Mr VIJAY KUMAR YADAV

Exterior:GOOD

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort):OK

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox:FUEL ECONOMY OK,GEAR SHIFT ISSUE IN LOWER SIDE.

 

Ride Quality & Handling:OK

 THIS IS MY SECOND DIESEL CAR(TAKEN DELIVERY ONEMONTH BACK).FIRST WAS HYNDAI GETZ.SINCE THE ACCELERATION IN HONDA IS LINEAR YOU SHOULD BE CAREFULL WHILE OVERTAKING.IT IS NOT AS PEPPY AS SIMILAR CAPACITY DIESEL CAR.OFLATE I AM EXPERIENCING OCASSIONAL GEAR CHANGE ISSUE.YET TO DO 1ST SERVICE.SEEMS TO GET BETTER MILLAGE IF DRIVEN LONG WITH EYE ON ECO WARNNING.I GOT MAXM 21 KMPL, WITH 35+ SPEED BREAKERS IN STRETCH OF 140 KM.DRIVING COMFORT IS OK FOR THIS RANGE OF CAR.IT IS NOT FOR HIGH SPEED DRIVING.AT ABOVE 110 THE ECO WARNING GOES OFF.IT ACCELERATES ON THIRD GEAR AND SLOWLY GOES TO 40 KM/HR WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR,THIS MAY BE DUE TO HIGH TORQE PRODUCING CAPABILITY AT LOW RPM.SO IN CITY BETTER TO DRIVE IN SECOND GEAR IN SLOW MOVING TRAFIC.ENGINE SEEMS TO BE VERY COMPACT UNLIKE SIMILARCAPACITY CARS.BATTERY IS AS SAMALL AS PETROL CAR.ENGINE CAMPARTMENT IS FULLY PACKED,CHECKING BRAKEFLUID YOU HAVE TO STRUGLE AS IT HAS GOT TWO COMPATMENT,1 ST COMPARTMENT IS ALWAYS EMPLTY.BOOT SPACE IS REALLY LOOKS BIG.

NEXT REVIEW AFTER FIRST SERVICE

 

Areas of improvement  

INSTRUMENT PANEL  LOOKS TOO CLUMSY,A SINGLE COMPARTMENT WOULD HAVE BETTER.

 

 

EXTERIOR,SPACE ,INTERIOR(ok),GOOD FUEL ECONOMY(CITY 15/LONG 21 KMPLGEAR SHIFT ISSUE