Hyundai i10 Sportz: Great Value for Money

Hi Friends,

This one website provided me the most useful information that I needed for purchasing my car. So I felt like reverting back.

Last month I purchased an i10 Sportz. While surveying, I had shortlisted 2 cars in the same segment (my budget was 5L), Maruti Suzuki Ritz VXI and Hyundai i10 Sportz. Finally I decided in favour of i10 Sportz after test driving both. Ritz had a more powerful drive, but i10 had a more comfortable one. Ritz was more spacious, i10 was more luxurious. Ritz VXI needed accessories worth 25K, whereas, i10 Sportz came fully loaded. I just spent another 8K on fog lamps and on getting the grill, chrome finished. It gave the car an unbelievably beautiful look. There was a waiting time of around 1.5-2 months for Maruti Suzuki. i10 was delivered within a week.

I will now summarize the advantages of i10 Sportz below, point wise.
+ The interiors are very good, at par with expensive luxury cars. I found interiors of Ritz very ordinary as compared to it. The elbow rest is almost missing in Ritz and from inside its still just above average
+ Fuel economy is reasonably good, will give at least 13KMPL in 'Bangalore' city conditions and after first service it may improve further (80% times I drive with the A/C on)
+ In terms of power, it is almost equal to Ritz
+ A/C is very effective. The company fitted music system not only gives a good look but it also gives a good performance (in terms of sound quality, etc)
+ This car is one of the most stylish ones on road today. You can experiment some additional modifications (like I did) and observe the difference
+ It has many comfort features that are not there in ANY car of its segment. For example, tilt steering, its classy dual tone beige interiors, rear wiper and defogger, adjustable boot space and so on
+ i10 has a noiseless, balanced and smooth drive. The cabin noise reduction is so good that these days I have started enjoying driving in traffic conditions

This car was launched just 2 years back and is a huge success. There is very little chance for the discontinuation of this model, in the near future, ensuring a good resale price (remember Hyundai Santro has a very good resale price). Maruti Suzuki, on the other hand has a past record of discontinuing various models (Zen, Zen Estilo: model changed within 2 years of launch, Esteem, Baleno and so on).

My final word is...in case you are planning to buy an i10...just go ahead and if are surveying...give it a 'serious' thought!

Cheers,
Abir
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