A Decent compact SUV/CUV that can be tamed to your requirements

Exterior

An average look from the front, but from the rear it looks SUVish. Roomy windows, proportionately designed

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Immense space, elite comfort, System sounds adequate, quite cabin at higher speeds, plastics are of a better quality & presently S-Cross is the costliets car from Suzuki in INDIA.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

You can say it has the NATIONAL diesel engine..haha..1.3DDIS. Super fuel economy. Play the foot peddles & the gear in proportion & you will get a good mileage. My cluster shows 26.1KMPL (Believe me). I have driven it at surely not more than 100KMPL though. GearBox & Suspension seems like MS have done a PhD on.

Ride Quality & Handling

Suspension being on the stiffer side gives you a confident ride both in city & on highway. Steering wheel gives you good amount of feedback. Clutch & Steering wheel are very light & a breeze to handle in any situation. TurboLag is there but after 1750RPM...it shoots like a bullet

Final Words

S-Cross & Baleno come from the house of NEXA & mind my words these products are only made by Suzuki only. Presenlty, NEXA sells only Suzuki-made vehicle. So you surely have better quality cars in all contexts

Areas of improvement  

Better ground clearance & the fron lamps (Only the Head lamps) can probably be worked on to make it look more aggressive. People today are more smitten by cosmetic appeal. The ones like us who tested the core chose to own one.

 

Drivability, Comfort on long drives, Mileage, Silent Cabin, Interiors, HandlingGround clearance, Services advisors lack experience, though they do make an effort