A balanced deal

I had multiple test drives and booked SX (O). However, there is delay in delivery without any prediction. I was confirmed for delivery for 4-6 weeks in Apr. And now dealer is saying no date can be commited. So, beware of dealers and ready for delays. Go for very small 5-7k booking amount and get cancellation refund rule in writing. Now about car.

Exterior It has balanced fluidic look front, side and rear. Front is same as grand i10 with small changes. Nothing bad. Rear - nothing great. Tail lamps could have been better designed.

 Side profile is good. Some may not like plastic cladding. Diamond cut alloy wheels are great for looks. I'm Spending approx 30k more for these in SX(O) than SX. ABS comes in SX (O) with alloy wheels 😄

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): This is gadgent heavy which made my decision to go for this over dzire and amaze. Amaze is great on engine, but I couldn't stand (or rather sit) by bland dashboard. Dzire was crunch on back seat space. However, dzire is fun to drive even if Xcent and Dzire is having same size engine and technical specifications. I would say except features/gadgets, Xcent is balanced between Amaze and Dzire. Amaze back seat space is great.

Boot space is leading in all these if that is critical for you. However, I'm not sure how Xcent will respond when loaded with luggage and all 5 passanger.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I drove Xcent multiple times test drive with all 5 passanger loaded. The performance of average. You won't feel great as in Dzire. However, cluch, gears shift is butter smooth. I think, this is good vehicle if you are spending most of the milage in city over highway (which is my case)

Fuel economy, I won't be able to comment much. But, we can bank on grand i10's data being same engine is shared.

Ride Quality & Handling Suspension setup is smooth and can easily consume normal road patterns. Handling wise, steering is bit lifeless. With small turning, you can easliy move vehicle. Good for tricy parking spaces. Rear camera is really helpful in this case. If you leave steering for auto centering after taking turn, it may turn little on other side. Getting good judgement of front reach may take some time as visiblity is not great for front end.

Final Words Go grab this (if you can get in time you can wait). Lowest on price in this compact sedan segement with loaded with features.

Areas of improvement Can I get engine from Dzire to have fun to drive and great features and dashboard, large bootspace from Xcent? 😊

Loaded gadgets and balanced specsPower/pickup