A good car, but you can keep your options open

Hi All, My driving experience - I own a Maruti Zen. I have owned the 800 earleir and have driven many Indian and foreign cars abroad. I have driven the swift and i20, both on the Golden Quadrilateral for distances upto 150 kms +. I have also driven the cars in the city bumper to bumper conditions. The pros I found in the car were - lots of features, integrated audio, uber cool and a plush interior and good steering response. The gear box is also very smooth with good clutching and excellent braking. The downsides are some people may face stiff neck while sitting for long distances, as I found the seats and head rests too hard. Also the head rests are too far protruding forward to give the neck a real bad ache. In terms of drive I found the car to lag in power in low band as well as in high. To be frank I found it marginally better than my Zen. The swift beats it down in "power at the wheels". The AC puts a read drag on the engine - I found this problem in my Zen but not in the swift. All said, it is a good car in terms of features but is little expensive and low on power. Rahul

Latest update on this -
We had taken a recent trip to the Konkan area.
While coming back in the ghats, there were places where the car literally was begging for power. We had minimal luggage and 4 persons in the car (all my friends). I have driven in that area before, but the car was asking for 1st gear where some others could have made it in the 2nd. Also coming back on the Mumbai Pune Exprssway, we had floored the accelerator to the ground (AC off) and it was struggling to go past 130 and after a long time it managed to reach 140. So guys who are in need of power this would be a bad option, but people looking for features this is good, but at a high price. So make your choice
Good Style, Features, Pleasurable upholsteryLow Power, Uncomfortable seating, Expensive, Low Mileage