Creamy smooth engine, awesome comfort

Exterior - New golde colour looks awesome. The car looks big.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) - It's more spacious than anyone can imagine. It has more than enough leg space. 4 adults and 1 child can comfortably sit in this car though there are only 4 seat belts. I am not very happy with the bucket type seats since I get back pain after driving the car for more than 15 minutes. I am planning to put seat covers on the seats.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox - Engine is smooth and doesn't knock much. I have got a mileage of 26+ on highway but only 14 in city. Probably that's what you get in first 1000 kms. Gearbox is smooth except it's little difficult to put it on reverse gear

Ride Quality & Handling - Ride quality is smooth but it bounces occassionally on the mountain like speed breakers of Bangalore

 

Final Words - It's an awesome car. I switched from a 7 year old Tata Indica Xeta to Nano and am quite happy with it. Though I was habituated driving a vehicle with power steering, I don't miss it much in the new Nano because of the eazy steer technology. Initially it was difficult to steer at parking speeds but it has improved now and I don't find the steering too hard any more. Driving on Chennai-Bangalore highway at 90+ kmph was a pleasure. I could not feel any vibration at such speed. I could rarely make it to 100+ though. The car was giving up on ghats in 4th gear with A/C on and I had to shift to 3rd gear but I think that was expected for any hatchback car. The bucket type seats are not very comfortable for me or my wife though. I start getting back pain after driving for a while. The boot is sufficient to store 2 cabin size bags but it gets extremely warm because it's on top of the engine. I would not recommend storing anything containing perishable items or medicines in the boot. Overall I am extremely happy with the performance of this car after driving for 1500 kms.

 

Areas of improvement - The front seats should be more comfortable. The seat back rest can be pushed back only at 1 level. I the back rest can't be adjusted to keep it fully vertical. It's more convenient to drive longer with back rest at 90 degrees.

Extremely smooth engine, powerful A/C, excellent music systemNot so comfortable seats, bumpy at the rear