Maruti Suzuki Celerio VXi AMT - 15000km Review

Exterior What we picked is the dark grey one (Glistening Grey). Look wise, I have no complains. The plastic cladding below the bonet is good on good roads. Places like bangalore were roads get dug up quite often, it becomes a hurdle and hits the bottom.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

1. The feature of 60/40 split rear seat 

2. Parcel tray is nice, would have been better with a srtring attached. Fitment tolerances & plastic need improvement. The ram effect (each time when we close the hatch, after an years use) of hatch almost broke the link which holds the parcel tray.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine Performance & Gearbox: The gearbox loading on clutch looks higher. During the third fre service, I had mentioned to the service agency to check the clutch. The jerk when the clutch springs stifness is low and the torqe being high is felt (when we initiate from stand still). Significantly higher when more than three people present (may be the loading, this is sen when we are on an upslope too)

Fuel Economy:  Have run about 15800km (~3000km long drives & rest in city with AC ON). Averaging 13.9kmpl. 

Ride Quality & Handling

1. Clutch issue irks. Otherwise the AMT aids well.  

2. On high ways while overtaking, it is recommended to switch to manual for predictable power delivery (If in manual, avoids gear shifting higher when we need torque to over take ). 

Final Words Good City Car. 

Areas of improvement Clutch issue needs serious attention from OEM. If not attended can seriously hit the brand.

Lazy Left Leg & Left Hand, Near Creep function, 12V outNo space for big bottles, Large A-Section blocking view