One of the best cars in India

 

After 1 year of researching, it boiled down to Ritz, i10 & Beat. Beat is good but pretty cramped & not suitable for families. Ritz was a tough contender. Has a great engine but not match to i10 when it comes to over all quality. So finally I bought my i10 and its been close to 1.5 yrs.

Exterior Pretty decent. The latest i10 has stunning looks.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Excellent. Best in class. Space is amazing. One cannot believe how Hyundai was able to provide so much space in such a little car. Comfort is pretty good too, even for the rear passengers.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is amazing. It's peppy & very smooth. You'll not even notice when you crossed 90 kmph, as there's no noise. With AC off, it's so punchy that you feel as if you can race anyone on the road. Initially it was giving me around 10-11 kmpl. But after 1 yr of driving, now it has started giving me 12-13 kmpl on Hyderabad roads, with AC on almost always. That's a pretty good mileage. Gearbox is decent. Looks very different and stylish. Performs well. Particularly gears from 2 -> 3 -> 4 goes like a breeze.

Ride Quality & Handling Very good ride quality and handling is effortless. Steering is so light that I sometimes steer only with one finger. If it had a 14 inch wheel radius, that would have added more stability to the car in bad bumpy roads. Otherwise, ride quality is not all that bad.

Final Words Look no further. At 5L price range, I bet there is no better car than i10.

Areas of improvement No Alloy wheels (though you can always customize). 14 inch wheels will greatly improve the ride quality of the car on bad roads.

4/5.

Engine, AC, Smooth drive, Interiors, Build qualityWheel size could have been 14