months the fuel meter would take a long time to show full even after refilling. It was repaired  at first service but nothing seem to have changed for a further two weeks. Then suddenly the meter was working okay. The fuel consumption is also shown irregularly. At 285 km it was showing half empty which really astonished me. Then suddenly at 430 km the low fuel indicator came up. Though it does not really matter since the car is maintaining an average of 13.5-14.5 kms in city driving.

I thought rattles was a maruti trademark but i started having a rattle in dasboard from 1000 kms whic could not be traced during service. So i have to live with the extra music besides the wonderful kenwood system builtin.

 

Final Words

 The car is good overall but these areas need improvement

Areas of improvement  

 

 

looks, interiors, powerthroaty engine, jumps too much