हुंडई सैंट्रो जिंग [2008-2015] यूज़र रिव्यूज़

Exterior XS was then the full-option model and its exteriors are better than the present GLS santro

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good spacing for a small car, good head room, instrument cluster is also very elegent compared to its rival.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox My seven year old Santro is still silent and yet peppy. Responsive engine and easy gear shifts make it fun to drive.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is not very much impressive in bad roads, (bumpy ride in bad roads), on highways its very stable and and you can feel the grip on road.

Final Words I have been using this car for past seven years, still it has fresh feel. Over all a good buy. If you are living in a town near the sea like Kochi, Mumbai, I would advise you to take an anti-corrisive coating.

Areas of improvement Should improve on the ride quaity, Hyundai can also improve on the ride-quality of santro. Santro doesnt provide an awsome mileage but its economical to maintain this car.

Exterior Santro Xing being the Oldest Car of Hyundai is Stylish & gives a huge Confidence While Driving .  This is Not an UGLY Car . Front Grill Makes it more Dashing .

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interiors Are Good , The Silver tone given in the New GLS Version provides a new sense of Styling and fashion . Plastic Quality is good and up to par . The Space Could have been utilized more effiecetly but still pretty ample Space .

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox This is where it leads its competitorers . Performance is mind blowing . Initial Pick up is Very Good . Gear Box is Smooth and Refined . Engine is So Silent that Sometimes you Rotate the Ignition Key Twice . Fuel Eco is good . I got 18+ With AC on Highway But With a Constant Speed of 70-75 . 

Ride Quality & Handling Ride Quality is good . Handling is Awesome . I drove it on 150 as Well with 6 Guys Still it gave me the confidence to cut through the vehicles . High Speed Driving is Fun on this Car .

Final Words Value for Money Car . A Car to Start your Driving Experience . 

Areas of improvement As Other car Manufactureres are giving so much Emphasis on Styling and Looks , Hyundai Should Also Work on Santro Facelift . But Still , Its the Old Santro Image which is Still Getting it high on charts .

In pursuit of Excellence I selected Santro xing GLS by the year dec'2007 & to my Review its the best car to Buy.

It has a smart & stylish look. One thing they have missed in the Overall look. Provision for the smoke jack is not given which does'nt enable us to insert any MP3 players.

My Overall rating for the car is Fabulous.

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It has just been 5 and half months with this car and it is showing me expected milage and I am already impressed with it's looks and performance. As per the reviews taken by friends and relatives, this car does not give good milage but has very good pickup and gives plasure while driving.

Even though i have learnt the driving just 15days before buying the car.While driving this car I feel no hindrances and driving this car is more pleasure and before buying I was not confident in driving a car but once I used for one week I felt more confident in driving this car without any worry and  I have more stability in driving I dont Know what may be the reason. 

H.Ravi Kumar

Santroxing xl car purchased

Exterior Not bad at all for a decade old model.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very good for price. Everybody knows about beautiful interiors, front power windows and that RPM meter is a bonus. I bought Santro for the interior space it provides..Specially headroom.

However, I have to keep driver's seat right at the bag to feel  comfy while driving. SO I am not sure if  very tall people would like it. I am 5 feet 8 inches.

Rear seat very comfy to. however might have to compromise with the legroom if the driving seat is right at the back.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I sometimes feel lack of power on highways when it comes to overtaking. But I have mostly driven big cars (1.6 and 1.8 litres). So, maybe thats just me. Otherwise good for a small car. Another good thing I have noticed is the low end torque.

Its pretty good. Santro doent ask for lower gear shift if you are driving at low speeds on higher gears but this is not the case with estilo or wagonR where you constantly need to put the gear down if you are driving slow. 4 CYLINDER 1.1 LITRE ENGINE ADVANTAGE OVER 3 CYLINDER 1 LITRE K10 ENGINE STILL COULD BE NOTICED.

I am specially wring this review to let everybody know about the fuel economy. I bought new santro xing gl (petrol) in september 2009. My only concern has been the fuel economy eversince.

Upto around 5000-6000 kms the average was ridiculous .. was getting around 10.5 km/l city to 14km/l max on highways.

Then ataround 8000 kms it was doing around 450 to 470kms per 30 litres fuel... that is 15kms to 15.5kms per litre.

After around 9500 kms i checked it was slightly highr at 16.5kms/litre. I was happy with it then.

But now I am surprisingly happy with the fuel economy. Eversince, car has done over 11400 kms, it is running 550kms per 30-31 litres fuel.

Eventually, I am now getting 17.8 to 18.1 kms/ litre (with aircondition on most of the time).(80 % highway driving) I am now really happy with the fuel consumption of the car. 

SO FOR MOST USERS OF SANTRO, I WOULD SAY. WAIT TILL IT DOES OVER 10000 KMS. THE FUEL CONSUMPTION WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY.

Gearbox not bad in comparision to its rivals. Small gear shift. May not be as smooth as new generation hyundai cars.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is good, city driving is easy. Though santro is a small car , the comfort and handling on highway is very good. Car is very stable for its small size on highways. you can drive with confidence. Suspension in a bit softerthan most suzuki cars , hence smooth. However. sometimes you will ntice that the car throws rear passenger on bumps .

Final Words Satisfied with the car. Its a good package if you still like the looks of the car after over a decade. Good enough for its price. Buyers can think about it over Wagon R and Zen estilo

Areas of improvement Those keyholes on the doors would look a bit better if mounted a bit higher. The  dash board needs to have more space to keep water bottles and stuff. Also the door handles look a bit dated. We look forward to a common rail deisel engine if Hyundai continues to make this car.

I own two cars one being a Sedan & the other a SANTRO. I was always of the opinion that a Sedan would be comfortable on higher speed whereas with Santro I should not take such chances.

Caught by my weakness for speed, everytime I tried it on Santro; the results were unbelievable.

Any guesses; what is the maximum speed I could cruise on?

I am sure you would not have guessed this....

It was 180

This has happened on four occasions on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway wherein the speed for most of the drive time was around 170-175 with intermittent 5-6 kms at 180.

I didn't get scared or worried for any reason like a vibration / noise / wobbling / temperature shooting up; it just zoomed.

Ranjan

I am completely disappointed with the condition in which the brand new Santro GLS was delivered to me by Express Hyundai Velachery, Chennai. I had to give the vehicle for service on day 1 of delivery. If this is the condition of your new vehicles, I can only Imagine what will happen to them after few months of usage. I now regret that I made a wrong choice going for Hyundai. Having spent 4.5 lakhs for a vehicle I am travelling back home by public transport, this is an insult that these guys can never compensate. I will address in all internet & online forums until I get a proper response. To those, Sales and Quality control VPs happily sleeping back home, please wake up!! You  have a very dissatisfied customer who was sold with a defective piece of crap. Below are the issues and I have a copy of the Repair Order given to me by the service team.
1. Wheel Alignment issue  -Vehicle Pull Drift in LHS.
2. Issue in Engine - Engine Check Warning remaining "On".
3. Interiors Malfunction - Front LHS window Switch in broken condition.
4.Tyre pressure issue, weak nozzle.
Apart for the delivery issues, the below additional fittings were not given to me at the time of delivery (as promised by the Sales Agent, when I booked the Vehicle).
1.Parking Senor – not installed.
2.Window wiser – not installed.
3.Seat Cover – Different from what was promised to me at the time of sale.
Hope you can understand the reason for my frustration and feeling of insult, the car that you sold to me has issues in all departments, engine, wheels, interiors, seats, you name it and you can find a defect in it. I HATE HYUNDAI.

Exterior looks lovely in silver asi have one, nice toned design n looks slim from outside. Body colored bumpers looks great n metallic colors looks good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Leg and head space room is suitale for people of every ages,  stylish high quality plastics are used, air conditioning is good, seats are far more comfortable, leg and head space is differentating feature of santro xing.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Pick is good santro is nice n stable baby, gives 15km/l is satisfactory though, gear shift is smooth n easy.

Ride Quality & Handling Best in class, brakes are real good have escaped many accidents in my precious life n dat too with friends and family. love my car!

Final Words I AM IN LOVE with my SANTRO since YEARS so cant ask for more, good infact great work from hyundai for indian market at this price.

Areas of improvement A bit on milege but truly its a far more improved vehicle.